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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Barnsley [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Goole. Yorkshire [1]

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England [1]

Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [1]

Ince in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Ledsham, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Walsham England [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

South Heindley, Yorkshire [1]

Sutton Valence, Kent [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

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Private [117]

Gunner [14]

Corporal 2nd [11]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Boatswain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordnance Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Waggoner [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

2/7th Liverpool Regiment [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Lancers [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Riding Yeomanry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Cornelian" (Hull) [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

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A [227]

Contribution

Military Service [219]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Barnsley [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Goole. Yorkshire [1] Great Harwood, Lancashire, England [1] Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1] Great Yarmouth England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex, England [1] Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [1] Ince in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Ledsham, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Walsham England [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] South Heindley, Yorkshire [1] Sutton Valence, Kent [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Westminster, London [1] Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [117] Gunner [14] Corporal 2nd [11] Driver [11] Serjeant [6] Bombardier [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Boatswain [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordnance Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Waggoner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 2/7th Liverpool Regiment [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Lancers [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Riding Yeomanry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Cornelian" (Hull) [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Princess Royal [1]

Service

British Army [171] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [227]

Contribution

Military Service [219] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Francis Addy

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103833

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Thomas Addy

Born 1897

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy A 9137 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SD 5016 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Jason Lucas Addy

Born 1898

British Army 94804 Private Tank Corps

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George Robson Addy

Australian Imperial Force 22395

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Charles George Addy

Born 1885

Died 1970

British Army 59256 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 59256 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 80 Siege Battery

British Army 59256 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 486 Siege Bty

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Thomas Merritt Addy

Born 1849

Died 1919

Royal Navy 218 Bombardier Royal Marine Artillery

British Army 17961 Gunner Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 3rd Battalion

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William George Addy

Born 1881

Royal Navy 10929 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Fred Walter Addy

Born 1893

Royal Navy 1845 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Harold William Addy

Born 1885

Royal Navy F48921

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Leon Ernest Addy

Born 1897

Royal Navy J23338

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Lawrence Addy

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/4648 Royal Naval Division

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Harry Addy

Born 1896

Royal Navy J58301

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Charles Edwin Addy

Born 1881

Royal Navy J68634

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Ernest Addy

Born 1897

Royal Navy M6227

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Reginald Addy

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS6506

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John Addy

Born 1895

British Army 17552 Private Coldstream Guards

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Fred Addy

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 908025

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Robert Addy

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 513061

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Robert Thomas Addy

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3036633

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Charles E R Addy

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 19365

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