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York, Yorkshire [937]

York [708]

York Western Australia [302]

York England [160]

New York [62]

New York, United States of America [47]

New York USA South Australia [44]

New York Of America [25]

Brooklyn, New York [17]

York, Ontario [13]

Acomb, York, Yorkshire [12]

York South Australia [12]

Fulford, York, Yorkshire [9]

New York City [9]

Heworth, York, Yorkshire [7]

Selby, York, Yorkshire [7]

Toronto, York, Ontario [7]

Clifton, York, Yorkshire [6]

Holgate, York, Yorkshire [6]

York Peninsula South Australia [6]

New York, America [5]

York, Yorkshire, England [5]

Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [4]

Stamford Bridge, York, Yorkshire [4]

York Town, Surrey [4]

Brooklyn New York [3]

Buffalo, New York [3]

East Cottingwith, near York, Yorkshire [3]

New York of America [3]

New York City, New York [3]

Tadcaster, York, Yorkshire [3]

York Plains Tasmania [3]

York Town South Australia [3]

York, Western Australia [3]

Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire [2]

Brooklyn, New York City, New York [2]

Cape York Queensland [2]

Dunnington, York, Yorkshire [2]

Escrick, York [2]

Escrick, York, Yorkshire [2]

Fulford, York [2]

Haxby, York, Yorkshire [2]

King Township, York County, Ontario [2]

Long Island, New York [2]

Malton, York, Yorkshire [2]

Pocklington, York, Yorkshire [2]

Saint Mary's York, Yorkshire [2]

St Johns, York, Yorkshire [2]

York Yorkshire [2]

York, North Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [201]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Lieutenant [34]

Captain [26]

Corporal [24]

Lance Corporal [24]

Able Seaman [23]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [23]

Stoker 1st Class [18]

Major [17]

Driver [11]

Nursing Sister [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Sapper [10]

Sergeant [8]

Deck Hand [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Brigadier General [3]

First Lieutenant [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Clerk [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Junior Reserve Attendant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2]

Pioneer [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Waggoner [2]

1st Class AIr Mechanic [1]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Labour Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [5]

HMS Ajax [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

American Expeditionary Force - II Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [3]

Australian Infantry [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Lancers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

106th Infantry Regiment [2]

312th Infantry Regiment [2]

4th Hussars [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1094]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [641]

Australian Imperial Force [570]

British Army [307]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Other Empire Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [328]

W [262]

S [249]

H [239]

C [200]

M [166]

D [151]

R [138]

P [124]

T [122]

G [120]

F [113]

A [101]

L [92]

K [58]

N [54]

J [50]

E [47]

O [23]

V [20]

I [19]

Y [18]

Q [7]

U [3]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2642]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [148]

Canada [8]

India [6]

United States [6]

Barbados [1]

Bermuda [1]

Egypt [1]

Hong Kong [1]

New Zealand [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Place of birth

York, Yorkshire [937] York [708] York Western Australia [302] York England [160] New York [62] New York, United States of America [47] New York USA South Australia [44] New York Of America [25] Brooklyn, New York [17] York, Ontario [13] Acomb, York, Yorkshire [12] York South Australia [12] Fulford, York, Yorkshire [9] New York City [9] Heworth, York, Yorkshire [7] Selby, York, Yorkshire [7] Toronto, York, Ontario [7] Clifton, York, Yorkshire [6] Holgate, York, Yorkshire [6] York Peninsula South Australia [6] New York, America [5] York, Yorkshire, England [5] Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [4] Stamford Bridge, York, Yorkshire [4] York Town, Surrey [4] Brooklyn New York [3] Buffalo, New York [3] East Cottingwith, near York, Yorkshire [3] New York of America [3] New York City, New York [3] Tadcaster, York, Yorkshire [3] York Plains Tasmania [3] York Town South Australia [3] York, Western Australia [3] Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire [2] Brooklyn, New York City, New York [2] Cape York Queensland [2] Dunnington, York, Yorkshire [2] Escrick, York [2] Escrick, York, Yorkshire [2] Fulford, York [2] Haxby, York, Yorkshire [2] King Township, York County, Ontario [2] Long Island, New York [2] Malton, York, Yorkshire [2] Pocklington, York, Yorkshire [2] Saint Mary's York, Yorkshire [2] St Johns, York, Yorkshire [2] York Yorkshire [2] York, North Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [201] Second Lieutenant [35] Lieutenant [34] Captain [26] Corporal [24] Lance Corporal [24] Able Seaman [23] Gunner [23] Serjeant [23] Stoker 1st Class [18] Major [17] Driver [11] Nursing Sister [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Sapper [10] Sergeant [8] Deck Hand [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Leading Seaman [5] Leading Stoker [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Brigadier General [3] First Lieutenant [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Petty Officer [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Chaplain [2] Chief Stoker [2] Clerk [2] Colour Sergeant [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Junior Reserve Attendant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Leading Signalman [2] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [2] Pioneer [2] Signal Boy [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Waggoner [2] 1st Class AIr Mechanic [1] 1st Lieutenant [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [40] Royal Field Artillery [19] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [18] Canadian Infantry [17] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Naval Reserve [14] Army Service Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13] Canadian Army Medical Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Labour Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Air Force [7] HMS IRON DUKE [6] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [5] HMS Ajax [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] American Expeditionary Force - II Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] HMS Good Hope [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [3] Australian Infantry [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS NEPTUNE [3] Lancers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [3] South Wales Borderers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] 106th Infantry Regiment [2] 312th Infantry Regiment [2] 4th Hussars [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1094] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [641] Australian Imperial Force [570] British Army [307] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Other Empire Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [328] W [262] S [249] H [239] C [200] M [166] D [151] R [138] P [124] T [122] G [120] F [113] A [101] L [92] K [58] N [54] J [50] E [47] O [23] V [20] I [19] Y [18] Q [7] U [3] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2642] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [148] Canada [8] India [6] United States [6] Barbados [1] Bermuda [1] Egypt [1] Hong Kong [1] New Zealand [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Frederick Mckay

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 5045 Company Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 5045 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Ivan Miller Pirrie

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major (acting) Royal Army Medical Corps

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John I Weatherley

Born 1877

Died 1923

British Army T1858 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 541030 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 1858 A/Lance Corporal Kent Regiment 1/3rd Battalion

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Thomas Edward Banks

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1562 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 1562 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William Usher Parnaby

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 35256 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 14th Battalion.

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Thomas Leonard Rymer

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 286250 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Waugh Smith

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy 223412

Royal Navy 223412 Leading Signalman H.M.S Larkspur

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Frank Shaw Cuss

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2333 L/Sgt London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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James W Wallis

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army 32/564 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 136280 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 136280 Private Durham Light Infantry 4th

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Robert Burnett

Born 1896

Died 1928

British Army 5/1701 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 202987 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alan Carbut Fairbank

Born 1897

Died 1971

British Army PS/2684 Private Royal Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army PS/2684 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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John Moor

Born 1887

Died 1973

British Army Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest O Dawson

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1654 Private Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army 1654 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Stanley Jackson

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy 515 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/515/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Herbert Leslie Walker

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18/1069 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th (Service) Battalion

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Reginald Owen Morris

Born 1886

Died 1948

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Bertram Best-Dunkley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Captain Acting Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

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Bertram William Wales

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1025 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1025 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Thoroton Pocklington Brett

Born 1870

Died 1958

British Army 486 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 486 Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 530434 Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Sydney Greenwood

Born 1895

Died 1950

British Army 202567 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 202567 Pte York & Lancs 4th Batt

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