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Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Timaru [2]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Crofton, Yorkshire [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Durham [1]

Eastleford, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kinning Park,Renfrewshire.Scotland. [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Lode, Cambridgeshire [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Rawdon Leeds [1]

Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

St Andrew’s, Dublin [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

York [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [149]

Gunner [24]

Driver [19]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [11]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Assistant Matron [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Coporal [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Matron [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Sister /Acting Matron [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [261]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [348]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [349] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Timaru [2] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge England [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Crofton, Yorkshire [1] Dunfermline [1] Durham [1] Eastleford, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Kinning Park,Renfrewshire.Scotland. [1] Lincoln [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Lode, Cambridgeshire [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Rawdon Leeds [1] Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] St Andrew’s, Dublin [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] York [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [149] Gunner [24] Driver [19] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [11] Serjeant [9] Sapper [7] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Assistant Matron [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Coporal [1] Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Matron [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Sister /Acting Matron [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [261] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [348] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

J Bilton

British Army 88299 Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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C T Bilton

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Chas Bilton

British Army 227675 Private Labour Corps 297th Labour Company ex 297th Labour Corps

British Army GR 227675 Private Labour Corps 297th Labour Company ex 297th Labour Corps

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G Bilton

British Army SS/528 Private Army Service Corps

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Louis Leonard Bilton

British Army Major 7th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Regiment

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Norman Creighton Bilton

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Margaret Bilton

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J. E. Bilton

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C T Moore

British Army Assistant Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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