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Goole, Yorkshire, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Yorkshire [2]

East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wedderburn Victoria [1]

Willesden, London, Middlesex [1]

Willesdon, London [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

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Royal Engineers [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

4th Devon Regiment [1]

95th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps Staff [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Service

British Army [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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A [72]

Contribution

Military Service [68]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [72] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [2] Yorkshire [2] East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Rotherham [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wedderburn Victoria [1] Willesden, London, Middlesex [1] Willesdon, London [1]

Rank

Private [33] Corporal 2nd [5] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] West Riding Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 4th Devon Regiment [1] 95th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps Staff [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Training Reserve [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Service

British Army [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [72]

Contribution

Military Service [68] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Harry Abson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103340

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Louis Edmund Abson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51576

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William Joseph Abson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 202472 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Hammond Abson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227376

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Benjamin Abson

Died 1916

British Army 18204 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 39032 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 39032 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Brummer Abson

Died 1917

British Army 87677 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 87677 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Abson

Died 1918

British Army 68771 Private 4th Devon Regiment

British Army 41257 Private 95th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 41257 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Albert Abson

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy Kitchener W/363 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy K.W/363 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hawke Battalion

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Sidney Abson

Died 1916

British Army 26083 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 26083 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Hedley Abson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9870

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John Francis Abson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235200

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George Abson

Died 1919

British Army 7979 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Alfred Ernest Abson

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 25669 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Burridge Abson

Australian Imperial Force V23694

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Matthew Abson

Australian Imperial Force

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Phillip Abson

Australian Imperial Force 60872

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Charles Abson

Born 1890

Died 1956

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Benjamin Abson

Born 1876

Died 1948

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Edward Abson

Born 1899

Died 1947

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Frederick Abson

Born 1880

Royal Navy PO/1059/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 2nd Royal Marine Battalion

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