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Thirsk, Yorkshire [93]

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England [6]

Topcliffe by Thirsk, North Riding of Yorkshire [4]

Sowerby, Thirsk, Yorkshire [3]

Thirsk Yorkshire [3]

Asenby, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Blackhills, Thirsk Road, Northallerton,Yorkshire. [1]

Boltby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire [1]

Dalton, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Knayton, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Norby, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Osmotherley, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Sand Hutton, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk North Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk, North Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England [1]

Thirsk, Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk,Yorkshire [1]

Topcliffe, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Wass, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

thirsk Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [20]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1st Australian Contingent [1]

ASC [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps. [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Yorkshire [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Illustrious [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Simoom [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Field Artillery and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Yorkshire Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

British Army [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [20]

B [18]

D [17]

H [12]

S [11]

A [6]

M [6]

P [6]

G [5]

C [4]

J [4]

L [4]

F [3]

R [3]

T [3]

O [2]

K [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [127] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Thirsk, Yorkshire [93] Thirsk, Yorkshire, England [6] Topcliffe by Thirsk, North Riding of Yorkshire [4] Sowerby, Thirsk, Yorkshire [3] Thirsk Yorkshire [3] Asenby, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Blackhills, Thirsk Road, Northallerton,Yorkshire. [1] Boltby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire [1] Dalton, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Knayton, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Norby, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Osmotherley, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Sand Hutton, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Thirsk Yorkshire [1] Thirsk North Yorkshire [1] Thirsk Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Thirsk, North Yorkshire [1] Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England [1] Thirsk, Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Thirsk,Yorkshire [1] Topcliffe, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Wass, Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] thirsk Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [20] Second Lieutenant [3] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1st Australian Contingent [1] ASC [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps. [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Yorkshire [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Illustrious [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Simoom [1] HMS Victory I [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Field Artillery and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Wales Borderers [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Yorkshire Hussars [1]

Service

Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] British Army [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [20] B [18] D [17] H [12] S [11] A [6] M [6] P [6] G [5] C [4] J [4] L [4] F [3] R [3] T [3] O [2] K [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

John Wilfred Wells

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177761

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Air Force

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John Corner

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311936

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Stanley Dodgson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313702

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Henry Dodsworth

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1321 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Paylor

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2477 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 14376 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 148607 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William Ward

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246068

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Harry Long

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298248

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James William Weighell

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5435 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34716 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 34716 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Oswald Briden

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296016

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Tom Frederick Bell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276691

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Henry James Hurst

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164904

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Robert Pearson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army T4/198422 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T4/198422 Private Army Service Corps 363 Mechanical Transport Coy,.

British Army T4/198422 Private Army Service Corps

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Christopher Gatenby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278909

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Herbert Newsome Baxter

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 154813

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Matthew Burton

Born 1870

Died 1934

British Army 240191 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2138 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas William Dixon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221870

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Frederick Philip Watson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242331

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Arthur Rose

Born 1888

Royal Navy 234816

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Fred Walker

Born 1882

Royal Navy 302134

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Tom Butterwick Hutchinson

Born 1883

Royal Navy F12785

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