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Melbourne Victoria [39]

Hull, Yorkshire [23]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [21]

Sydney New South Wales [20]

Leeds, Yorkshire [16]

Durham [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [13]

Adelaide South Australia [10]

Preston, Lancashire [10]

Sunderland, Durham [9]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [8]

South Shields, Durham, England [8]

Burnley, Lancashire [7]

Gateshead, Durham [7]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Leeds England [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [6]

York [6]

Carlisle, Cumberland [5]

Durham England [5]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [5]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Maitland New South Wales [5]

Mudgee New South Wales [5]

South Shields, Durham [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Burnie Tasmania [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

West Hartlepool, Durham [4]

Yorkshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Driffield, Yorkshire [3]

Manchester [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Yorkshire England [3]

Accrington [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Acton, London [2]

Allora Queensland [2]

Angaston South Australia [2]

Ballan Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [3211]

Gunner [365]

Corporal [287]

Driver [271]

Serjeant [250]

Sapper [205]

Lance Corporal [148]

Second Lieutenant [147]

Captain [98]

Acting Corporal [81]

Lieutenant [68]

Pioneer [52]

Acting Serjeant [35]

Major [24]

Rifleman [23]

Bombardier [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Able Seaman [15]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Worker [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [11]

Staff Nurse [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Sister [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Bandsman [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Saddler [4]

Sergeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Conductor [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lt [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [429]

Royal Engineers [405]

Labour Corps [403]

Army Service Corps [313]

Northumberland Fusiliers [237]

Durham Light Infantry [210]

Royal Garrison Artillery [206]

Royal Army Medical Corps [204]

West Yorkshire Regiment [189]

Yorkshire Regiment [163]

Machine Gun Corps [144]

Border Regiment [135]

East Yorkshire Regiment [105]

West Riding Regiment [103]

London Regiment [98]

York and Lancaster Regiment [98]

Lancashire Fusiliers [95]

Manchester Regiment [92]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [92]

Liverpool Regiment [91]

East Lancashire Regiment [82]

Lincolnshire Regiment [75]

Cheshire Regiment [73]

Royal Naval Division [73]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [60]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [58]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [56]

Royal Army Service Corps [53]

Middlesex Regiment [44]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [43]

South Lancashire Regiment [42]

Canadian Infantry [41]

Rifle Brigade [38]

Royal Defence Corps [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Royal Irish Rifles [34]

Tank Corps [34]

Army Veterinary Corps [32]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [32]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [32]

The Queen's Regiment [31]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Royal Air Force [29]

Welsh Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Scottish Rifles [26]

Worcestershire Regiment [26]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25]

Service

British Army [4986]

Royal Navy [453]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [448]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [372]

Australian Imperial Force [267]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [74]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [6739]

T [3]

M [2]

H [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6592]

Merchant Navy [128]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [149]

Australia [3]

India [3]

Canada [2]

