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Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Southport, Lancashire [4]

Filey, Yorkshire [3]

Filey, Yorkshire, England [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Carlton, Nottingham [2]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Ashby, Lincolnshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Boughton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Burscough, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatteris Cambridgeshire [1]

Chester, Devon [1]

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Clerkenwell [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Duckmanton, Derbyshire [1]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Eccleston, Lancashire [1]

Essex [1]

Essex England [1]

Euxton, Lancashire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Goose Green, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Grantham England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1]

Hoyland Nether, Yorkshire [1]

Hull England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [387]

Gunner [49]

Driver [38]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

1st Class Master Gunner [1]

ALIAS [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Motor Driver [1]

Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Piper [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Skipper [1]

Steward [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Army Service Corps [45]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Engineers [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

London Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [576]

Royal Navy [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [732]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [710]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Southport, Lancashire [4] Filey, Yorkshire [3] Filey, Yorkshire, England [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Carlton, Nottingham [2] Clitheroe, Lancashire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Ashby, Lincolnshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Boughton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Burscough, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatteris Cambridgeshire [1] Chester, Devon [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clerkenwell [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Duckmanton, Derbyshire [1] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Eccleston, Lancashire [1] Essex [1] Essex England [1] Euxton, Lancashire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Goose Green, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Grantham England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1] Hoyland Nether, Yorkshire [1] Hull England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [387] Gunner [49] Driver [38] Corporal [25] Serjeant [19] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 1st Class Master Gunner [1] ALIAS [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Motor Driver [1] Pioneer Serjeant [1] Piper [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Skipper [1] Steward [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Army Service Corps [45] Liverpool Regiment [38] Labour Corps [37] Royal Engineers [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] London Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Liverpool Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [576] Royal Navy [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [732] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [710] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

Ella H Watkinson

British Army 1793 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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R W Watkinson

British Army C/12699 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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H T Watkinson

British Army 02820 Temporary Sub Conductor Army Ordnance Corps

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A S Watkinson

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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J W Watkinson

British Army 1169 Pioneer Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Hammond Nathaniel Watkinson

British Army L/42133 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Carlton Paul Watkinson

British Army 201143 Private Acting Corporal Leicester Regiment

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R W Watkinson

British Army C/12699 Acting Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John William Watkinson

British Army 325465 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Rita Watkinson

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Motor Driver Women's Legion 613 Coy RASC

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James Hale

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 70157 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 153rd Siege Battery

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Daniel Watkinson

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F. C. Watkinson

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