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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]

Arthur Otley Skelton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112582

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John Skelton

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy K3416 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy K3416 Stoker 1st Class HMS Blenheim

Royal Navy K3416 Leading Stoker HM Submarine E49

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Harry Morey Skelton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115282

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Horace Skelton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263967

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George Skelton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136156

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Frederick Skelton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279829

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Eric Skelton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4360 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Henry Skelton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5218 / 760889 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Rowland Skelton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239924

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Charles Edward Skelton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166352

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Major George Skelton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62218

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Thomas Skelton

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army T-313711 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T/313711 Private Army Service Corps Clearing Office

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Samuel Skelton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218677

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Herbert Skelton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244024

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John Briggs Skelton

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 23/1078 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Foster Skelton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243573

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Charles Frederick Theodore Skelton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231784

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Albert Skelton

Died 1916

British Army 12434 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 12434 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Joseph Henry Skelton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 292519 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Douse Skelton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93686

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