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Morpeth, Northumberland [347]

Morpeth, Northumberland, England [19]

Ashington, Morpeth, Northumberland [3]

Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland [3]

Choppington, Morpeth, Northumberland [3]

Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Broomhill, Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Morpeth, Bedlington, Northumberland [2]

Alnwick, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Annitsford, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Bothal, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Corperation Yard Morpeth Northumberland [1]

Cramlington, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Earsdon, near Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Embleton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Hepscott, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Kirknewton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Mitford, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Morpeth Northumberland [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland County [1]

Near Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Netherton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Newbiggin, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

North Seaton Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Pegswood, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Seaton Sluice, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Whalton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Woodhorn, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner 1st Class [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Senior Reserve Attendant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Victory I [2]

London Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

101 Edmonton Fusiliers [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Ganges" [1]

H.M.S. "Kent. " [1]

H.M.S. "Victory." [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS MARLBOROUGH [1]

HMS Malaya [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fuisliers [1]

Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CALLIOPE [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Agincourt [1]

Royal Marines Labour Corps [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

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

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [282]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

British Army [28]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [49]

W [37]

R [36]

H [32]

C [30]

B [26]

M [26]

A [23]

T [23]

G [22]

D [17]

L [16]

F [13]

P [13]

E [10]

N [9]

J [8]

K [6]

Y [5]

Q [2]

I [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [385]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Canada [1]

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People [406] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Morpeth, Northumberland [347] Morpeth, Northumberland, England [19] Ashington, Morpeth, Northumberland [3] Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland [3] Choppington, Morpeth, Northumberland [3] Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Broomhill, Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Morpeth, Bedlington, Northumberland [2] Alnwick, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Annitsford, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Bothal, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Corperation Yard Morpeth Northumberland [1] Cramlington, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Earsdon, near Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Embleton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Hepscott, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Kirknewton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Mitford, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Morpeth Northumberland [1] Morpeth, Northumberland County [1] Near Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Netherton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Newbiggin, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] North Seaton Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Pegswood, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Seaton Sluice, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Whalton, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Woodhorn, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [22] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner 1st Class [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Senior Reserve Attendant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Victory I [2] London Regiment [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] 101 Edmonton Fusiliers [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Ganges" [1] H.M.S. "Kent. " [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS MARLBOROUGH [1] HMS Malaya [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Northumberland Fuisliers [1] Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1] RN Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - HMS CALLIOPE [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Agincourt [1] Royal Marines Labour Corps [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pactolus" [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Welsh Guards [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [282] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] British Army [28] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [49] W [37] R [36] H [32] C [30] B [26] M [26] A [23] T [23] G [22] D [17] L [16] F [13] P [13] E [10] N [9] J [8] K [6] Y [5] Q [2] I [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [385] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Canada [1]

George Cecil Crake

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 199 Trooper Australian Light Horse

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John James Harkins

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 7/3881 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 291173 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Norman Grey Riddell

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 11/15833 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 11/15833 Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers 11th (Service) Battalion

British Army 11/15833 Colour Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 11th (Service) Battalion

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Herbert Eric Skrimshire

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 116th Siege Battery

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William Philip Appleby

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 375414 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army Private London Regiment Army Reserve

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Richard Kemp

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 373185 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 373185 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6229 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Curry

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 7/1459 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 1459 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials).

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John H Watson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 21/593 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 21/593 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John James Thompson

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 21805 Grenadier Guards

British Army 518 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Eleanor Armstrong

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 2/ResA/253 Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital, Millbank

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John William Dorgan

Born 1893

Died 1989

British Army 7/1251 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7/1251 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 290051 Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion

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Andrew Jacks Fram

Born 1883

Died 1976

British Army 23/1118 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)

British Army 23/1118 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 16th (Service) Battalion (Newcastle)

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John Paton

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18076

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18076 Private Canadian Infantry 2nd Bn

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18076 Private 101 Edmonton Fusiliers 9th

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Henry Jefferson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 104420 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Connelly

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7/1744 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials).

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Thomas Turnbull

Died 1915

British Army 23979 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Bn

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James W Henderson

Died 1915

British Army 1450 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials)

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Henry Hebron

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 7/2338 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Mather

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292902

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Jeremiah Wade

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61649

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