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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]

Arthur Melton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235283

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Beatrice Glencoe Jordan

Born 1899

Royal Navy G4713

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25713 Women's Royal Air Force

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Joseph Wilfred Peirson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306554

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Frederick Hinksman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13696

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Joseph Vincent O'keefe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246093

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Godfrey Edward Anderson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6308 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/6308 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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John Waller Hill

Born 1880

Died 1963

British Army 1269 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755165 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Burnett

Born 1895

Died 1969

Royal Navy K.P/806 Royal Naval Division

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William John Ryder

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205771

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Joseph Jackson Marsay

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223288

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Charles Edgar Middleton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225090

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John Atkins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250093

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Clarence Warwick Crane

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128582

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Robert Henry Arnett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3137

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David Lund

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113512

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John Robert Braithwaite

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155666

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William Henry Clark

Born 1884

Royal Navy 3347/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3347/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke

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James Arlington

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 13860 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 13860DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Strathrannock."

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William Blackestone

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy A 3700 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3700A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Hogue."

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Thomas Barker

Died 1916

British Army 18/1653 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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