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Battersea, London [2]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barton Regis ,Gloucestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Darnall, Yorkshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Golden Square Victoria [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Selston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Driver [12]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Class Master Gunner [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner (Acting Bombardier) [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Hussars [2]

13th Royal Scots [1]

324th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Victory" [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corp [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [152]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [183]

Contribution

Military Service [181]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [183] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battersea, London [2] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barton Regis ,Gloucestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton, Nottinghamshire [1] Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Darnall, Yorkshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Golden Square Victoria [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Selston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [97] Driver [12] Gunner [12] Corporal [9] Serjeant [9] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Class Master Gunner [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner (Acting Bombardier) [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] Royal Field Artillery [17] Labour Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Engineers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Hussars [2] 13th Royal Scots [1] 324th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Victory" [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corp [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [152] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [183]

Contribution

Military Service [181] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Robert William Daykin

Born 1875

Died 1941

British Army L/2871 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/2871 Lieutenant

British Army L/2871 Boy The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Albert Victor Daykin

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 31826 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 47101(Incomplete) Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harold Daykin

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 6882(Incomplete) Gunner Machine Gun Corps

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Moses Daykin

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 80461 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Frank Daykin

Born 1894

British Army 3232 Gunner (Acting Bombardier) Royal Horse Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50852 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50852 Acting Corporal

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William Henry Daykin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105138

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John H Daykin

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 5275 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 22928 Private West Riding Regiment

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Thomas Edwin Daykin

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285013

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John Edward Daykin

Died 1918

British Army 57141 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 57141 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Richard Daykin

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS119164 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Arthur Daykin

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2718 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 200445(Incomplete) Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph C Daykin

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army 270387 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James H Daykin

Born 1893

Died 1963

British Army 106771 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Daykin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402792

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Joseph Daykin

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 29772 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 64546 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Stanley Daykin

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 18655 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Daykin

Died 1916

British Army 13676 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13676 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry John Daykin

Died 1916

British Army 4434 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 4434 Private London Regiment

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George Austin Daykin

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army C/7222 King's Royal Rifle Corp

British Army B/203505 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 1st Battalion

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Albert Daykin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187797

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