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Skipton, Yorkshire [183]

Skipton Victoria [46]

Skipton [11]

Skipton England [8]

Skipton, Yorkshire, England [8]

Gargrave, Skipton, Yorkshire [4]

Barnoldswick, Skipton, Yorkshire [3]

Addingham, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Carlton, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Grassington, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Silsden, Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Skipton Yorkshire [2]

Skipton. Yorkshire. [2]

Aysgarth, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Barnoldswick near Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Cononley, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Cowling, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Farnhill, Skipton [1]

Gargrave Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Norton, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Oughtershaw, Skipton [1]

Rylstone, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton Yorkshire [1]

Skipton West Yorkshire [1]

Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Lancashire [1]

Skipton, North Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Oxfordshire [1]

Skipton, West Yorkshire [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire, [1]

Skipton, Yorkshrie [1]

Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire [1]

Thanet's Arms Yard, Skipton, Yorkshire, [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Hostel Forewoman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private - Horsekeeper [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1]

Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Surgeon [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [15]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

25th Cavalry [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Duke of Wellington's Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Notts & Derby [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

R.H.A. & R.F.A. [1]

RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia) [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [124]

British Army [58]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [36]

B [31]

W [30]

M [27]

C [24]

S [20]

G [18]

D [15]

T [15]

P [13]

A [11]

R [11]

E [10]

L [8]

N [7]

F [5]

K [5]

I [3]

J [3]

V [3]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [287]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Skipton, Yorkshire [183] Skipton Victoria [46] Skipton [11] Skipton England [8] Skipton, Yorkshire, England [8] Gargrave, Skipton, Yorkshire [4] Barnoldswick, Skipton, Yorkshire [3] Addingham, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Carlton, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Grassington, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Silsden, Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Skipton Yorkshire [2] Skipton. Yorkshire. [2] Aysgarth, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Barnoldswick near Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Cononley, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Cowling, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Farnhill, Skipton [1] Gargrave Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Norton, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Oughtershaw, Skipton [1] Rylstone, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Skipton Yorkshire [1] Skipton West Yorkshire [1] Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire [1] Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Lancashire [1] Skipton, North Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Oxfordshire [1] Skipton, West Yorkshire [1] Skipton, Yorkshire, [1] Skipton, Yorkshrie [1] Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire [1] Thanet's Arms Yard, Skipton, Yorkshire, [1]

Rank

Private [35] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Gunner [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Cook's Mate [1] Driver [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Hostel Forewoman [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private - Horsekeeper [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1] Quartermaster and Honourary Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Surgeon [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [15] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [6] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 25th Cavalry [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Duke of Wellington's Regiment [1] Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS LION [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vanguard [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Notts & Derby [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] R.H.A. & R.F.A. [1] RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia) [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [124] British Army [58] Australian Imperial Force [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [36] B [31] W [30] M [27] C [24] S [20] G [18] D [15] T [15] P [13] A [11] R [11] E [10] L [8] N [7] F [5] K [5] I [3] J [3] V [3] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [287] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29] France [1]

William Holmes

Born 1879

British Army 7359 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Drake

Born 1876

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195676

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Walter Davis Gibson

Died 1918

British Army 265178 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 265178 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Samuel Cairns

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 69703 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Tom Leatt

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17932 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 17932 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Charles Chew

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 41582 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 41582 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th

British Army 220096 Notts & Derby

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Maurice Haythornthwaite

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army 89340 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cecil Alfred Stansfield

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army Captain 25th Cavalry

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Arthur Bilsborough

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army 71741 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Stephen Pickles Cowgill

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 235184 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 2/7th Bn

British Army 8023 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert F Wall

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 204432 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Richard Thomas Wilson

Born 1872

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267082 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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S. Lawrence Mcrink

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 27240 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27240 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27240 Farrier Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 165 Brigade

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Clement Hawker

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268463

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George Metcalfe

Born 1893

British Army 1372 West Riding Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 6/1372 Sergeant West Riding Regiment

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Hilda Moorby

Born 1895

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 2nd Western General Military Hospital, Stockport

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Herbert Charles Holgate

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288441

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Walter William Bell

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 4747 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 256877 Private Labour Corps

British Army 4747 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Jack Turnbull

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/4282 Private Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment 2/5th , 3/6th, 1/6th Battalion

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Sidney Young

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 114 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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