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Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1107]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [266]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [93]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [58]

Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [43]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [42]

Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [29]

Gosforth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

Cramlington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [7]

Scotswood, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [6]

Haltwhistle, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5]

Hexham, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5]

Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5]

Ashington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Backworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Benton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Earsdon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Longbenton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Ouseburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Seaton Burn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Seghill, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Wooler, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Birtley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Byker Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Coanwood, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Coxlodge, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Denton Burn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Dudley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Forest Hall, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Haydon Bridge, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Horsley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Killingworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Lambley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Lemington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Low Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Arthur's Hill, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Elswick, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Newton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Ovingham, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Percy Main, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [20]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer (2nd Class) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Corporal Stores Clerk [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Mechanic [1]

Pensioner [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Skipper [1]

Telephonist [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Air Force [3]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

12th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1]

2/129th Baluchis [1]

9th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Karelian Regiment [1]

Cameron HIghlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

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

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

National Reserve Guard [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1151]

Royal Navy [325]

British Army [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [181]

B [163]

M [162]

S [151]

W [135]

C [133]

R [103]

D [98]

P [97]

T [92]

G [76]

L [75]

F [67]

A [59]

J [42]

N [34]

E [32]

K [22]

O [14]

I [12]

Y [10]

V [7]

U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1499]

Merchant Navy [265]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Place of birth

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1107] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [266] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [93] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [58] Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [43] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [42] Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [29] Gosforth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] Cramlington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [7] Scotswood, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [6] Haltwhistle, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5] Hexham, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5] Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5] Ashington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Backworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Benton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Earsdon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Longbenton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland [2] Ouseburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Seaton Burn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Seghill, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Wooler, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Birtley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Byker Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Coanwood, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Coxlodge, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Denton Burn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Dudley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Forest Hall, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Haydon Bridge, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Horsley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Killingworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Lambley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Lemington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Low Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Arthur's Hill, Northumberland [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Elswick, Northumberland [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Newton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Ovingham, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Percy Main, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [20] Ordinary Seaman [8] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [3] Deck Hand [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer (2nd Class) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Writer [1] Corporal Stores Clerk [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Mechanic [1] Pensioner [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Skipper [1] Telephonist [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Air Force [3] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 12th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1] 2/129th Baluchis [1] 9th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Karelian Regiment [1] Cameron HIghlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Monarch [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Vanguard [1] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] National Reserve Guard [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1151] Royal Navy [325] British Army [32] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [181] B [163] M [162] S [151] W [135] C [133] R [103] D [98] P [97] T [92] G [76] L [75] F [67] A [59] J [42] N [34] E [32] K [22] O [14] I [12] Y [10] V [7] U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1499] Merchant Navy [265]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

John Ramsey

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144109

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Joseph Howe

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281723

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James Dickinson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267010

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Thomas Parker

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406389

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John Montgomery

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261509

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Septimus Brown

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293442

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Henry Trotter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87543

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John Graham

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14133

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Fred Ingham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130724

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John Bowman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124775

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James Mccann

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407047

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Frederick Hildreth

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402453

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Robert Watson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165074

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Thomas William Paley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205987

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Frederick Thomas Reed

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304703

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Frederick William Eltringham

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278859

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William Balmer Atkin

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286968

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John Jessop

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185617

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John William Dawson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139104

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Ralph Wheatley Winship

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204035

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