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Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Sunderland, Durham [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bolton Lancashire [4]

Ferntree Gully Victoria [4]

Picton New South Wales [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Durham [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Balaklava South Australia [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bilsel, Derbyshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Clermont Queensland [2]

Driffield, Yorkshire [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Exton Tasmania [2]

Galashiels [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Hawker South Australia [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Hungerford, Wiltshire [2]

Keele, Staffordshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Seaham, Durham, England [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Appleby, Westmorland [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Rank

Private [1433]

Gunner [175]

Driver [161]

Serjeant [102]

Corporal [100]

Sapper [91]

Lance Corporal [51]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lieutenant [34]

Captain [32]

Acting Corporal [22]

Bombardier [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Pioneer [17]

Major [11]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Rifleman [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Worker [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Waggoner [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

AC II [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [225]

Royal Engineers [196]

Labour Corps [189]

Army Service Corps [173]

Royal Garrison Artillery [100]

Royal Army Medical Corps [94]

West Yorkshire Regiment [94]

Northumberland Fusiliers [90]

Durham Light Infantry [80]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

Liverpool Regiment [53]

Yorkshire Regiment [53]

London Regiment [47]

West Riding Regiment [44]

York and Lancaster Regiment [44]

East Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Border Regiment [38]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Cheshire Regiment [33]

Manchester Regiment [33]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [24]

Wiltshire Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [23]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Scots [20]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Tank Corps [19]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [17]

Hussars [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Service

British Army [2240]

Royal Navy [179]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [172]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160]

Australian Imperial Force [101]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [2958]

Contribution

Military Service [2889]

Merchant Navy [62]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Sunderland, Durham [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bolton Lancashire [4] Ferntree Gully Victoria [4] Picton New South Wales [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Durham [3] London, Middlesex [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Balaklava South Australia [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bilsel, Derbyshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Clermont Queensland [2] Driffield, Yorkshire [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Exton Tasmania [2] Galashiels [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Hawker South Australia [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Hungerford, Wiltshire [2] Keele, Staffordshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Seaham, Durham, England [2] South Shields, Durham [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Appleby, Westmorland [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Rank

Private [1433] Gunner [175] Driver [161] Serjeant [102] Corporal [100] Sapper [91] Lance Corporal [51] Second Lieutenant [39] Lieutenant [34] Captain [32] Acting Corporal [22] Bombardier [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Pioneer [17] Major [11] Staff Serjeant [9] Corporal 2nd [8] Rifleman [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Worker [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Waggoner [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Honorary Second Lieutenant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Reverend [2] Staff Nurse [2] 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] AC II [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [225] Royal Engineers [196] Labour Corps [189] Army Service Corps [173] Royal Garrison Artillery [100] Royal Army Medical Corps [94] West Yorkshire Regiment [94] Northumberland Fusiliers [90] Durham Light Infantry [80] Machine Gun Corps [54] Liverpool Regiment [53] Yorkshire Regiment [53] London Regiment [47] West Riding Regiment [44] York and Lancaster Regiment [44] East Yorkshire Regiment [39] Border Regiment [38] Royal Fusiliers [38] Cheshire Regiment [33] Manchester Regiment [33] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Royal Army Service Corps [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [24] Wiltshire Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Royal Lancaster Regiment [23] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Essex Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Royal Scots [20] Canadian Infantry [19] Tank Corps [19] Hampshire Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [18] East Lancashire Regiment [17] Hussars [17] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Army Veterinary Corps [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Service

British Army [2240] Royal Navy [179] Canadian Expeditionary Force [172] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160] Australian Imperial Force [101] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [2958]

Contribution

Military Service [2889] Merchant Navy [62] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Mason Dobson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195911

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William Dobson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233243

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William Archibald Dobson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244971

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John James Dobson

Died 1916

British Army 22675 Private Liverpool Regiment 20th Bn.

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Frank Dobson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 14526 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George E Dobson

Died 1918

British Army 27877 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 27877 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Dobson

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 13/1300 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Patrick Dobson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 27/181 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Arthur George Dobson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1718 Private London Regiment

British Army 200272 Private London Regiment

British Army 200272 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Robert William Dobson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 34315 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 31333 Private Hussars

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Stanley Dobson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16278 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16278 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Sidney Dobson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 8741 Private Scots Guards

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Richard Dobson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1402 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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James Dobson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301808

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301808 Acting Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Charles William Dobson

Born 1900

Died 1988

Royal Navy F48936 AC II RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248936 Royal Air Force

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Robert Blatchford Dobson

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy 511 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Richard Herbert Dobson

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 70172 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Dobson

Died 1917

South African Services 9633 Private 1st Regiment South African Infantry

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Thomas Ernest Dobson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 747 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200044 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 3rd Battalion

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Edward Foster Dobson

Born 1899

Died 1968

British Army 106740 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 36614 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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