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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 Richard Horncastle

Born 1899

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162815

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James William Murray

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 34276 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43304 Acting Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 10th Battalion

British Army 43304 Private Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

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Bernard Robertson Saunders

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Thomas Lynn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166741

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George Reginald Hake

Born 1892

Died 1968

Royal Navy PI 40412 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 40412 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Chingford (Instruction)-Manston

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40412 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Manston-Vendome (212TDS, 84th Wing)-Hospital-etc

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Allan Cecil Sanderson

Born 1899

British Army 9584 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Private Cameron HIghlanders 6th Battalion

British Army 359200 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Mahaffey

Born 1869

Died 1916

British Army 3843 Private Devonshire Regiment 86th (Provisional) Btn

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James Ball Pringle

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106495

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106495 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Sydney Harle

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266163 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

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John Graves Edmunds

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 11438 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Boyce Mackay Scobie Mackenzie

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 632 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Surrey Regiment

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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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John Watson Thompson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168472

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