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Consett, Durham [84]

Consett, Durham, England [9]

Consett England [5]

Consett [4]

Consett, County Durham [4]

Blackhill, Consett, Durham [3]

Consett, Co Durham [3]

Medomsley, Consett, Durham [3]

Consett, Co. Durham [2]

Consett, Lanchester, County Durham [2]

Benfieldside, Consett, Durham [1]

Blackfine Consett Co Durham [1]

Blackhill Consett Co. Durham [1]

Blackhill, Consett, Co Durham [1]

Blackhill, Consett, County Durham [1]

Consett Co Durham [1]

Consett Co.Durham [1]

Consett, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Consett, Co. Durham. [1]

Consett, Durham. [1]

Consett, Northumberland [1]

Healeyfield, Consett, County Durham [1]

Hedley Hope, Consett, Durham [1]

Leadgate, Consett, Durham [1]

Shotley Bridge, Consett, Durham [1]

consett [1]

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Private [23]

Driver [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal." [2]

Durham Militia Light Infantry [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Swift [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northern Division Cyclist Battalion [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish) [1]

Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70]

British Army [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

W [19]

S [16]

H [12]

D [11]

M [11]

B [10]

R [9]

A [8]

C [8]

G [8]

T [6]

L [4]

J [3]

O [3]

P [3]

F [2]

N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [120]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Consett, Durham [84] Consett, Durham, England [9] Consett England [5] Consett [4] Consett, County Durham [4] Blackhill, Consett, Durham [3] Consett, Co Durham [3] Medomsley, Consett, Durham [3] Consett, Co. Durham [2] Consett, Lanchester, County Durham [2] Benfieldside, Consett, Durham [1] Blackfine Consett Co Durham [1] Blackhill Consett Co. Durham [1] Blackhill, Consett, Co Durham [1] Blackhill, Consett, County Durham [1] Consett Co Durham [1] Consett Co.Durham [1] Consett, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Consett, Co. Durham. [1] Consett, Durham. [1] Consett, Northumberland [1] Healeyfield, Consett, County Durham [1] Hedley Hope, Consett, Durham [1] Leadgate, Consett, Durham [1] Shotley Bridge, Consett, Durham [1] consett [1]

Rank

Private [23] Driver [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker [2] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Flight Cadet [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal." [2] Durham Militia Light Infantry [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Swift [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northern Division Cyclist Battalion [1] Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish) [1] Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70] British Army [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

W [19] S [16] H [12] D [11] M [11] B [10] R [9] A [8] C [8] G [8] T [6] L [4] J [3] O [3] P [3] F [2] N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [120] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Australia [1] India [1]

John William Johnson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 22/373 Private Durham Light Infantry 22nd (Service) Battalion

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William Stubbs

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406587

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Surtees Armstrong

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4991

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George Robson Wilson

Born 1887

British Army 23/953 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 171968 Acting Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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Thomas Brown

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 96398 Private Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion.

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John Robson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218479

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Daniel Mcateer

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 142015 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 8461 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st

British Army 142015 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William James Aloysius Suddes

Born 1894

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63428 Private Royal Flying Corps 10th Squadron

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John George Bell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139862

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Frederick James Hinker

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407276

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Norman Hullah

Born 1898

Died 1954

British Army 2030 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 252085 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/6th Battalion

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John George Storey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297215

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Herbert Clayton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267132

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William Arthur Dodds

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299048

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George Courtney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141335

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Stephen Joseph Higgins

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308770

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Reginald Peirson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246688

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William Telford

Australian Imperial Force 4403

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Thomas Mcguinness

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 2985 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2985S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal."

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John William Dick

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196184

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