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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]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [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]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

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] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [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] Devonshire Regiment [5]

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]

William Skelton

Died 1917

British Army 40603 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Henry Skelton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308558

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William Skelton

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 26306 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 140727 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 140727 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Skelton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285499

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Harry Skelton

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 18678 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Samuel Skelton

Died 1916

British Army 61071 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Norman Skelton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 104630 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 39848 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Hubert Skelton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 98814 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 98814 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Skelton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38750

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Robert Skelton

Died 1918

British Army 365513 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Walter Skelton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 11730 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11730 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Robert Skelton

Australian Imperial Force 1263

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Willie Skelton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 8173 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 268680 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 268680 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Benjamin Dowell Skelton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment att. 10th Battalion

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Francis Skelton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23583 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Thomas Skelton

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 37693 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert William Skelton

Born 1900

Died 1916

British Army 4833 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4/4833 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Henry Skelton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 41650 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Skelton

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 3/3386 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edmund Skelton

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 8216 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8216 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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