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Barton on Humber [2]

Hornsea, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Barton, Hull [1]

Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1]

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Private [19]

Gunner [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Driver [3]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

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Corporal [1]

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Lieutenant [1]

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Army Service Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Electrical Engineers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

RNAS [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

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British Army [30]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

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Military Service [38]

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United Kingdom [2]

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People [42] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barton on Humber [2] Hornsea, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Barton, Hull [1] Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [19] Gunner [4] Deck Hand [3] Driver [3] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant [1] Second Hand [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Electrical Engineers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] RNAS [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [30] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

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A [42]

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Military Service [38]

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United Kingdom [2]

Joseph Cuthbert Akester

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Flight Sub Lieutenant RNAS Naval 1 Squadron

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Walter Akester

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2878

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George Bertram Akester

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204770

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Henry Allen Akester

British Army 185033 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 2 Res. Battalion.

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David Akester

British Army 299530 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 299530 Sapper London Electrical Engineers

British Army 19694 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Herbert Akester

Died 1916

British Army 14441 Private Coldstream Guards

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Fred Akester

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3338 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 3338 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Phyllis Mary Akester

Royal Navy G2099

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George Bertram Akester

Born 1884

Royal Navy F4770

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Harry Akester

Born 1901

Royal Navy J65988

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Charles Henry Akester

Born 1894

Royal Navy J10437 Able Seaman HMS DUBLIN

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James Akester

Born 1899

Royal Navy DA 19758 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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George Frederick Akester

Born 1898

Royal Navy DA 14330 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Stephen Akester

Born 1880

Royal Navy DA 5336 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Bowler Akester

Born 1895

Royal Navy DA 16650 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Ernest Akester

Born 1883

Royal Navy 209605

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Frank G Akester

British Army M2/193109 Private Army Service Corps

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George Akester

British Army 32920 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 32915 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Addison Akester

British Army 35284 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Akester

British Army M2/229400 Private Army Service Corps

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