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Sunderland, Durham [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [3]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Towcester [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bransby, Lincs [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Calne England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Clifton New South Wales [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

East Retford [1]

Essex England [1]

Fernmouth New South Wales [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Hightown, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hyde, Stockport [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Milton New South Wales [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Parish Land, Christ Church [1]

Parkington, Lincolnshire [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Rous New South Wales [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Saxilby, Lincolnshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

South Shields [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Rank

Private [176]

Gunner [29]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naik [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1]

Unpaid Lance Bombardier [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler/Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [17]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

London Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [285]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [402]

Contribution

Military Service [396]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [402] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [3] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Towcester [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bransby, Lincs [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Calne England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Christchurch [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Clifton New South Wales [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] East Retford [1] Essex England [1] Fernmouth New South Wales [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Hightown, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hyde, Stockport [1] Ipswich England [1] Kilburn, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Milton New South Wales [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England [1] Parish Land, Christ Church [1] Parkington, Lincolnshire [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Rous New South Wales [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Saxilby, Lincolnshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1] South Shields [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Rank

Private [176] Gunner [29] Driver [26] Serjeant [13] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naik [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Temporary Acting Captain [1] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1] Unpaid Lance Bombardier [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler/Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [17] Durham Light Infantry [17] London Regiment [14] Labour Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Training Reserve [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Field Artillery Transport [2] Royal Scots [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [285] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [402]

Contribution

Military Service [396] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Barbados [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Henry Kirton

British Army 53506 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William R Kirton

British Army 55260 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Kathleen Kirton

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Elizabeth Kirton

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Florence M Kirton

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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R Kirton

British Army 15618 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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John William Kirton

British Army 30788 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Alexander Kirton

British Army 630257 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Kirton

British Army 41751 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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T Kirton

British Army 2/3030 Corporal Trench Mortar Battery New Zealand Field Artillery

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Alfred H Kirton

British Army 630946 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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J M B Kirton

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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W Kirton

British Army Temporary Captain /Acting Major Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry attached Army Ordnance Depot

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J Kirton

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Kirton

British Army M2/153793 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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W H Kirton

British Army Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Kirton

Canadian Expeditionary Force 115800

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Robert Alfred Kirton

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2668

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Henry Sheath Kirton

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 44390

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David Henry Kirton

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 54754

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