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Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Spennymoor, Durham [2]

Yorkshire England [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brompton, Yorkshire [1]

Campbelltown New South Wales [1]

Castle Frome, Herefordshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cosham, Hampshire [1]

Crook, Durham [1]

Darlington, Durham, England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Doncaster England [1]

Durham [1]

Easingwold, Yorkshire [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Faxfleet, Yorkshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Grimsby, Lancashire [1]

Hanmer [1]

Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, Durham [1]

Howden, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkby Fleetham, Yorkshire [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham [1]

Laidley Queensland [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nelson [1]

North Kelsey, Lincolnshire [1]

Old Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Patrington, Yorkshire, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rosedale, Yorkshire, England [1]

Shildon, Durham [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [241]

Gunner [35]

Driver [28]

Serjeant [25]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Guardsman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Private [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2/ Second Lieutenant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Fitter [1]

Junior Chaplain [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Senior Chaplain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Labour Corps [25]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Scots [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [400]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Royal Navy [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [529]

Contribution

Military Service [503]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [529] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Spennymoor, Durham [2] Yorkshire England [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brompton, Yorkshire [1] Campbelltown New South Wales [1] Castle Frome, Herefordshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cosham, Hampshire [1] Crook, Durham [1] Darlington, Durham, England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Doncaster England [1] Durham [1] Easingwold, Yorkshire [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Faxfleet, Yorkshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Grimsby, Lancashire [1] Hanmer [1] Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, Durham [1] Howden, Yorkshire [1] Kirkby Fleetham, Yorkshire [1] Ladywood, Birmingham [1] Laidley Queensland [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nelson [1] North Kelsey, Lincolnshire [1] Old Windsor, Berkshire [1] Patrington, Yorkshire, England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rosedale, Yorkshire, England [1] Shildon, Durham [1] Southwark, London [1] Southwark, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [241] Gunner [35] Driver [28] Serjeant [25] Corporal [23] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Temporary Captain [3] Guardsman [2] Pioneer [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Private [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2/ Second Lieutenant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Commander [1] Fitter [1] Junior Chaplain [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Senior Chaplain [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [29] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] Labour Corps [25] Durham Light Infantry [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Coldstream Guards [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Scots [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [400] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Royal Navy [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [529]

Contribution

Military Service [503] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

George Allenby Kitching

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 203384 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Rev. Willie Lorimer Kitching

Born 1870

Died 1960

British Army Senior Chaplain Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment

British Army Junior Chaplain Royal Army Chaplain's Department Bengal Ecclesiastical Establishment

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Thomas James Kitching

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300806

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Walter Charles Kitching

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21165

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Herbert Kitching

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111081

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William Kitching

Died 1914

British Army 9599 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Kitching

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 17866 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 45163 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Overend Kitching

Born 1886

Died 1918

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Other Empire Force Orderly British Red Cross Society Field Ambulance Unit

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John William Kitching

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307032

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William Edward Kitching

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107897

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Albert Edward Kitching

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307775

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Walter Kitching

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17369

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Sydney Ashworth Grayson Kitching

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300929

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Thomas Kitching

Died 1917

British Army 50949 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 50949 Sergeant Royal Engineers 15th Signal Company

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Albert Kitching

Died 1917

British Army 242458 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert William Kitching

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 15518 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15518 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Kitching

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17362

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Godfrey Kitching

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24576

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Charles Kitching

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46198

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Albert P Kitching

Died 1914

British Army 8620 Private Coldstream Guards

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