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Hartlepool, Durham, England [329]

West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [8]

Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

Hartlepool, Durham England [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England. [1]

Seaton Carew Hartlepool Co Durham England [1]

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

West Hartlepool Durham England [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

West hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

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H [35]

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W [28]

C [27]

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K [10]

F [9]

L [8]

E [7]

O [5]

I [4]

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Merchant Navy [334]

Military Service [11]

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United Kingdom [5]

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People [345] Stories Communities

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Hartlepool, Durham, England [329] West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [8] Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1] Hartlepool, Durham England [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England. [1] Seaton Carew Hartlepool Co Durham England [1] Stranton, West Hartlepool, County Durham, England [1] West Hartlepool Durham England [1] West Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] West hartlepool, County Durham, England [1]

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Private [5] Acting Corporal [1]

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Australian Infantry [1] Australian Pioneers [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Scots [1]

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Australian Imperial Force [4] British Army [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

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B [38] H [35] S [35] W [28] C [27] R [24] D [23] M [23] P [19] J [13] A [11] T [11] G [10] K [10] F [9] L [8] E [7] O [5] I [4] N [3] V [2]

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Merchant Navy [334] Military Service [11]

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United Kingdom [5]

James Leadbitter

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 45883 Private Royal Scots 13th Bn

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George William Hall

Born 1856

Died 1916

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Thomas Gifford Robinson

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2679 Australian Infantry 45th Battalion

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Robert Henry Kemsley

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2855

Australian Imperial Force 3855 Private 50th Battalion

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Maggie Gray

Born 1896

Died 1935

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11041

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Elsie Gray

Born 1892

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11040

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Osborne Robinson

Born 1891

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 3462

Australian Imperial Force 3462A Private Australian Pioneers 1st Battalion

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George William Thompson

Born 1878

Died 1924

Australian Imperial Force 814

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George Willoughby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40890

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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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Eric Herbert Belk

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2065 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Alfred Dent

Born 1883

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John Bell Walton

Born 1877

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Edwin Walton

Born 1875

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James Waites

Born 1887

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James Hay Tyson

Born 1892

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Thomas Alfred Tritschler

Born 1891

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Stephen Thompson

Born 1899

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James Alder Thompson

Born 1871

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Henry Stinton

Born 1894

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