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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [784]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [304]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [267]

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [160]

Great Yarmouth [78]

Yarmouth [48]

Yarmouth England [29]

Great Yarmouth, Suffolk [28]

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [24]

Great Yarmouth England [23]

Yarmouth Isle of Wight [12]

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England [11]

Yarmouth, Suffolk [11]

West Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [10]

Great Yarmouth Norfolk [8]

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [8]

Lower West Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [7]

Yarmouth district [6]

Yarmouth NS [5]

Great Yarmouth,Norfolk [4]

great yarmouth,norfolk [4]

Gt. Yarmouth [3]

Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3]

Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [3]

Yarmouth, Hampshire [3]

Acle, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Freethorpe, Great Yarmouth [2]

Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Grear Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2]

Yarmouth Norfolk [2]

Yarmouth, England [2]

Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia [2]

Beccles, Yarmouth [1]

Belton near Great Yarmouth [1]

Belton, Great Yarmouth, Suffolk [1]

Billockby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Calbourne Yarmouth Isle of Wight [1]

Calbourne, Yarmouth, Hampshire [1]

Filby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Filby, Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Flegg District (Yarmouth) [1]

Freethorpe, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Glenwood, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia [1]

Gorleston Yarmouth [1]

Gorleston Yarmouth, Suffolk [1]

Gorleston, Great Yarmouth [1]

Gorleston, Yarmouth [1]

Gorleston, Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Deck Hand [38]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [16]

Able Seaman [15]

Skipper [14]

Stoker 1st Class [14]

Engineman [12]

Seaman [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Hand [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Major [8]

Sergeant [8]

Boy 1st Class [7]

Captain [7]

Driver [7]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Rifleman [6]

Sapper [6]

Trimmer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Stoker [3]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Second Engineer [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Craft Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st class [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [89]

Norfolk Regiment [39]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

HMS MALAYA [3]

HMS Vindictive [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Civilian war death [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Shakespeare" (Hull) [2]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Vulture" (Grimsby) [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS Acasta [2]

HMS BOADICEA [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS Racoon [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Yarmouth [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Yeomanry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [883]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [246]

British Army [205]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Other Empire Force [16]

Canadian Navy [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [275]

S [201]

H [155]

C [153]

G [153]

D [130]

W [110]

M [105]

R [88]

P [77]

F [74]

A [73]

T [65]

L [61]

J [56]

N [46]

K [42]

E [32]

O [12]

I [8]

V [7]

Y [5]

Q [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1321]

Merchant Navy [482]

Country

United Kingdom [95]

Canada [5]

India [4]

Gibraltar [1]

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Place of birth

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [784] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [304] Yarmouth, Norfolk [267] Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [160] Great Yarmouth [78] Yarmouth [48] Yarmouth England [29] Great Yarmouth, Suffolk [28] Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [24] Great Yarmouth England [23] Yarmouth Isle of Wight [12] Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England [11] Yarmouth, Suffolk [11] West Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [10] Great Yarmouth Norfolk [8] Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [8] Lower West Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [7] Yarmouth district [6] Yarmouth NS [5] Great Yarmouth,Norfolk [4] great yarmouth,norfolk [4] Gt. Yarmouth [3] Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia [3] Yarmouth, Hampshire [3] Acle, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Freethorpe, Great Yarmouth [2] Gorleston Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Grear Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2] Yarmouth Norfolk [2] Yarmouth, England [2] Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia [2] Beccles, Yarmouth [1] Belton near Great Yarmouth [1] Belton, Great Yarmouth, Suffolk [1] Billockby Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Calbourne Yarmouth Isle of Wight [1] Calbourne, Yarmouth, Hampshire [1] Filby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Filby, Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Flegg District (Yarmouth) [1] Freethorpe, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Glenwood, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia [1] Gorleston Yarmouth [1] Gorleston Yarmouth, Suffolk [1] Gorleston, Great Yarmouth [1] Gorleston, Yarmouth [1] Gorleston, Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [113] Deck Hand [38] Gunner [18] Corporal [16] Able Seaman [15] Skipper [14] Stoker 1st Class [14] Engineman [12] Seaman [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [11] Lieutenant [10] Second Hand [10] Lance Corporal [8] Major [8] Sergeant [8] Boy 1st Class [7] Captain [7] Driver [7] Ordinary Seaman [6] Petty Officer [6] Rifleman [6] Sapper [6] Trimmer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Leading Seaman [4] Nursing Sister [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Acting Corporal [3] Stoker [3] Bombardier [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Second Engineer [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 2nd Cooper [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Air Craft Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st class [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Servant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [89] Norfolk Regiment [39] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Canadian Army Medical Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Essex Regiment [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] HMS MALAYA [3] HMS Vindictive [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Civilian war death [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Shakespeare" (Hull) [2] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Vulture" (Grimsby) [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS Acasta [2] HMS BOADICEA [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS LION [2] HMS Racoon [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Yarmouth [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Yeomanry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

Royal Navy [883] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [246] British Army [205] Australian Imperial Force [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Other Empire Force [16] Canadian Navy [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [275] S [201] H [155] C [153] G [153] D [130] W [110] M [105] R [88] P [77] F [74] A [73] T [65] L [61] J [56] N [46] K [42] E [32] O [12] I [8] V [7] Y [5] Q [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1321] Merchant Navy [482]

Country

United Kingdom [95] Canada [5] India [4] Gibraltar [1]

Norah Helen Bellamy

Born 1896

Died 1980

Royal Navy G1736 Wireless Telegraph Learner Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy G1736 W.T Learner Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy G1736 W.T Operator Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S Victory VI (Crystal Palace)

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Henry Edward Cork

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 43261 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 43261 Sapper Royal Engineers 106th Field Coy

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Samuel John White

Born 1857

Died 1938

British Army 38189 Royal Defence Corps 55th Protection Company

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Herman Leslie Porter

Born 1891

Died 1935

Canadian Expeditionary Force 283086

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sergeant Canadian Forestry Corps 126th

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sergeant Canadian Forestry Corps 126th

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Oswald Francis Diver

Born 1875

Died 1967

British Army 14439 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 360995 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Thomas James Legood

Born 1864

Died 1918

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Humber"

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Gilbert George Beckett

Born 1879

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238969

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Dudley Charles Alexander

Born 1886

Died 1952

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve - HMS St Vincent

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Jonathan George Skipper

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 372371 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4968 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick William Sutton

Born 1890

Died 1944

Royal Navy K1974 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Marlborough

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Frederick William Fleet

Born 1879

Died 1968

Canadian Expeditionary Force 331812

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Herbert Henry Chapman

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 3225 Lance Corporal 16th Lancers

British Army L/3225 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 3225 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Thomas Arthur Beeching

Born 1876

Died 1937

British Army 1693 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Henry John Doe

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 4884/SD Special Trawler Reserve

Royal Navy J54201 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 4884/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HMS "Terrible"

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Arthur Walter Ives

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 19615 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Bertram Gooda

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5/5612 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 241335 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Harrison

Australian Imperial Force

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John Elsworth Morton

Australian Imperial Force 7753

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William Clifford Webb

Born 1899

Died 1917

South African Services MT/3876 Driver South African Service Corps

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Edward G Aggas

Born 1897

British Army 97503 Private Machine Gun Corps

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