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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]

William Dent

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 270528 Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Barham 5th.Battle Squadron.

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John Hart Thompson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161028

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Robert Vart

Born 1889

Died 1957

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Thomas Connolly

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 3/8662 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Reserve Battalion

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Richard Wilson Bruce

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy EB 233 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 233EB Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Mignonette."

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Cuthbert Man Lamb

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160164

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John Henry Dunn

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45471

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Joseph Revely

Died 1914

British Army 11376 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 11376 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion.

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John James Nurse

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 27/540 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Joseph Catton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248929

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James Harding

Died 1916

British Army 296 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 296 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 296 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Thomas Robson Johnson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127844

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Joseph O'riley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 14099 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Powe Roberts

Born 1882

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant Australian Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry

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Percy Edward Taylor

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6/270 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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William John Sedcole

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Thomas Woodward

Born 1899

Died 1921

Royal Navy J81659

Royal Navy J/81659 Able Seaman HMS St. George

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Charles Crookston

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125586

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Joseph James O'donnell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269021

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Edward Henry Sizeland

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281657

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