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Ferntree Gully Victoria [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England [1]

Boho South Victoria [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Durham [1]

Garlicks Lead Victoria [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hawes, Yorkshire [1]

Healaugh, Yorkshire [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Nelson England [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Scarah Bank, Clint, Yorks. [1]

Shipton, Yorkshire [1]

Stainforth England [1]

Stockton-on-Tees. [1]

Thirsk North Yorkshire [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

VIC Victoria [1]

Walkington, Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

West Auckland England Western Australia [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Labour Corps [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Service

British Army [277]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [351]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [343]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [352] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ferntree Gully Victoria [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] York Western Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England [1] Boho South Victoria [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Durham [1] Garlicks Lead Victoria [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hawes, Yorkshire [1] Healaugh, Yorkshire [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Nelson England [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Scarah Bank, Clint, Yorks. [1] Shipton, Yorkshire [1] Stainforth England [1] Stockton-on-Tees. [1] Thirsk North Yorkshire [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] VIC Victoria [1] Walkington, Beverley, Yorkshire [1] West Auckland England Western Australia [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Weymouth, Dorset, England [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [189] Gunner [20] Corporal [15] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Driver [12] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Labour Corps [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Service

British Army [277] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [351] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [343] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Dinsdale

Born 1876

Died 1944

British Army R4/095795 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 0957795 Private ASC Remount Division

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James Willie Dinsdale

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1/4 West Riding Regiment

British Army 2466 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 4/2466 Private West Riding Regiment 4th Battalion

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Joseph Dinsdale

Born 1872

Died 1944

British Army 1980 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1980 5th

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William Dinsdale

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21644

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Walter Dinsdale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195937

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Alexander Dinsdale

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 11484 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11484 Acting Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Barker Dinsdale

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44172

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George Tallenline Dinsdale

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305907

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Francis Dinsdale

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 967 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Louis Edward Vincent Dinsdale

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109548

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Walker Dinsdale

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1453 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 1453 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edward Dinsdale

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224903

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Henry Ernest Dinsdale

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154074

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Henry Dinsdale

Died 1915

British Army 9325 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9325 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Albert Dinsdale

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 34949 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Percy Dinsdale

Died 1917

British Army R/38149 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/38149 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Cyril Albert Metcalfe Dinsdale

Born 1899

Died 1962

British Army London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 767556 Private London Regiment 2/28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Sydney Alexander Dinsdale

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217739

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Frank Mitchell Dinsdale

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108832

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Thomas William Dinsdale

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108980

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