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Gateshead, County Durham [24]

Gateshead County Durham [5]

Bensham, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Gateshead, County Durham. [1]

Gateshead, Durham County [1]

Gateshead-On-Tyne, County Durham [1]

Heworth, Felling, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Heworth, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Lowfill, Gateshead, County Durham, England [1]

Ryton-on-Tyne, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

St Paul's, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Rifleman [3]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Gunner [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Stoker [1]

Writer 2nd [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Labour Corps [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy): SS Oaklands Grange [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Viknor' [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Minerva II [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [29]

Royal Navy [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [8]

H [7]

C [5]

A [3]

F [3]

D [2]

S [2]

E [1]

G [1]

J [1]

K [1]

P [1]

Q [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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People [38] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, County Durham [24] Gateshead County Durham [5] Bensham, Gateshead, County Durham [1] Gateshead, County Durham. [1] Gateshead, Durham County [1] Gateshead-On-Tyne, County Durham [1] Heworth, Felling, Gateshead, County Durham [1] Heworth, Gateshead, County Durham [1] Lowfill, Gateshead, County Durham, England [1] Ryton-on-Tyne, Gateshead, County Durham [1] St Paul's, Gateshead, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [25] Rifleman [3] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Gunner [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Second Engineer [1] Stoker [1] Writer 2nd [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [6] Labour Corps [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Service Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy): SS Oaklands Grange [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Viknor' [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Minerva II [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [29] Royal Navy [6] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [8] H [7] C [5] A [3] F [3] D [2] S [2] E [1] G [1] J [1] K [1] P [1] Q [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Edwin Humphreys

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 6/2532 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion (Territorial)

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Jonathan Atkinson

Died 1916

British Army 25/752 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 7004 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion

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Norman V Hume

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6/3549 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion (Territorial)

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William Edward Burns

British Army 12949 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 79893 Sapper Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Charles William Fowler

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 4059 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4059 S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Joseph Robson Brown

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army 19/39 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Ralph Coulthard

Born 1857

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy): SS Oaklands Grange

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Robert William Brown

Died 1918

British Army 365619 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235431 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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George Mellin Hilton

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy Po/861 Royal Naval Division

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James Enwood

Born 1870

British Army 291489 Pioneer Labour Corps

British Army 115372 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Thomas William Phillipson

Born 1898

Died 1965

British Army 65754 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Wilson

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 18863 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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Joseph Harbottle

Born 1886

Royal Navy 3792 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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John Suddes

Born 1895

British Army 365660 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 477347 Private Labour Corps 2nd Army Headquarters, B.E.F.

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Thomas Ernest Suddes

Born 1889

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Minerva II

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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George Alfred Davison

Born 1877

Royal Navy RFR/B/5046 Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 175175 Petty Officer 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion

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Bertram Davidson

Born 1895

British Army 115606 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Arthur Hamilton

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17164 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 17164 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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