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Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Lambeth, London [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hedon, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Little Thornage, Norfolk [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Newport England [1]

Sheffield England [1]

Tooting [1]

Withernsea, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

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East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [124] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [4] Lambeth, London [2] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Grimsby [1] Hedon, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Little Thornage, Norfolk [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Newport England [1] Sheffield England [1] Tooting [1] Withernsea, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [67] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Labour Corps [11] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [96] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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D [124]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ambrose Drewery

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 290889 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 290889 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 225557 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Drewery

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87256

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Thomas Drewery

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 15019 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment Depot

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John Drewery

Died 1917

British Army 241492 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Walter E Drewery

Died 1916

British Army 4762 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 37136 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Archie Drewery

Died 1918

British Army 23858 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George William Drewery

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/225003 Company Quarter Master Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Drewery

Australian Imperial Force 4102

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Harry Drewery

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13/1363 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George A. Drewery

Died 1916

British Army 22569 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Drewery

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 202493 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5409 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Elgin Cyrus Drewery

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 210265

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Henry Loman Drewery

Australian Imperial Force 6747

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Fred Drewery

Born 1884

British Army 45133 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 26155 Private Training Reserve 7th Battalion

British Army TR/5/26188 Private Training Reserve

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Arthur Drewery

Born 1889

British Army 41324 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert George Drewery

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 45351 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 596732 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Drewery

Born 1881

Royal Navy 304517

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Stanley Lowman Drewery

Born 1896

Royal Navy J18218

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Herbert Drewery

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/8396 Royal Naval Division

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Cyril Drewery

Born 1898

Royal Navy J64100

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