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Gateshead, Durham [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birtley Newcastle [1]

Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Broxtin, London [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Durham England [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lower Burmash, Arakan District [1]

Madras [1]

Moor-Monkton, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [1]

Reeth, Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1]

Stratford, Essex, England [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Ventnor Isle of Wight [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Wood Green, North London [1]

York [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Gunner [30]

Driver [29]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Captain [7]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Waggoner; Wagoner [3]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Waggoner [1]

Wagoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry [1]

15th Hussars [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

3rd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

4th Casualty Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

6th Royal Scots [1]

8th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [277]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [354]

Contribution

Military Service [348]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Kenya [1]

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People [354] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Bedfordshire England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birtley Newcastle [1] Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Broxtin, London [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Cheshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Durham England [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lower Burmash, Arakan District [1] Madras [1] Moor-Monkton, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queanbeyan New South Wales [1] Reeth, Yorkshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1] Stratford, Essex, England [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Ventnor Isle of Wight [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Wood Green, North London [1] York [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [159] Gunner [30] Driver [29] Second Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Captain [7] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Waggoner; Wagoner [3] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Major [1] Private Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Saddler [1] Second Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Sub Conductor [1] Telegraphist [1] Waggoner [1] Wagoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry [1] 15th Hussars [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 3rd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 4th Casualty Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 6th Royal Scots [1] 8th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [277] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [354]

Contribution

Military Service [348] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Kenya [1]

Frederick Hamilton Deighton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William George Deighton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2484 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Walter Leslie Deighton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208442

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Jonas Alfred Sexton Deighton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266376

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Ernest Arthur Deighton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67051

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John Deighton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107168

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John Deighton

Born 1880

British Army 40205 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115171 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115171 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Robert Albert Deighton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408506

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John Barrowclough Deighton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93017

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William Frederick Deighton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28474

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David Deighton

Died 1915

British Army 8710 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8710 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Gerald William Deighton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment

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Ralph Deighton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 31987(Incomplete) Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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George K Deighton

Died 1916

British Army 10/1247 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Bartholomew James Deighton

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 4555 Company Serjeant Major Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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William Henry Deighton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 10361 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles Deighton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1648 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 1648 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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William George Deighton

Died 1917

British Army 20149 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Reuben Deighton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19816 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 19816 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George A Deighton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 41289 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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