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Kirk Deighton [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Ancaster, Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Heddon-on-the-Wall [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1]

Ulleskelf, Yorkshire [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [16]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Western Ontario Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

Service

British Army [201]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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J [254]

Contribution

Military Service [250]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Kirk Deighton [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Ancaster, Selby, Yorkshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Heddon-on-the-Wall [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1] Ulleskelf, Yorkshire [1] York, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [135] Gunner [19] Corporal [11] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [16] Durham Light Infantry [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Labour Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Western Ontario Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Hampshire [1]

Service

British Army [201] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [254]

Contribution

Military Service [250] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Thomas A Jewitt

Born 1893

Died 1965

British Army 551 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

British Army 30571 Trooper Grenadier Guards

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Bert Alfred Jewitt

Born 1890

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22908

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Dermod Patrick Jewitt

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)

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John William Jewitt

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 28566 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 265474 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles William Jewitt

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38195

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William Jewitt

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42439

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Thomas Jewitt

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112117

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John Albert Jewitt

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/5633 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/5633 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hawke Battalion

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Charles Ernest Jewitt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231498

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Arthur Jewitt

Born 1878

Died 1921

British Army T/16136 Driver Army Service Corps

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Harold Jewitt

Died 1915

British Army 11792 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11792 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Herbert Jewitt

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 536634 Private London Regiment

British Army 536634 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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George Jewitt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56838

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Robert Jewitt

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284607

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John William Jewitt

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army T4/109646 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 38443 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 9th (Service) Battalion

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Lewis Jewitt

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M12470 Cook's Mate HMS Hampshire

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Cuthbert Jewitt

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260649

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Reginald Jewitt

Died 1915

British Army 15891 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15891 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Jewitt

Died 1918

British Army 39701 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Jewitt

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3513 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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