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Jarrow, Durham [314]

Jarrow, Durham, England [155]

Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham [31]

Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [22]

Jarrow, County Durham [12]

Hebburn, Jarrow, Durham [3]

Jarrow in Tyne, Durham [3]

Jarrow, Co. Durham [3]

Jarrow, South Shields, Durham [3]

Jarrow, Co Durham [2]

Jarrow,Durham [2]

Durham, Jarrow [1]

Hebburn Colliery, Jarrow, Durham [1]

Jarrow On Tyne, Durham [1]

Jarrow Tyne, Durham [1]

Jarrow on Lyne, Durham [1]

Jarrow on Tyne, Co. Durham [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Sapper [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant Sergeant (unpaid) [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Actng Lieutenant Corporal [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

C Q M S [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

528th Field Coy RE (1/3rd Coy Durham Fortress Engineers) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Donegal [1]

HMS Glasgow [1]

HMS Godetia [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS St. George [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Viknor [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Officers Training Corps [1]

Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Mignonette." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Wildfire [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS P. 25 [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [317]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

British Army [35]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [67]

M [62]

C [58]

B [44]

H [43]

W [37]

D [32]

P [25]

R [24]

T [23]

L [22]

J [20]

F [18]

G [18]

A [14]

N [14]

K [11]

O [10]

E [9]

I [2]

Y [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [394]

Merchant Navy [155]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [556] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Jarrow, Durham [314] Jarrow, Durham, England [155] Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham [31] Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [22] Jarrow, County Durham [12] Hebburn, Jarrow, Durham [3] Jarrow in Tyne, Durham [3] Jarrow, Co. Durham [3] Jarrow, South Shields, Durham [3] Jarrow, Co Durham [2] Jarrow,Durham [2] Durham, Jarrow [1] Hebburn Colliery, Jarrow, Durham [1] Jarrow On Tyne, Durham [1] Jarrow Tyne, Durham [1] Jarrow on Lyne, Durham [1] Jarrow on Tyne, Co. Durham [1]

Rank

Private [22] Sapper [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Engine Room Artificer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant Sergeant (unpaid) [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Actng Lieutenant Corporal [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] C Q M S [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] 528th Field Coy RE (1/3rd Coy Durham Fortress Engineers) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Donegal [1] HMS Glasgow [1] HMS Godetia [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS St. George [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS Viknor [1] Munitions Worker [1] Officers Training Corps [1] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Mignonette." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Wildfire [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS P. 25 [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [317] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] British Army [35] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [67] M [62] C [58] B [44] H [43] W [37] D [32] P [25] R [24] T [23] L [22] J [20] F [18] G [18] A [14] N [14] K [11] O [10] E [9] I [2] Y [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [394] Merchant Navy [155]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Richard Ridley V Coats

Born 1895

British Army 2450 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 5th

British Army Actng Lieutenant Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 5th

British Army Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 5th

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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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Robert Henry

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10850 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 10850 Private Gordon Highlanders 6th Battalion

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John Thomas Patton

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467112

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467112 Private Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) 5th Battalion Saskatchewan Regiment)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467112 Private Canadian Infantry

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John E Niddrie

Born 1894

Died 1922

British Army 465105 Sapper Royal Engineers Tyne Electrical Engineers & M Company

British Army 412 Sapper Royal Engineers Tyne Electrical Engineers

British Army TE&M/28 Royal Engineers Tyne Electrical Engineers & M Company

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Septimus Harvey

Born 1887

Died 1981

British Army Cadet Officers Training Corps Durham University Contingent

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery West Riding Brigade

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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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Joseph Moderate

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy Z/1422 Signalman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE

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John Gibbling

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 65020 Driver Royal Field Artillery 22nd Brigade

British Army 65020 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Jones

Born 1882

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30 Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

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John William Gray

Died 1916

British Army 24752 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 44418 Army Medical Corps

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William Elliott Turnbull

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 567

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Thomas William Bucknall

Born 1875

Died 1917

25/90

British Army 25/90 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 25th (Tyneside Irish) Bn.

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James Hudson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231408

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Welfred Tries

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407731

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Peter Watt Durham

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305166

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William Richard Bell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262229

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George Wakenshaw

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296708

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William Henry Fraser

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105152

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Thomas Joyce

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267133

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