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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

London England [4]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [4]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

East Barsham Norfolk [2]

Enfield, London [2]

Haverhill, Suffolk [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Sorrento Victoria [2]

Tooting, London [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [2]

Alford Lincolnshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bishopsburn Tasmania [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bonnyrigg, MidLothian [1]

Bradford, Staffordshire [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brompton, London [1]

Buckhurst Hill, London [1]

Carlisle [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Co. Monaghan [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire [1]

Epsom England [1]

Filey, Yorkshire, England [1]

Forfar Scotland [1]

Gateshead England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [540]

Gunner [68]

Driver [62]

Sapper [46]

Serjeant [44]

Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Major-General [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Royal Engineers [64]

Labour Corps [55]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [839]

Royal Navy [100]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1141]

G [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1117]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] London England [4] Scarborough, Yorkshire [4] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire [2] Dalby Queensland [2] East Barsham Norfolk [2] Enfield, London [2] Haverhill, Suffolk [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Sorrento Victoria [2] Tooting, London [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Warwickshire [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Willenhall, Staffordshire [2] Alford Lincolnshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bishopsburn Tasmania [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bonnyrigg, MidLothian [1] Bradford, Staffordshire [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brompton, London [1] Buckhurst Hill, London [1] Carlisle [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Co. Monaghan [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Dunstall, Staffordshire [1] Duntocher, Dunbartonshire [1] Epsom England [1] Filey, Yorkshire, England [1] Forfar Scotland [1] Gateshead England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gawler South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [540] Gunner [68] Driver [62] Sapper [46] Serjeant [44] Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [17] Captain [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Major-General [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91] Royal Engineers [64] Labour Corps [55] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Machine Gun Corps [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Durham Light Infantry [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [19] Border Regiment [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [839] Royal Navy [100] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1141] G [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1117] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Stanley Skelton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army SR/6759 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 6759 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Skelton

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 4945 South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 9251 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Aper Skelton

Born 1878

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425913

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425913 Private Canadian Infantry 45th Battalion

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Sidney Herbert Skelton

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 882 Private London Regiment

British Army 323196 Private London Regiment

British Army 6285, 323196 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Alfred George Skelton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 21990 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/60448 Private Royal Fusiliers (city of London Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Francis Thomas Skelton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16146 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 16146 Private 9th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 16146 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Harry Skelton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Robert Skelton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101208

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George Skelton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108270

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Robert Skelton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47219

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Harry Skelton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206504

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George James Skelton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4271

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Frank James Skelton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289771

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Gibson Fitzgerald Skelton

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467431

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467431 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Skelton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 7/1937 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials)

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Frank Skelton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143566

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Isaiah Skelton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34081

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George Henry Skelton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108292

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Frank Herbert Skelton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9713

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George Albert Skelton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7484

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