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Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1107]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [266]

Newcastle on Tyne [122]

Newcastle On Tyne England [103]

Newcastle-On-Tyne England [95]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [93]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [58]

Newcastle on Tyne England [52]

Newcastle-on-Tyne England [51]

Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [43]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [42]

Newcastle-on-Tyne [35]

Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [29]

Newcastle-On-Tyne [21]

Gosforth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

Newcastle on Tyne, Durham [8]

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]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, England [3]

Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne [2]

Earsdon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Longbenton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle On Tyne [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, England [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northamptonshire [2]

Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Durham [2]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Staffordshire [2]

Newcastle-on-Tyne. [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]

Benwelldene, Newcastle- on-Tyne [1]

Birtley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Blyth, Newcastle-On-Tyne [1]

Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Byker Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Byker Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Byker, Newcastle-On-Tyne [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [5]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Sapper [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Captain [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain, 4th Class [1]

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

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Stores Clerk [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Mechanic [1]

Member [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [19]

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

Royal Engineers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

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

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS BROKE [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

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

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

12th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1]

2/129th Baluchis [1]

20th Canadian Battalion [1]

9th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Karelian Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameron HIghlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Records Office [1]

Chaplains [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1152]

Royal Navy [439]

Australian Imperial Force [305]

British Army [126]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [245]

B [222]

M [195]

C [191]

S [184]

W [167]

D [143]

R [122]

T [119]

P [108]

G [106]

F [96]

L [90]

A [88]

J [55]

E [40]

N [38]

K [32]

O [17]

I [12]

Y [12]

V [8]

U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [2000]

Merchant Navy [266]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [58]

Canada [1]

China [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1107] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [266] Newcastle on Tyne [122] Newcastle On Tyne England [103] Newcastle-On-Tyne England [95] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [93] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [58] Newcastle on Tyne England [52] Newcastle-on-Tyne England [51] Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [43] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [42] Newcastle-on-Tyne [35] Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [29] Newcastle-On-Tyne [21] Gosforth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] Newcastle on Tyne, Durham [8] 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] Newcastle-on-Tyne, England [3] Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne [2] Earsdon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Longbenton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle On Tyne [2] Newcastle on Tyne, England [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northamptonshire [2] Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Durham [2] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Staffordshire [2] Newcastle-on-Tyne. [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] Benwelldene, Newcastle- on-Tyne [1] Birtley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Blyth, Newcastle-On-Tyne [1] Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Byker Newcastle on Tyne [1] Byker Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Byker, Newcastle-On-Tyne [1]

Rank

Private [69] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Gunner [5] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Deck Hand [4] Sapper [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Captain [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Driver [2] Leading Signalman [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chaplain, 4th Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer (2nd Class) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Writer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Stores Clerk [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Mechanic [1] Member [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [19] Royal Naval Reserve [13] Royal Engineers [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Wales Borderers [3] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS BROKE [2] HMS Victory I [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 12th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1] 2/129th Baluchis [1] 20th Canadian Battalion [1] 9th Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Karelian Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameron HIghlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Records Office [1] Chaplains [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1152] Royal Navy [439] Australian Imperial Force [305] British Army [126] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [245] B [222] M [195] C [191] S [184] W [167] D [143] R [122] T [119] P [108] G [106] F [96] L [90] A [88] J [55] E [40] N [38] K [32] O [17] I [12] Y [12] V [8] U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [2000] Merchant Navy [266] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [58] Canada [1] China [1] India [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

George Lloyd

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 10735 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10735 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Heron Turnbull

Born 1896

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317875

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George Wilson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193116

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Septimus Turnbull Kirkwood

Born 1890

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142008

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William Porrett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142700

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Arthur Edward Allman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406989

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Thomas Henry Purdy

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 173317

Royal Navy 173317 Chief Writer H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Alfred Faddy

Born 1892

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212260

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Barbara Ramsey Todd

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 41144 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Attached 23rd Officers' Cadet Battalion, Hepswell, Catterick

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John Watson Thompson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168472

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John William Bainbridge

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296995

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John Angus

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296996

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Michael Cavanagh

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165704

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Harry Watson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105910

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John Daglish

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31732

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Inman Firth

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142023

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Alexander Nixon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402939

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Arthur Bremner

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65291

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Archibald Eagle Fry

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296266

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Henry Morrow

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142071

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