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Co Durham [7]

Lanchester, Co Durham [7]

Sunderland, Co Durham [7]

Gateshead, Co. Durham [6]

Sacriston, Co Durham [6]

South Shields, Co Durham [6]

Burnhope, Co Durham [5]

Darlington, Co. Durham [4]

Gateshead, Co Durham [4]

Consett, Co Durham [3]

Jarrow, Co. Durham [3]

Sunderland, Co. Durham [3]

West Hartlepool, Co. Durham [3]

Barnard Castle, Co Durham [2]

Barnard Castle, Co. Durham [2]

Bishop Auckland, Co Durham [2]

Consett, Co. Durham [2]

Cornsay, Co Durham [2]

Crook, Co Durham [2]

Darlington, Co Durham [2]

Dunston, Co. Durham [2]

Durham, Co Durham [2]

Gateshead, co Durham [2]

Hebburn, Co Durham [2]

Houghton-le-Spring, Co Durham [2]

Hunstanworth, Co Durham [2]

Jarrow, Co Durham [2]

Shildon, Co Durham [2]

Shildon, Co. Durham [2]

Sunderland, Co Durham. [2]

West Auckland, Co Durham [2]

West Hartlepool, Co Durham [2]

Whickham, Co. Durham [2]

Wingate, Co Durham [2]

Witton Gilbert, Co Durham [2]

1 Dale Street, South Shields, Co Durham [1]

34 West Holborn, South Shields, Co Durham [1]

5 Charles Street, Marsden, Co Durham [1]

Allendale Cottages, Medomsley, Co. Durham [1]

Auckland Registration District, Co Durham [1]

Auckland, Co, Durham [1]

Batley Carr, Yorks or Tursdale, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. [1]

Benfieldside , Co Durham [1]

Billingham, Co Durham [1]

Birtley, Co Durham [1]

Birtley, Co. Durham [1]

Bishop Auckland Co Durham England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham [1]

Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. [1]

Blackfine Consett Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [169]

Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [13]

Gunner [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [8]

Driver [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

AC 2 [1]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company [1]

Acting Major while 2nd in command of a battlion (Temp Capt and Lt Yeo T F) [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic Third Class [1]

Airman 2nd class [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Fitter (A.E.) [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier (Driver) [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Fireman [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Mess Room Steward [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [87]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

111 Squadron [1]

48 General Hospital, Salonika [1]

4th West Riding Regiment [1]

6th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Birtley Munition Works [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1]

Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps [1]

Service

British Army [254]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [31]

B [28]

S [25]

H [24]

C [22]

L [19]

M [17]

G [16]

R [15]

D [13]

W [12]

A [11]

F [10]

P [9]

J [8]

N [7]

K [5]

E [4]

O [4]

Y [3]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [251]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [143]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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People [285] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Co Durham [7] Lanchester, Co Durham [7] Sunderland, Co Durham [7] Gateshead, Co. Durham [6] Sacriston, Co Durham [6] South Shields, Co Durham [6] Burnhope, Co Durham [5] Darlington, Co. Durham [4] Gateshead, Co Durham [4] Consett, Co Durham [3] Jarrow, Co. Durham [3] Sunderland, Co. Durham [3] West Hartlepool, Co. Durham [3] Barnard Castle, Co Durham [2] Barnard Castle, Co. Durham [2] Bishop Auckland, Co Durham [2] Consett, Co. Durham [2] Cornsay, Co Durham [2] Crook, Co Durham [2] Darlington, Co Durham [2] Dunston, Co. Durham [2] Durham, Co Durham [2] Gateshead, co Durham [2] Hebburn, Co Durham [2] Houghton-le-Spring, Co Durham [2] Hunstanworth, Co Durham [2] Jarrow, Co Durham [2] Shildon, Co Durham [2] Shildon, Co. Durham [2] Sunderland, Co Durham. [2] West Auckland, Co Durham [2] West Hartlepool, Co Durham [2] Whickham, Co. Durham [2] Wingate, Co Durham [2] Witton Gilbert, Co Durham [2] 1 Dale Street, South Shields, Co Durham [1] 34 West Holborn, South Shields, Co Durham [1] 5 Charles Street, Marsden, Co Durham [1] Allendale Cottages, Medomsley, Co. Durham [1] Auckland Registration District, Co Durham [1] Auckland, Co, Durham [1] Batley Carr, Yorks or Tursdale, Ferryhill, Co. Durham. [1] Benfieldside , Co Durham [1] Billingham, Co Durham [1] Birtley, Co Durham [1] Birtley, Co. Durham [1] Bishop Auckland Co Durham England [1] Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham [1] Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. [1] Blackfine Consett Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [169] Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Sapper [13] Gunner [11] Lieutenant [11] Captain [8] Driver [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] AC 2 [1] AC I [1] AC II [1] Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company [1] Acting Major while 2nd in command of a battlion (Temp Capt and Lt Yeo T F) [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic Third Class [1] Airman 2nd class [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Fitter (A.E.) [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Bombardier (Driver) [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Fireman [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Matron [1] Mess Room Steward [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [87] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Field Artillery [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Labour Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 111 Squadron [1] 48 General Hospital, Salonika [1] 4th West Riding Regiment [1] 6th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Birtley Munition Works [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1] Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps [1]

Service

British Army [254] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [31] B [28] S [25] H [24] C [22] L [19] M [17] G [16] R [15] D [13] W [12] A [11] F [10] P [9] J [8] N [7] K [5] E [4] O [4] Y [3] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [251] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [143] Australia [1] Canada [1] Germany [1]

Henry James Pollard

Born 1892

Died 1949

British Army 2068 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200154 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4437450 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Elliot Angus Leybourne

Born 1889

Died 1950

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army temp. Captain Durham Light Infantry 8th (D.F.) Battalion

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John Kewen

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 80059 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 80059 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Regiment of Artillery

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James William Sinclair Grabham

Born 1886

Died 1968

British Army

British Army 42864 Trooper Northumberland Regiment 3/1 northumberland Battalion

British Army 42864 Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 5th Battalion

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William O'brien

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21946 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21946 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

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Neils Freeman

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6829 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 6829 Bugler Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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James Miller

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3/9266 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army

British Army 5837 later 9266 on re-enlistment Pte Northumberland Fusiliers 1st

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Arthur Rowell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18/1549 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/1549 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion, then 21st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 2nd

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Robert Dunn

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 40653 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Thomas Swalwell

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 25286 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 3/25286 Private Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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John William Jackling

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army 109807 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Ronald Hare

Born 1899

Died 1986

British Army Private London Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 395100 Private London Regiment 9th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 742678 Private London Regiment 2/25th Battalion

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Katherine Sarah Blackburn

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Staff Nurse 48 General Hospital, Salonika

British Army Staff Nurse Manchester Regiment 2nd west Battalion

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Robert Thornton Young

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army 18/1517 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/1517 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion, transfered to 14thBattalion

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Mark Thompson

Born 1894

Died 1980

British Army 74266 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 58804 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3 Battalion

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Robert Joseph Turnbull

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 94292 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1/1st Highland Heavy Battery

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Richard Carr

Born 1889

Died 1943

British Army 8708 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8708 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Beavis Oliver

Born 1889

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107013 Fitter (A.E.) 73 Squadron

British Army 20712 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 107013 Private Royal Flying Corps

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Alexander Coates

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 21944 Private Durham Light Infantry 11th Battalion

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Edward Rundle

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2261 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/8th Battalion

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