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Swinefleet, Goole [37]

Goole [11]

Reedness, Goole [10]

Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [8]

Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [8]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [7]

Goole, Yorkshire [6]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [4]

High Street, Swinefleet [3]

Hook, Goole [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

High Street, Swinefleet, Goole [2]

Low Street, Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Reedness, Yorkshire, England [2]

Swinefleet [2]

Swinefleet Common, Goole [2]

Whitgift, Goole [2]

Whitgift, Yorkshire, England [2]

Yeadon, West Yorkshire [2]

45 Couper Street, Old Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Beechburn, Aukland, Durham [1]

Bromley, Poplar, London [1]

Bubwith, Howden [1]

Chapel Haddlesey, Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Common Piece, Swinefleet, Goole [1]

Crowle, Thorne [1]

Eastoft [1]

Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Garthorpe, Lincolnshire [1]

Goole Fields, Goole [1]

Goole Fields, Yorkshire [1]

Haxey [1]

Haxey, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Knottingley, Pontefract [1]

Laverack's Row, Swinefleet, Goole [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds, West Yorkshire [1]

Low Burnham, Lincolnshire [1]

Luddington, Lincolnshire [1]

Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Old Goole [1]

Old Goole, Goole [1]

Ousefleet Pastures, Swinefleet, Goole [1]

Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire [1]

Peat Moss Works, Swinefleet [1]

Pollington, Goole [1]

Rawcliffe Bridge [1]

Rawcliffe, Goole [1]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Driver [11]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombadier [2]

Bombadier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Stoker I [2]

Stoker II [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 - RSM [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner (Paid as Saddler) [1]

Gunner (U/L/Br) [1]

Lance Gunner [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Prvatei [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Class II [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Reserve [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Victory II [2]

158th Brigade [1]

19th Division Machine Gun Corps [1]

1st Reserve Brigade [1]

3/1st West Riding Brigade RFA [1]

38 Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

49th Divisional Training Battery [1]

4B Reserve Brigade RFA - Boyton [1]

57 Brigade RFA [1]

62nd (2nd West Riding) Divison [1]

67 Brigade RFA [1]

72nd Divisional Artillery [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Barham [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fearless [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [25]

B [23]

S [18]

W [13]

G [10]

H [10]

T [10]

D [9]

A [8]

P [6]

F [5]

K [5]

M [5]

E [3]

N [3]

O [3]

J [2]

L [2]

R [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [146]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [106]

India [2]

Canada [1]

China [1]

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Swinefleet, Goole [37] Goole [11] Reedness, Goole [10] Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [8] Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [8] Goole, Yorkshire, England [7] Goole, Yorkshire [6] Crowle, Lincolnshire [4] High Street, Swinefleet [3] Hook, Goole [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] High Street, Swinefleet, Goole [2] Low Street, Swinefleet, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Reedness, Yorkshire, England [2] Swinefleet [2] Swinefleet Common, Goole [2] Whitgift, Goole [2] Whitgift, Yorkshire, England [2] Yeadon, West Yorkshire [2] 45 Couper Street, Old Goole, Yorkshire [1] Beechburn, Aukland, Durham [1] Bromley, Poplar, London [1] Bubwith, Howden [1] Chapel Haddlesey, Selby, Yorkshire [1] Common Piece, Swinefleet, Goole [1] Crowle, Thorne [1] Eastoft [1] Eastoft, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Garthorpe, Lincolnshire [1] Goole Fields, Goole [1] Goole Fields, Yorkshire [1] Haxey [1] Haxey, Lincolnshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Knottingley, Pontefract [1] Laverack's Row, Swinefleet, Goole [1] Leeds [1] Leeds, West Yorkshire [1] Low Burnham, Lincolnshire [1] Luddington, Lincolnshire [1] Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Old Goole [1] Old Goole, Goole [1] Ousefleet Pastures, Swinefleet, Goole [1] Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire [1] Peat Moss Works, Swinefleet [1] Pollington, Goole [1] Rawcliffe Bridge [1] Rawcliffe, Goole [1] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [18] Lance Corporal [16] Driver [11] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Serjeant [4] Acting Bombadier [2] Bombadier [2] Bombardier [2] Stoker I [2] Stoker II [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 - RSM [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner (Paid as Saddler) [1] Gunner (U/L/Br) [1] Lance Gunner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Prvatei [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Class II [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] Royal Field Artillery [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Labour Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Reserve [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Victory II [2] 158th Brigade [1] 19th Division Machine Gun Corps [1] 1st Reserve Brigade [1] 3/1st West Riding Brigade RFA [1] 38 Divisional Ammunition Column [1] 49th Divisional Training Battery [1] 4B Reserve Brigade RFA - Boyton [1] 57 Brigade RFA [1] 62nd (2nd West Riding) Divison [1] 67 Brigade RFA [1] 72nd Divisional Artillery [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Barham [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fearless [1] Gibraltar [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Victory II [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [132] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [25] B [23] S [18] W [13] G [10] H [10] T [10] D [9] A [8] P [6] F [5] K [5] M [5] E [3] N [3] O [3] J [2] L [2] R [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [146] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [106] India [2] Canada [1] China [1]

Horace Oughtibridge

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS115330

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Albert Scott

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3865 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4/3865 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Bernard Naylor

Born 1896

Royal Navy K34969 Stoker II Gibraltar

Royal Navy K34969 Stoker II Victory II

Royal Navy K34969 Stoker II Victory II

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Uriah Cordingley

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army 3899 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241334 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Blacker

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army 141176 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4 B Reserve Brigade

British Army 141176 Driver Royal Field Artillery 114 Brigade

British Army 141176 Driver Royal Field Artillery 114 Brigade

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Robert John Vaux

Born 1891

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83788

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John William Brown

Born 1884

Died 1942

British Army 8198 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Bn

British Army 8198 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster 2nd Bn

British Army 8198 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster 1st Bn

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Wilfrid Butler

Born 1889

Died 1954

British Army Private Army Reserve

British Army 113862 Private Royal Garrison Artillery No. 4 Depot

British Army 36452 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Bn

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Thomas Henry Head

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army 19715 Private Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot - Pontefract

British Army 19715 Private Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 11th Battalion

British Army 21035 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Wilby Batty

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army 12996 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12996 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12996 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Batty

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 60725 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 37th Brigade

British Army 60725 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 37th Brigade

British Army 60725 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Tom Scruton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 16065 Unpaid Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn

British Army 16065 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn

British Army 16065 Acting Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn

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William J Theaker

British Army L/42786 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Watson Towers

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 31895 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 41135 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Tighe

Born 1888

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Arthur Wheldrake

British Army 20419 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Matthias Kelly

Born 1897

British Army 15278 Private Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Royal Navy K.W/960 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Collingwood Bn.

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John William Ringrose

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 290224 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR290464 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Batty

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 309181 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery Clearing Office

British Army 309181 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery 'W' Battery

British Army 129200 Driver Royal Field Artillery No. 1 Depot

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Bernard Francis Kelly

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18444 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 18444 Lance Corporal King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 8th Bn.

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