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West Hartlepool, County Durham [13]

Hartlepool, County Durham [10]

West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [8]

Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

Stranton, West Hartlepool, County Durham [1]

Stranton, West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

West hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Store Woman [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Engineers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Australian Pioneers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1]

RNVR Tyneside - HMS Erin [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Lion [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Conqueror [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Women's Royal Air Force [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [5]

C [4]

F [3]

G [3]

P [3]

R [3]

S [3]

D [2]

H [2]

M [2]

O [2]

B [1]

K [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

India [1]

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People [35] Stories Communities

Place of birth

West Hartlepool, County Durham [13] Hartlepool, County Durham [10] West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [8] Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1] Stranton, West Hartlepool, County Durham [1] Stranton, West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1] West hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

Rank

Private [14] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Stoker [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Store Woman [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Engineers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Australian Pioneers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [1] RNVR Tyneside - HMS Erin [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Lion [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Conqueror [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Women's Royal Air Force [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [5] C [4] F [3] G [3] P [3] R [3] S [3] D [2] H [2] M [2] O [2] B [1] K [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [28] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11] India [1]

William Muir

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 2538 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2538(S) Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Lion

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David Sturrock

Born 1884

British Army 4888 Private London Regiment

British Army A/200522 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Peter Dignen

Born 1895

British Army 337828 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Willoughby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40890

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James Clark

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 43437 Sapper Royal Engineers "M" Coy

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Wardle Mankin

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 396631 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Company

British Army 6631 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Company

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Robert Heron Pounder

Born 1897

Died 1977

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6401 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6401 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy Z/6401 Able Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

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John William Harry Brown

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841532

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841532 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Frank Willoughby

Born 1897

Died 1953

British Army 4949 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 35306 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army GS-79666 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George J Woodward

Born 1886

British Army 6140 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Herbert Gray

Born 1890

Died 1954

British Army 101079 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Robert Winter

Born 1866

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Cuthbert Coulson

Born 1881

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Cuthbert Coulson

Born 1866

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John Twizell Richey

Born 1867

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