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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]

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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]

Thomas Walker

Died 1916

British Army 25126 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 25126 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Bertram Wilson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16817 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Norman Harkness

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177823

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Charles Dunne

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K15805 Stoker 1st Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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George Robson

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS6625 Able Seaman HMS Swift

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Joseph Edwin Victor Brown

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225987

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Arthur Broderick Milner

Born 1890

Died 1929

Royal Navy K.X/429 Royal Naval Division

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Burton Hunter

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 48322 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 53316 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 41881 Private Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 8th Btn

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Arthur Nightingale Smith

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army T/260358 Driver Army Service Corps H.T.

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James Mckean

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138642

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Edward Ripley

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 5390 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5390S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal."

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Ralph Nunn

Australian Imperial Force 3838a

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Jack [armond J] Almond

Australian Imperial Force 1706

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Thomas Harrison Dobson

Australian Imperial Force 3288

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William Alfred Hone

Australian Imperial Force 893

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John Thomas Cade

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 18135 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 1st RM Battalion

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Sydney Arthur Turnbull

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army GS/19885 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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Benjamin Forster

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311924

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John Best Robson

Born 1889

Died 1975

British Army S/306977 Private Army Service Corps

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John Pinkney Gowland

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223398

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