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Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Hartlepool [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Near Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Gunner [12]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner and Honorary. Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Reserve Of Officers [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [140]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [177]

Contribution

Military Service [172]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [177] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Hartlepool [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Near Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Nottingham [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [81] Gunner [12] Driver [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner and Honorary. Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Engineer [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Border Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Indian Reserve Of Officers [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [140] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [177]

Contribution

Military Service [172] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Thomas Douthwaite

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291853

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Joseph Douthwaite

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263523

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Herbert Douthwaite

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11263

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George B Douthwaite

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 19619 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Henry Douthwaite

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246327

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Walter Birkbeck Douthwaite

Died 1916

British Army 15029 Private Border Regiment

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William Douthwaite

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 40480 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Douthwaite

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 25463 Private Royal Scots

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Henry Douthwaite

Died 1918

British Army 40141 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Percival F Douthwaite

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 220292 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Robert Christopher Morris Douthwaite

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Douthwaite

Died 1917

British Army 12306 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 242181 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert H Douthwaite

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4774 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 306963 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John B Douthwaite

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army M2/152393 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Edwin Douthwaite

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874200

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874200 Private Canadian Infantry

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Asher Brown Cyril Douthwaite

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154809

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Horace Douthwaite

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187204

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John Thornton Douthwaite

Born 1887

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Mercantile Marine

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Edward Douthwaite

Australian Imperial Force 521

Australian Imperial Force 547

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William Henry Douthwaite

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1970 Private Border Regiment

British Army 200666 Private Border Regiment

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