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Docking Norfolk [2]

Harwich, Essex, England [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Witham, Essex [2]

Ashmanhaugh England [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barsham, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

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Brancaster Norfolk [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Custom House, Victoria Docks, London [1]

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Freethorpe, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

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Hales, Norfolk [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Harleston, Norfolk [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hedley Hill, Durham [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Littleport [1]

Littleport, Cambridgeshire [1]

Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Martham, Norfolk [1]

Norfolk England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

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Postwick, Norfolk [1]

Ringwood, Hampshire [1]

Sherfield, Hampshire [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St Augustine's, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Suffolk [1]

Swaffham, Norfolk [1]

Thurlton, Norfolk [1]

Tunstall, Norfolk [1]

Walthamstow, Essex, England [1]

Wangford, Suffolk [1]

Westleton, Suffolk [1]

Woodford, Suffolk [1]

Wymondham, Norfolk [1]

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Private [145]

Gunner [24]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Second Hand [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [24]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [13]

London Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [216]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

Y [287]

Contribution

Military Service [278]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Docking Norfolk [2] Harwich, Essex, England [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Witham, Essex [2] Ashmanhaugh England [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barsham, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Boston [1] Brancaster Norfolk [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Custom House, Victoria Docks, London [1] Deptford London [1] Dovercourt, Essex [1] Freethorpe, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Goorambat Victoria [1] Hales, Norfolk [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Harleston, Norfolk [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hedley Hill, Durham [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Littleport [1] Littleport, Cambridgeshire [1] Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Martham, Norfolk [1] Norfolk England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Postwick Norwich, Norfolk [1] Postwick, Norfolk [1] Ringwood, Hampshire [1] Sherfield, Hampshire [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Augustine's, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Suffolk [1] Swaffham, Norfolk [1] Thurlton, Norfolk [1] Tunstall, Norfolk [1] Walthamstow, Essex, England [1] Wangford, Suffolk [1] Westleton, Suffolk [1] Woodford, Suffolk [1] Wymondham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [145] Gunner [24] Serjeant [14] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Fireman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Master At Arms [1] Second Hand [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [24] Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [16] Suffolk Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [13] London Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [216] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

Y [287]

Contribution

Military Service [278] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Harold William Youngs

Born 1885

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54048 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force 14th Balloon Section

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Ernest Youngs

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 372370 Private London Regiment

British Army 4967 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372370 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred Sidney Youngs

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 13354 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Andrew Sydney Youngs

Born 1899

Died 1968

Royal Navy J49813

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Thomas William Youngs

Born 1896

Died 1960

British Army 624616 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Johs Youngs

Born 1878

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve

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Walter Christopher Youngs

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77171

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Robert Jacob Youngs

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310403

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William Nelson Youngs

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168902

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Walter Youngs

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260730

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William George Youngs

Born 1873

Royal Navy 150749 Boy 2nd Class HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy 150749 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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William Youngs

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263986

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Frederick Clare Lusher Youngs

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164439

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Ernest Herbert Henry Youngs

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62028

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Crampton Youngs

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 22777 Private Grenadier Guards

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Matthew George Youngs

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3/7502 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Dudley Herbert Youngs

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143823

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Edward James Youngs

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy SA 2683 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2683SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Arfon

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Herbert Youngs

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 9183 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Youngs

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8424 Private Suffolk Regiment

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