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York, Yorkshire [937]

Acomb, York, Yorkshire [12]

Fulford, York, Yorkshire [9]

Heworth, York, Yorkshire [7]

Selby, York, Yorkshire [7]

Clifton, York, Yorkshire [6]

Holgate, York, Yorkshire [6]

York, Yorkshire, England [5]

Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [4]

Stamford Bridge, York, Yorkshire [4]

Tadcaster, York, Yorkshire [4]

East Cottingwith, near York, Yorkshire [3]

Pocklington, York, Yorkshire [3]

St Johns, York, Yorkshire [3]

York Yorkshire [3]

Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire [2]

Dunnington, York, Yorkshire [2]

Escrick, York, Yorkshire [2]

Haxby, York, Yorkshire [2]

Malton, York, Yorkshire [2]

Rotherham, York, Yorkshire [2]

Saint Mary's York, Yorkshire [2]

Saint Thomas York, Yorkshire [2]

York, North Yorkshire [2]

York,Yorkshire. [2]

Alne, York, Yorkshire [1]

Ampleforth, York, Yorkshire [1]

Askham Bryan, York, Yorkshire [1]

Askham Richard, York, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bilton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bishopthorpe, near York, Yorkshire [1]

Borough Bridge near York, Yorkshire [1]

Boroughbridge, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, York, Yorkshire [1]

Brafferton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bridlington, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bulmer, York, Yorkshire [1]

Castleton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Cowling, York, Yorkshire [1]

Danby, York, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, York, Yorkshire [1]

Elvington, York, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, York, Yorkshire [1]

Green Hammerton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, York, Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate, York, Yorkshire [1]

Hawes, York, Yorkshire [1]

Hayton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Helperby, York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Class AIr Mechanic [1]

2nd Class AIr Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Clerk [1]

Commissioned Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Junior Chaplain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman and Servant [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [2]

H.M.S. "Victory II" [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1]

11th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Alexandra Princess of Wales’ Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”) [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Active [1]

HMS CALLIOPE [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS HERCULES [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Louvain [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Newcastle [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [583]

Royal Navy [446]

British Army [69]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [141]

W [111]

S [109]

H [99]

C [82]

R [63]

F [54]

D [53]

P [53]

M [52]

T [49]

G [43]

A [39]

L [36]

N [30]

K [25]

J [24]

E [11]

O [11]

I [9]

V [6]

Q [4]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1094]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

India [2]

Bermuda [1]

Egypt [1]

Hong Kong [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [1107] Stories Communities

Place of birth

York, Yorkshire [937] Acomb, York, Yorkshire [12] Fulford, York, Yorkshire [9] Heworth, York, Yorkshire [7] Selby, York, Yorkshire [7] Clifton, York, Yorkshire [6] Holgate, York, Yorkshire [6] York, Yorkshire, England [5] Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [4] Stamford Bridge, York, Yorkshire [4] Tadcaster, York, Yorkshire [4] East Cottingwith, near York, Yorkshire [3] Pocklington, York, Yorkshire [3] St Johns, York, Yorkshire [3] York Yorkshire [3] Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire [2] Dunnington, York, Yorkshire [2] Escrick, York, Yorkshire [2] Haxby, York, Yorkshire [2] Malton, York, Yorkshire [2] Rotherham, York, Yorkshire [2] Saint Mary's York, Yorkshire [2] Saint Thomas York, Yorkshire [2] York, North Yorkshire [2] York,Yorkshire. [2] Alne, York, Yorkshire [1] Ampleforth, York, Yorkshire [1] Askham Bryan, York, Yorkshire [1] Askham Richard, York, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, York, Yorkshire [1] Bilton, York, Yorkshire [1] Bishopthorpe, near York, Yorkshire [1] Borough Bridge near York, Yorkshire [1] Boroughbridge, York, Yorkshire [1] Bradford, York, Yorkshire [1] Brafferton, York, Yorkshire [1] Bridlington, York, Yorkshire [1] Bulmer, York, Yorkshire [1] Castleton, York, Yorkshire [1] Cowling, York, Yorkshire [1] Danby, York, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, York, Yorkshire [1] Elvington, York, Yorkshire [1] Goole, York, Yorkshire [1] Green Hammerton, York, Yorkshire [1] Halifax, York, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, York, Yorkshire [1] Hawes, York, Yorkshire [1] Hayton, York, Yorkshire [1] Helperby, York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [37] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Class AIr Mechanic [1] 2nd Class AIr Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chauffeur [1] Clerk [1] Commissioned Royal Marine Gunner [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] First Lieutenant [1] Junior Chaplain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman and Servant [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] HMS Ajax [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [2] H.M.S. "Victory II" [2] HMS CANADA [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1] 11th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Alexandra Princess of Wales’ Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”) [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Auckland Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Active [1] HMS CALLIOPE [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS HERCULES [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Louvain [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Newcastle [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Princess Royal [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [583] Royal Navy [446] British Army [69] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [141] W [111] S [109] H [99] C [82] R [63] F [54] D [53] P [53] M [52] T [49] G [43] A [39] L [36] N [30] K [25] J [24] E [11] O [11] I [9] V [6] Q [4] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1094] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [47] India [2] Bermuda [1] Egypt [1] Hong Kong [1] New Zealand [1]

John William Appleton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13838

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George William Dalby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115994

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Charles Henry Nicholls

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 8760 Serjeant 18th Hussars

British Army 33098 Private 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Albert Padley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87859

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James Slights

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293464

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Herbert Lawson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113009

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George Albert Vevers

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142822

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William Taylor

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275513

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Frederick Joseph Robson

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291532

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Leonard Hollins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209206

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Joseph Clarkson Gardner

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261958

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Charles Thrush

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6469

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John William Horsfall

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197277

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Herbert Jackson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288413

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William Wilson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284153

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Harold Calvert Craven

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241942

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Tom Dale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147948

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Walter Kitching

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17369

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Joseph Leaf

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191056

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George Edwin Windlass

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280037

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