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Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Grenfell New South Wales [2]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bradford England [1]

Buchan Victoria [1]

Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Coventry England [1]

Crafers South Australia [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moseley, Worcs [1]

Mount Lofty South Australia [1]

Oldham Lancashire [1]

Queenstown Queensland [1]

Rochdale England [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Styde Park South Australia [1]

Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Cornforth, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [119]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Sapper [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Dispatch Rider [1]

Forewoman Cook [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temp Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Department [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Base Ordnance Depot [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [189]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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M [259]

Contribution

Military Service [256]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Colne, Lancashire [2] Grenfell New South Wales [2] King's Norton, Worcestershire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bradford England [1] Buchan Victoria [1] Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Coventry England [1] Crafers South Australia [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moseley, Worcs [1] Mount Lofty South Australia [1] Oldham Lancashire [1] Queenstown Queensland [1] Rochdale England [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Styde Park South Australia [1] Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Cornforth, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [119] Gunner [15] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Sapper [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bearer [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Conductor [1] Dispatch Rider [1] Forewoman Cook [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temp Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Department [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Base Ordnance Depot [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [189] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [16] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [259]

Contribution

Military Service [256] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Thomas Ewart Mitton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant GHQ Signals, Royal Engineers

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Arthur Mitton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 21490 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Eric John Mitton

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Engineers

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Albert Edward Mitton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41963

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Frederick Jackson Mitton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58867

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William Mitton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45383

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Frederick William John Mitton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68535

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Ralph Mitton

Died 1916

British Army 16607 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Mitton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51221

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Eric John Mitton

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Engineers

British Army Temp Captain Royal Engineers

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Wilfred Mitton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211914

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Horace G Mitton

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832807

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832807 Private Canadian Infantry

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Fred Mitton

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832611

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832611 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Leonard Mitton

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832573

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832573 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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John Edward Mitton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 139404 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Mitton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41906 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 46209 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Mitton

Died 1916

British Army 62045 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Mitton

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 30383 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Mitton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 27851 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 27851 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frank J. Mitton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 31382 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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