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Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [2]

Derby [2]

Aldershot [1]

All Saints Parish Derby [1]

Armley, Leeds [1]

Armley, Yorkshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Bishop Auckland [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bowes, Yorkshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Durham [1]

Lake Anstin Western Australia [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Sewerby, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Tunstall, Suffolk [1]

Unley South Australia [1]

Willingham, Suffolk [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [26]

Driver [14]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Waggoner [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

/Acting Staff Serjeant Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Army Service Corps [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Yorkshire Hussars [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [216]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [271]

Merchant Navy [9]

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United Kingdom [10]

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People [282] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Bridlington, Yorkshire [2] Derby [2] Aldershot [1] All Saints Parish Derby [1] Armley, Leeds [1] Armley, Yorkshire [1] Auckland [1] Bishop Auckland [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bowes, Yorkshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Durham [1] Lake Anstin Western Australia [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Sewerby, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Tunstall, Suffolk [1] Unley South Australia [1] Willingham, Suffolk [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [26] Driver [14] Corporal [10] Sapper [9] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Waggoner [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] /Acting Staff Serjeant Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Durham Light Infantry [23] Army Service Corps [16] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Yorkshire Hussars [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [216] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [271] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Robert E Pinkney

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army GS/46653 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 46653 Private Royal Fusilliers 23rd

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Alfred Pinkney

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 71184 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 71184 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Hay Pinkney

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193755

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George William Pinkney

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101163

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George Pinkney

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101738

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John Pinkney

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281397

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George Henry Pinkney

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215807

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Phillip Pinkney

Died 1917

British Army 4902 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles Arthur Pinkney

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy K41542 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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George Pinkney

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army GS/28923 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Lawrence Pinkney

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 29638 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Joseph Pinkney

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11537 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11537 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Edmund Walker Renny Pinkney

Born 1875

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Army Service Corps

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George Stanley Pinkney

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36656

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Frank Pinkney

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 415860

Canadian Expeditionary Force 415860 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Charles Pinkney

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 624223

Canadian Expeditionary Force 624223 Private Canadian Infantry

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Redgal Ernest Pinkney

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1024127

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1024127 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Lee Pinkney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127624

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Thomas Pinkney

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 4073 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George William Pinkney

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 3652 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 461363 Sapper Royal Engineers

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