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Whitby, Yorkshire [171]

Whitby, Yorkshire, England [19]

Ruswarp, Whitby, Yorkshire [4]

Whitby North Yorkshire [3]

Grosmont, Whitby, Yorkshire [2]

Hinderwell, Whitby, Yorkshire [2]

Stainsacre, Whitby, Yorkshire [2]

Whitby, North Yorkshire [2]

Fylingdale, Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Goathland, Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Houlsyke Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Lythe, Whitby, North Riding, Yorkshire. [1]

Rushwork, Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

St Hilda's, Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire [1]

Whitby, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire North Riding [1]

Whitby,Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Driver [3]

Seaman [3]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

A/Cpl [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraft Mechanic [1]

Apprentice [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Mess Room Steward [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Sapper [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [5]

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

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

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Defence Flotilla [1]

Depot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS ERIN [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Laforey [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Niobe [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

HMS Simoom [1]

King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1]

Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Strathrannock." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Hogue." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. President III [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS President III [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [105]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

British Army [34]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [29]

B [19]

W [19]

S [18]

C [16]

A [15]

M [15]

T [14]

L [13]

P [11]

R [9]

D [8]

N [8]

F [5]

J [5]

K [4]

G [3]

E [2]

O [2]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [215] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Whitby, Yorkshire [171] Whitby, Yorkshire, England [19] Ruswarp, Whitby, Yorkshire [4] Whitby North Yorkshire [3] Grosmont, Whitby, Yorkshire [2] Hinderwell, Whitby, Yorkshire [2] Stainsacre, Whitby, Yorkshire [2] Whitby, North Yorkshire [2] Fylingdale, Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Goathland, Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Houlsyke Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Lythe, Whitby, North Riding, Yorkshire. [1] Rushwork, Whitby, Yorkshire [1] St Hilda's, Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire [1] Whitby, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Whitby, Yorkshire North Riding [1] Whitby,Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [19] Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [3] Driver [3] Seaman [3] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] A/Cpl [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraft Mechanic [1] Apprentice [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer (Temporary) [1] Gunner [1] Gunner Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Mess Room Steward [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Sapper [1] Ship's Cook [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [5] Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Defence Flotilla [1] Depot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS ERIN [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Laforey [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Niobe [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] HMS Simoom [1] King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1] Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Strathrannock." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Hogue." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. President III [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS President III [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [105] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] British Army [34] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [29] B [19] W [19] S [18] C [16] A [15] M [15] T [14] L [13] P [11] R [9] D [8] N [8] F [5] J [5] K [4] G [3] E [2] O [2]

Contribution

Military Service [185] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Henry Jefferson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 764992 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 764992 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) "D" Company, 1st/28th Battalion

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Thomas Skerry

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Corporal Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 11761 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Edwin Smith

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/11753 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/11753 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Harrison

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 5542 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5542 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. President III

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Harold Jameson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1082 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Stanley Lee Anderson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 388600 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Richard Mason

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 11243 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 11243 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Wastell

Born 1901

Other Empire Force 935551 Mess Room Steward Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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William Richardson

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 935501 Ship's Cook Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Thomas Atkinson

Born 1881

British Army 10016 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 10016 Lance Corporal King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 10016 Private King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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George Payne Hill

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 391 Serjeant Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery

British Army 391 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Lawson Covendale

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285621

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John Adamson Hudson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230584

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Cecil Augustus Moore

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200094

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John Hustler Auckland

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21458

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Thomas Atkinson

Born 1888

British Army 10016 Private Depot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edwin Ernest Herbert Lough

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 155330 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 8th Company

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George Raw Hutchinson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403061

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John William Emmerson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288454

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John Ernest Fowler

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280949

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