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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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Place of birth

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]

Charles L Fenby

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army 33367 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 159449 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Wilkinson Smith

Born 1894

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 1100

Australian Imperial Force 1155 Sapper No 1 Mining Corps

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Edgar Allan

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 31775 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 31775 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Christopher Johnson

Born 1898

Died 1940

Royal Navy LT/KX 99057 Engineman H.M. Trawler Dervish.

Royal Navy ES 5491

Royal Navy ET 72

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Richard Thompson

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 20285 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Robinson Allan

Born 1879

British Army 112455 Sapper Royal Engineers Newark Depot

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Francis Joseph Cook

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 28212 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40609 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 28212 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William James Kellett

Born 1872

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101379

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101379 Driver Canadian Engineers

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Fielding Harrison

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 10210 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Bn

British Army 15135 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 9825 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Bn

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Thomas Emmel Duffecy

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2494 Private Australian Infantry 53rd Battalion

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George Thomas Cook

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2792 Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 240881 Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2792/240881 Private Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 1st/5th Battalion

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Robert Moss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16/92 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/92 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Brooksbank

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2114

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Robert Coates

Born 1878

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - 'SS John H Barry' (Whitby)

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Robert John Champion

Born 1885

Died 1916

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Samuel Siddons

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 3/3365 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3/3365 Private York & Lancaster Regiment 3rd

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Walter Butler

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12/1164 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)

British Army 12/1164 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)

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Frederick Smith

Born 1887

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 7371 Sergeant 10th Infantry Battalion 24th Reinforcements

British Army 9556 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

British Army 9556 Acting Corporal Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 1st Battalion

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Francis George Acaster

Born 1851

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Carpenter Mercantile Marine (Merchant Marine)

Other Empire Force Carpenter Mercantile Marine - SS Tycho (Hull)

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Anthony Button

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3297 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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