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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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Place of birth

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]

Lizzie Maynard

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Atkinson, O.b.e.

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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J E Atkinson

British Army 565 Nursing Sister British Expeditionary Force

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Arthur Edward Tindal-Atkinson

Royal Navy London AA/839 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Edith Laws

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

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G A Atkinson-Willes

British Army Second Lieutenant 8th Hussars

British Army Captain 8th Hussars

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Joseph Morrow

Born 1897

Royal Navy SS117289

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J E Anderson (now Atkinson)

British Army 565 Acting Sister Harvard Unit British Expeditionary Force

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