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South Shields, Durham, England [1981]

Durham England [574]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [329]

Gateshead, Durham, England [220]

Jarrow, Durham, England [155]

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [81]

Darlington, Durham, England [65]

Seaham, Durham, England [65]

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [30]

Hebburn, Durham, England [26]

Spennymoor, Durham, England [22]

Tyne Dock, Durham, England [22]

South Shields, County Durham, England [17]

Felling, Durham, England [14]

Toronto, Durham, England [14]

Wingate, Durham, England [12]

Durham, England [11]

Ryhope, Durham, England [11]

Seaton Carew, Durham, England [11]

Sunderland, County Durham, England [10]

Consett, Durham, England [9]

Castle Eden, Durham, England [8]

Shildon, Durham, England [8]

West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [8]

South Shields, County Durham England [6]

Annfield Plain, Durham, England [5]

Bill Quay, Durham, England [5]

Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England [5]

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England [5]

Sacriston, Durham, England [5]

Washington, Durham, England [5]

Wolsingham, Durham, England [5]

Albany, Durham, England [4]

Barnard Castle, Durham, England [4]

Blaydon, Durham, England [4]

Haswell, Durham, England [4]

Shotley Bridge, Durham, England [4]

South Hylton, Durham, England [4]

Beamish, Durham, England [3]

Birtley, Durham, England [3]

Boldon, Durham, England [3]

Crook, Durham, England [3]

Durham County England [3]

East Boldon, Durham, England [3]

Haverton Hill, Durham, England [3]

Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, England [3]

Low Fell, Durham, England [3]

Port Clarence, Durham, England [3]

Sedgefield, Durham, England [3]

Benfieldside, Durham, England [2]

Rank

Private [34]

Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Apprentice [1]

Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Directrice [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

First Engineer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pilot [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Second Engineer Officer [1]

Senior 5th Engineer Officer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker RNR [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Trooper [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Australian Pioneers [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Mercantile Marine [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

11th Company, Australian Army Services Corps [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

1st Infantry Division [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Field Hospital [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS John O'Scott [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Northumbria [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Phare [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Haselmere" [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [1]

Royal Scots [1]

S.S. Instructor [1]

S.S. Moray Firth [1]

S.S. Welcombe [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [603]

British Army [39]

Other Empire Force [14]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

M [395]

S [383]

B [364]

C [316]

H [315]

W [291]

R [246]

D [192]

T [192]

P [190]

L [182]

G [169]

A [147]

J [138]

F [125]

K [90]

N [83]

E [66]

O [41]

Y [40]

I [15]

V [14]

U [7]

Q [3]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [3346]

Military Service [653]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Australia [4]

Chile [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [1981] Durham England [574] Hartlepool, Durham, England [329] Gateshead, Durham, England [220] Jarrow, Durham, England [155] Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [81] Darlington, Durham, England [65] Seaham, Durham, England [65] Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [30] Hebburn, Durham, England [26] Spennymoor, Durham, England [22] Tyne Dock, Durham, England [22] South Shields, County Durham, England [17] Felling, Durham, England [14] Toronto, Durham, England [14] Wingate, Durham, England [12] Durham, England [11] Ryhope, Durham, England [11] Seaton Carew, Durham, England [11] Sunderland, County Durham, England [10] Consett, Durham, England [9] Castle Eden, Durham, England [8] Shildon, Durham, England [8] West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [8] South Shields, County Durham England [6] Annfield Plain, Durham, England [5] Bill Quay, Durham, England [5] Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England [5] Monkwearmouth, Durham, England [5] Sacriston, Durham, England [5] Washington, Durham, England [5] Wolsingham, Durham, England [5] Albany, Durham, England [4] Barnard Castle, Durham, England [4] Blaydon, Durham, England [4] Haswell, Durham, England [4] Shotley Bridge, Durham, England [4] South Hylton, Durham, England [4] Beamish, Durham, England [3] Birtley, Durham, England [3] Boldon, Durham, England [3] Crook, Durham, England [3] Durham County England [3] East Boldon, Durham, England [3] Haverton Hill, Durham, England [3] Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, England [3] Low Fell, Durham, England [3] Port Clarence, Durham, England [3] Sedgefield, Durham, England [3] Benfieldside, Durham, England [2]

Rank

Private [34] Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Apprentice [1] Blacksmith 1st Class [1] Chief Officer [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Directrice [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] First Engineer [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master Mariner [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pilot [1] Sapper [1] Second Engineer [1] Second Engineer Officer [1] Senior 5th Engineer Officer [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker RNR [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1] Trooper [1] Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Merchant Navy [3] Australian Infantry [2] Australian Pioneers [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Mercantile Marine [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 11th Company, Australian Army Services Corps [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 1st Infantry Division [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Field Hospital [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS [1] HMS Conqueror [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS John O'Scott [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Northumbria [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Phare [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Haselmere" [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [1] Royal Scots [1] S.S. Instructor [1] S.S. Moray Firth [1] S.S. Welcombe [1] Scottish Horse [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [603] British Army [39] Other Empire Force [14] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

M [395] S [383] B [364] C [316] H [315] W [291] R [246] D [192] T [192] P [190] L [182] G [169] A [147] J [138] F [125] K [90] N [83] E [66] O [41] Y [40] I [15] V [14] U [7] Q [3]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [3346] Military Service [653]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Australia [4] Chile [1] Ireland [1]

Harold Benson

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 205059 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Lynn Strong Heckles

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 4070 Acting Corporal Scottish Horse

British Army 4070 Corporal Scottish Horse

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Cecil Charles Alexander Ratcliff-Gaylard

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 167 Private 1st Infantry Division 2nd Battalion

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Henry Armstrong

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Northumberland Fusiliers 2/6th Bn

British Army 32662 Private Machine Gun Corps 66th Coy

British Army 32662 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 148th Coy

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Charles Wardle Pigg

Born 1877

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2838 Australian Pioneers 5th Battalion

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James Leadbitter

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 45883 Private Royal Scots 13th Bn

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John Thew

Born 1861

Died 1922

Australian Imperial Force 21077 Private Field Hospital No. 10 Sea Transport Section

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Frederick William Marquis

Born 1896

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5893 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Peter Blythe

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 25/82 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 25/82 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 25th Battalion, 2nd Tyneside Irish

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John Oliver Allan

Born 1886

British Army 202911 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Summerson

Born 1892

British Army 2592 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250237 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Dunn

Born 1890

Died 1968

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Robert Vart

Born 1889

Died 1957

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Stewart Roy Luxmoore Hockin

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 622 Trooper Australian Light Horse

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Matthew Felix Farrell

Born 1887

Died 1922

Australian Imperial Force 6486

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Stephen Watson Marwick

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1594 Private Australian Infantry

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Eric Floyd Hancock

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3240

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William Smith Atkinson

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 10881

Australian Imperial Force 10881 Sapper

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James Frederick Allan

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 22313 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn

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James Reah Lascelles

Born 1878

Died 1928

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