Ireland [2]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [39] Hull, Yorkshire [23] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [21] Sydney New South Wales [20] Leeds, Yorkshire [16] Durham [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [13] Adelaide South Australia [10] Preston, Lancashire [10] Sunderland, Durham [9] Hull, Yorkshire, England [8] South Shields, Durham, England [8] Burnley, Lancashire [7] Gateshead, Durham [7] Hobart Tasmania [7] Leeds England [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Bolton, Lancashire [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [6] York [6] Carlisle, Cumberland [5] Durham England [5] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [5] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [5] London, Middlesex [5] Maitland New South Wales [5] Mudgee New South Wales [5] South Shields, Durham [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Burnie Tasmania [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] North Shields, Northumberland, England [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] West Hartlepool, Durham [4] Yorkshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Driffield, Yorkshire [3] Manchester [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Yorkshire England [3] Accrington [2] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Acton, London [2] Allora Queensland [2] Angaston South Australia [2] Ballan Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [3211] Gunner [365] Corporal [287] Driver [271] Serjeant [250] Sapper [205] Lance Corporal [148] Second Lieutenant [147] Captain [98] Acting Corporal [81] Lieutenant [68] Pioneer [52] Acting Serjeant [35] Major [24] Rifleman [23] Bombardier [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Able Seaman [15] Staff Serjeant [14] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Worker [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Temporary Lieutenant [11] Staff Nurse [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Sister [5] Temporary Captain [5] Bandsman [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Saddler [4] Sergeant [4] Trooper [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Conductor [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Sub Conductor [3] Temporary Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lt [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [429] Royal Engineers [405] Labour Corps [403] Army Service Corps [313] Northumberland Fusiliers [237] Durham Light Infantry [210] Royal Garrison Artillery [206] Royal Army Medical Corps [204] West Yorkshire Regiment [189] Yorkshire Regiment [163] Machine Gun Corps [144] Border Regiment [135] East Yorkshire Regiment [105] West Riding Regiment [103] London Regiment [98] York and Lancaster Regiment [98] Lancashire Fusiliers [95] Manchester Regiment [92] Royal Lancaster Regiment [92] Liverpool Regiment [91] East Lancashire Regiment [82] Lincolnshire Regiment [75] Cheshire Regiment [73] Royal Naval Division [73] Royal Fusiliers [63] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [60] King's Royal Rifle Corps [58] Yorkshire Light Infantry [56] Royal Army Service Corps [53] Middlesex Regiment [44] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [43] South Lancashire Regiment [42] Canadian Infantry [41] Rifle Brigade [38] Royal Defence Corps [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Royal Irish Rifles [34] Tank Corps [34] Army Veterinary Corps [32] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [32] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [32] The Queen's Regiment [31] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Royal Air Force [29] Welsh Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Leicestershire Regiment [27] Scottish Rifles [26] Worcestershire Regiment [26] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25]

Service

British Army [4986] Royal Navy [453] Canadian Expeditionary Force [448] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [372] Australian Imperial Force [267] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [74] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [6739] T [3] M [2] H [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6592] Merchant Navy [128] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [149] Australia [3] India [3] Canada [2] Ireland [2] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Harry Atkinson

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 73992 Driver Royal Field Artillery 43rd Battalion

British Army 73992 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 43rd Battalion

British Army 73992 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Atkinson

Born 1885

British Army 12328 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Richard Atkinson

Born 1899

Died 1918

1/4th battalion

British Army 35718 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1/4th battalion

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Frank Atkinson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2615 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Atkinson

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 14753 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 14753 Private South Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Winifred Elizabeth Du Mesnie Aka Frieda Atkinson

Born 1898

Died 1917

Other Empire Force British Red Cross

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Blanche Atkinson

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Robert Atkinson

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 662 Private Lancashire Hussars

British Army 662 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 250100 Private Corps of Hussars

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Joseph Beverley Atkinson

Born 1872

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5781

Australian Imperial Force 5958 Private 26th Bn. Australian Infantry

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Rupert Norman Gould Atkinson

Born 1896

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

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Richard Atkinson

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 54628 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 57563* Private Cheshire Regiment 20th (Labour) Battalion

British Army 57663 Private Cheshire Regiment 20th (Labour) Battalion.

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George T Atkinson

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 240933 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army WR/175739 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 276314 Corporal Royal Engineers

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John Atkinson

Died 1917

British Army 235394 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 235394 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Atkinson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1993 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 203809 Warrant Officer Class 2 Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 203809 Company Serjeant Major Alexandra's, The Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas Atkinson

Born 1888

British Army 10016 Private Depot King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Atkinson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 21876 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21876 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Robert Atkinson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12520 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Hugh Atkinson

Died 1916

British Army 6987 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd battalion

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Robert Philip Atkinson

Born 1899

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177103

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177103 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Gilbert Atkinson

Born 1893

British Army Second Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment

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