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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]

Arthur Abel

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426456

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426456 Private Canadian Infantry

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Tom Trushell

Born 1887

Died 1939

Other Empire Force Donkeyman S.S. Kafiristan (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Merchant Navy

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Hermann Burrows

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army 16/1383 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1383 Acting Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1383 West Yorkshire Regiment 16th(service) Battalion

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Joseph Bannister

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 23744 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 23744 Acting Corporal Welsh Regiment

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Thomas Swalwell

Born 1871

Died 1955

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Abraham Sutcliffe Jackson

Born 1876

Died 1917

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Tom Credland

Born 1890

Died 1944

British Army 74818 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Henry Appleyard

Born 1880

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine

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Emmanuel Laycock

Born 1854

Died 1917

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Albert Harrison

Born 1896

Died 1963

British Army 20143 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 20143 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Eric Mowbray Knight

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265657

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John William Page

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/793/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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Harold Shuttleworth

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2251039

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Ernest Dixon

Born 1892

Australian Imperial Force 1811 Private

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William Denning

Born 1870

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 348370

Canadian Expeditionary Force 348370 Sergeant Canadian Field Artillery

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George Ingram Yates

Born 1870

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Officer S.S. Albionic

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Enoch Nixon Westwood

Born 1885

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/860 Staff Serjeant New Zealand Engineers

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Harold Kynman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 242344 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Glew

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 23114 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 23114 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Herbert Christmas Clarke Beck

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 323840 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/281230 Sapper Royal Engineers

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