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Hull, Yorkshire, England [2796]

Yorkshire England [623]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [484]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [271]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [178]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [111]

Hull, Yorkshire, England. [62]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [62]

Yorkshire, England [62]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [61]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [52]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [47]

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [47]

Beverley, Yorkshire, England [46]

Staithes, Yorkshire, England [39]

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [36]

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [34]

Redcar, Yorkshire, England [29]

Selby, Yorkshire, England [29]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [28]

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England [22]

Leeds, Yorkshire, England [20]

Bradford, Yorkshire, England [19]

Whitby, Yorkshire, England [19]

Castleford, Yorkshire, England [18]

Keighley, Yorkshire, England [18]

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [15]

Filey, Yorkshire, England [15]

Batley, Yorkshire, England [14]

Withernsea, Yorkshire, England [14]

Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire, England [13]

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England [13]

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England [12]

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England [11]

Ripon, Yorkshire, England [11]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. [9]

Loftus, Yorkshire, England [9]

Richmond, Yorkshire, England [9]

Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [9]

Hinderwell, Yorkshire, England [8]

Skipton, Yorkshire, England [8]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [7]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire, England [7]

Bingley, Yorkshire, England [6]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England [6]

Goole, Yorkshire, England. [6]

Hornsea, Yorkshire, England [6]

Howden, Yorkshire, England [6]

Malton, Yorkshire, England [6]

North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England [6]

Rank

Private [81]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Master [3]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Second Hand [2]

Ship's Cook [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Chief Engineer Officer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Engineman [1]

Fireman [1]

First Engineer [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Second Engineer Officer [1]

Senior Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Mercantile Marine [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Australian Infantry [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

S.S. Albionic [2]

Tank Corps [2]

10th Australian Light Horse refiment [1]

10th Infantry Battalion [1]

12th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

14th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

2nd Division - 5th Infantry Brigade [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1]

3rd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

4th West Riding Regiment [1]

5th West Riding Regiment [1]

ACoy, 4th Res, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

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

Army Reserve [1]

Attached Army Instructional Staff - Permanent Forces of Australia [1]

Attached Royal Engineers [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Australian Field Engineers [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [655]

British Army [105]

Royal Navy [22]

Other Empire Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [608]

S [608]

W [558]

H [545]

C [516]

M [412]

T [279]

R [277]

D [275]

L [266]

P [264]

G [261]

A [235]

J [201]

F [193]

K [156]

E [111]

N [102]

O [61]

I [31]

V [30]

Y [21]

Q [7]

U [4]

Z [4]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5245]

Military Service [778]

Country

United Kingdom [81]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [2]

Australia [1]

Isle of Man [1]

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Hull, Yorkshire, England [2796] Yorkshire England [623] Goole, Yorkshire, England [484] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [271] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [178] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [111] Hull, Yorkshire, England. [62] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [62] Yorkshire, England [62] Hull, Yorkshire, England [61] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [52] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [47] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [47] Beverley, Yorkshire, England [46] Staithes, Yorkshire, England [39] Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [36] Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [34] Redcar, Yorkshire, England [29] Selby, Yorkshire, England [29] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [28] Rotherham, Yorkshire, England [22] Leeds, Yorkshire, England [20] Bradford, Yorkshire, England [19] Whitby, Yorkshire, England [19] Castleford, Yorkshire, England [18] Keighley, Yorkshire, England [18] Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [15] Filey, Yorkshire, England [15] Batley, Yorkshire, England [14] Withernsea, Yorkshire, England [14] Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire, England [13] Todmorden, Yorkshire, England [13] Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England [12] Pontefract, Yorkshire, England [11] Ripon, Yorkshire, England [11] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. [9] Loftus, Yorkshire, England [9] Richmond, Yorkshire, England [9] Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [9] Hinderwell, Yorkshire, England [8] Skipton, Yorkshire, England [8] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [7] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire, England [7] Bingley, Yorkshire, England [6] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England [6] Goole, Yorkshire, England. [6] Hornsea, Yorkshire, England [6] Howden, Yorkshire, England [6] Malton, Yorkshire, England [6] North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England [6]

Rank

Private [81] Gunner [10] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Master [3] Able Seaman Driver [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Corporal [2] Second Hand [2] Ship's Cook [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Major [1] Carpenter [1] Chief Engineer [1] Chief Engineer Officer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Donkeyman [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Engineman [1] Fireman [1] First Engineer [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Master Mariner [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Second Engineer Officer [1] Senior Engineer (Temporary) [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [12] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Mercantile Marine [5] Royal Engineers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Army Service Corps [3] Australian Infantry [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [3] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Merchant Navy [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] S.S. Albionic [2] Tank Corps [2] 10th Australian Light Horse refiment [1] 10th Infantry Battalion [1] 12th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 2nd Division - 5th Infantry Brigade [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1] 3rd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 4th West Riding Regiment [1] 5th West Riding Regiment [1] ACoy, 4th Res, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Army Reserve [1] Attached Army Instructional Staff - Permanent Forces of Australia [1] Attached Royal Engineers [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Australian Field Engineers [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [655] British Army [105] Royal Navy [22] Other Empire Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [608] S [608] W [558] H [545] C [516] M [412] T [279] R [277] D [275] L [266] P [264] G [261] A [235] J [201] F [193] K [156] E [111] N [102] O [61] I [31] V [30] Y [21] Q [7] U [4] Z [4]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5245] Military Service [778]

Country

United Kingdom [81] Canada [3] New Zealand [2] Australia [1] Isle of Man [1]

John Lionel Calvert Booth

Born 1876

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 12th Australian Infantry Battalion

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John Eden

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29754 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Godfrey Lyth

Born 1887

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3433 Second Corporal 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers

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Harry Crackel

Born 1892

Died 1978

Australian Imperial Force 6244 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Ewart Austin Bourchier Wimbush, Dfc

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy PI 39268 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 39268 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Manston (Fighting School)-Ark Royal, No. 2 Wing

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Sam Hird Royals

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 17182 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 17182 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1889 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Albert Edward Allday

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army 65513 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Herbert Allan

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7392 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 7392 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Gowland

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Reginald Akers

Born 1894

Died 1987

Canadian Expeditionary Force 159600

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Ernest Cairns

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1627A Private Australian Infantry 52nd Battalion

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Harry Saville

Born 1878

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4531 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Walter Charles West

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 504 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse refiment

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Fred Rusby

Born 1880

Died 1953

British Army 223436 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 223436 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Edward Algar

Born 1894

Died 1948

British Army 55972 Private Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 144750 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 57th Casualty Clearing Station

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George Scott

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 21711 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 187 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Samuel James Reeves

Born 1875

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 157 Sergeant Australian Infantry 36th Battalion

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Ernest Williams

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1560 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st./5th. Battalion

British Army 1560 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Spink Allen

Born 1874

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Officer S.S. Albionic

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