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Goole Fields, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Bracebridge, Lincolnshire [1]

Essex, England [1]

Goole Fields, Goole [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sandholme England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

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Private [42]

Driver [10]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

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Gunner [1]

Rifleman [1]

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Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South African Artillery [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [97]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

China [1]

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People [101] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Goole Fields, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [2] Bracebridge, Lincolnshire [1] Essex, England [1] Goole Fields, Goole [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sandholme England [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stepney, London [1]

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Private [42] Driver [10] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South African Artillery [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [1]

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S [101]

Contribution

Military Service [97] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4] China [1]

Tom Scruton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 16065 Unpaid Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn

British Army 16065 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn

British Army 16065 Acting Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn

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Edward Scruton

Born 1888

Died 1977

British Army 8817 Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 8817 Lance Corporal King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Bn.

British Army 8817 Serjeant Major King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn.

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Ernest Scruton

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army T4/057805 Driver Army Service Corps

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Samuel Scruton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135802

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Arthur Ernest Scruton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216488

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Edward Scruton

Born 1888

Died 1977

British Army 8817 Company Serjeant Major Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Scruton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240481

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Howard Donald Buchan Scruton

Died 1916

British Army 7343 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 7343 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Harold Scruton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159377

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John Scruton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 76273 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Sam Scruton

Died 1916

British Army R/18201 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/18201 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Leslie Arthur Scruton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 69193 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John William Scruton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 27990 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ralph George Arthur Scruton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307452

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Clarence Scruton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 29654 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Scruton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8612 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ralph Redvers Scruton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149287

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Sydney Scruton

Born 1882

Royal Navy 10787 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Scruton

Born 1890

Royal Navy 1234 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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William Scruton

Died 1916

British Army 3728 Private London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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