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Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Moree New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Bulnoo Ayres [1]

Clayworth, Retford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Cockermouth England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Erina New South Wales [1]

Gosford New South Wales [1]

Goulbourn New South Wales [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Henfields, Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1]

Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Langport, Somerset [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leyton Essex [1]

Lincoln [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marshchapel, Lincolnshire [1]

Merionethshire [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Newark, Notts [1]

Newark-on-Trent [1]

Newington, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [1]

Sheriff Hutton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire [1]

Sherriff Hutton, Yorkshire [1]

Small Heath, Warwickshire [1]

Walthamstow, Essex, England [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [1]

Williams Town New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [180]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Driver [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1 - later Leading Aricraftman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Second Lieutenant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major/ Adjutant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [295]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

K [405]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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People [405] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Moree New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey [1] Brentford, London [1] Bulnoo Ayres [1] Clayworth, Retford, Nottinghamshire [1] Cockermouth England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Erina New South Wales [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Goulbourn New South Wales [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Henfields, Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1] Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Kendal, Westmorland [1] Langport, Somerset [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leyton Essex [1] Lincoln [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marshchapel, Lincolnshire [1] Merionethshire [1] Middlesex England [1] Newark, Notts [1] Newark-on-Trent [1] Newington, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [1] Sheriff Hutton, York, Yorkshire [1] Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire [1] Sherriff Hutton, Yorkshire [1] Small Heath, Warwickshire [1] Walthamstow, Essex, England [1] Walworth, London [1] Warwickshire [1] Whitchurch, Shropshire [1] Williams Town New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [180] Serjeant [22] Gunner [18] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Driver [14] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1 - later Leading Aricraftman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Second Lieutenant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major/ Adjutant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [295] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

K [405]

Contribution

Military Service [399] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

John Charles Kirkby

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224131

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Jack Kirkby

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 82326 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Fred Kirkby

Died 1918

British Army 39305 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 34464 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Kirkby

Died 1916

British Army S/11752 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Allan Kirkby

Died 1915

British Army 16348 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harold Kirkby

Died 1918

British Army 2294 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240494 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Kirkby

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288414

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Harry Kirkby

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169671

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Arthur William Kirkby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138961

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Lewis James Kirkby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85620

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Frederick Thomas John Kirkby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243570

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Arthur Hayden Kirkby

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 4525 Private Hussars

British Army 4525 Private 15th (The King's) Hussars

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John Kempson Kirkby

Australian Imperial Force 1568

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Henry Jackson Kirkby

Born 1876

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153213

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153213 Private Canadian Infantry

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Giles Metcalfe Kirkby

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 439851

Canadian Expeditionary Force 439851 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Etherington Kirkby

Born 1875

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75053

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75053 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Brower Kirkby

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237760

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237760 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Herbert Kirkby

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205160

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Alfred Headley Kirkby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250107

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Albert Kirkby

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283652

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