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Skelton in Cleveland NR Yorkshire [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Adavale Queensland [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

King's Cross, London [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Skelton in Cleveland North Riding of Yorks [1]

Skelton in Cleveland, NR Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

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Private [60]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant (Observer) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Flight Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

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Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

Inns of Court Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Western Command ex Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Labours Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Provisional Battalion [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

British Army [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

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R [109]

Contribution

Military Service [103]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

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People [109] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Skelton in Cleveland NR Yorkshire [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Adavale Queensland [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] King's Cross, London [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Skelton in Cleveland North Riding of Yorks [1] Skelton in Cleveland, NR Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [60] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant (Observer) [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Flight Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Morning Star [1] Inns of Court Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Western Command ex Training Reserve Battalion [1] Labours Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Provisional Battalion [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

British Army [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [109]

Contribution

Military Service [103] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Trinidad and Tobago [2]

William J Rooks

British Army SE/20525 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Francis Rooks

British Army 20/622 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George H Rooks

British Army 78621 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 617979 Private Labour Corps

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James W Rooks

British Army L/13686 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/13686 Acting Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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H Rooks

British Army 6874 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Lyth Rooks

British Army 1288 Private Provisional Battalion

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William Rooks

British Army 9176 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Stanley Rooks

British Army 4253 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15036 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 266692 Private Welsh Regiment

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John F Rooks

British Army 49022 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick William Rooks

British Army 323901 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

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William H Rooks

British Army S/6563 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army S/6563 Acting Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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T C Rooks

British Army S/21928 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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C Rooks

British Army 18936 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Rooks

British Army 114572 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Walter Rooks

British Army M2/100292 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/100292 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Albert E Rooks

British Army 65931 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alfred Rooks

British Army 301117 Private Manchester Regiment

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Adolphus S Rooks

British Army 36736 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 107116 Private Labour Corps

British Army 35976 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas W Rooks

British Army 307216 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas C Rooks

British Army S/21928 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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