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Boston, Lincolnshire, England [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Boston, Lincolnshire [4]

Birstall, Yorkshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2]

Goodwood South Australia [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Acocks Green, Worcs [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Brogo New South Wales [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burrawang New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cobargo New South Wales [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Cromer Norfolk [1]

Derby [1]

Eastville, Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gaspe PQ [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Godshill, Isle of Wight [1]

Goole [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Hadderston, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1]

Huddersfield England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hull, East Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Katamatite Victoria [1]

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [328]

Driver [39]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [28]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [18]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Major [2]

Matron [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier/ Gunner [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Musician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [52]

Royal Engineers [43]

Army Service Corps [36]

West Riding Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

London Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [534]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Royal Navy [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [729]

Contribution

Military Service [700]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

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People [729] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Boston, Lincolnshire [4] Birstall, Yorkshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2] Goodwood South Australia [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Retford, Nottinghamshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Acocks Green, Worcs [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Brogo New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Buenos Aires [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burrawang New South Wales [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cobargo New South Wales [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Cromer Norfolk [1] Derby [1] Eastville, Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Gaspe PQ [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Godshill, Isle of Wight [1] Goole [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Hadderston, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1] Huddersfield England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hull, East Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Katamatite Victoria [1] Kirkdale, Lancashire, England [1] Ladywood, Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [328] Driver [39] Gunner [37] Serjeant [28] Corporal [27] Sapper [18] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [12] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Major [2] Matron [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier/ Gunner [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Munitions Worker [1] Musician [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [52] Royal Engineers [43] Army Service Corps [36] West Riding Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] London Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Essex Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [534] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Royal Navy [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [729]

Contribution

Military Service [700] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1]

G M A Jessop

British Army Matron Hospital Ship Madras

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Margaret Jane Jessop

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Acting Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Gertrude Maria A Jessop

British Army Matron Hospital Ship Madras

British Army Indian Temporary Nursing Service

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J Jessop

British Army 404376 Serjeant Canadian Army Infantry Unit

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Helena Jessop

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker

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David Jessop

British Army 105085 Private Lance Corporal 51st Graduate Battalion

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Frederick Thomas Jessop

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Lieutenant Reserve of Officers

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W. S. L. Jessop

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W. W. Jessop

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