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Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Clitheroe [1]

East Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Gisburn, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Longreach Queensland [1]

Middlesbrough [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Notting Hill, London, Middlesex [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Ossett, Yorkshire [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Pembrokeshire [1]

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Petersborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port St Mary, Nr Douglas, Isle Of Man [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Thurleigh, Bedfordshire [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Uralla New South Wales [1]

Whitby England [1]

Woonona New South Wales [1]

York England [1]

York, Yorkshire, England [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [241]

Driver [28]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Wheeler [1]

Sister [1]

Staff [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [42]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

West Riding Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Yorkshire Hussars [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Service

British Army [346]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Royal Navy [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [423]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [435] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Clitheroe [1] East Hartlepool, Durham [1] Gisburn, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Longreach Queensland [1] Middlesbrough [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Moston, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Notting Hill, London, Middlesex [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Ossett, Yorkshire [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Pembrokeshire [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Petersborough, Northamptonshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port St Mary, Nr Douglas, Isle Of Man [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] Thurleigh, Bedfordshire [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Uralla New South Wales [1] Whitby England [1] Woonona New South Wales [1] York England [1] York, Yorkshire, England [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [241] Driver [28] Gunner [21] Corporal [17] Serjeant [15] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] Armourer's Crew [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Wheeler [1] Sister [1] Staff [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Corporal [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [42] Royal Field Artillery [39] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Engineers [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [20] West Riding Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Yorkshire Hussars [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Yeomanry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2]

Service

British Army [346] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Royal Navy [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [435]

Contribution

Military Service [423] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Thomas Swales

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313924

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William Swales

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98045

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Jesse Swales

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280620

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Arthur Swales

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47095

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William Arthur Swales

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292028

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Henry Swales

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280138

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Tom Swales

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79736

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William John Swales

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279248

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Arthur Gordon Swales

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282038

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Job Swales

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83311

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John Swales

Died 1918

British Army 11675 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army G/2226 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Reserve Battalion

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Robert Swales

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312101

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David Russell Swales

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209886

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Caleb Swales

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 7078 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235263 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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George Swales

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 19479 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Swales

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 136153 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Swales

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3638 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3638 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Alfred Swales

Died 1915

British Army 9067 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9067 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Fred Swales

Died 1918

British Army 45837 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles H. Swales

Died 1918

British Army 18252 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 30606 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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