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Newcastle, Northumberland [2398]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1107]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [266]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [93]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [58]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [50]

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]

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [5]

Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5]

Ashington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Backworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Newcastle Northumberland [4]

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland [4]

Benton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Byker Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Earsdon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Hexham Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Longbenton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England [2]

Newcastle in Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle upon 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]

Benwell Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Birtley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Byker Newcastle Northumberland [1]

Byker Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Coanwood, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Coxlodge, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Cramlington Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Denton Burn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Dudley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Ordinary Seaman [41]

Stoker 1st Class [40]

Able Seaman [35]

Deck Hand [22]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Boy 1st Class [12]

Captain [9]

Rifleman [8]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Corporal [5]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Gunner [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Major [4]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Driver [3]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2/LT [1]

2nd Lieutenent [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

HMS Victory I [14]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

HMS Ganges [8]

HMS MALAYA [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

HMS BROKE [6]

HMS Good Hope [6]

HMS Agincourt [5]

HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

HMS BULWARK [4]

HMS CANADA [4]

HMS THUNDERER [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS LION [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

HMS Princess Royal [3]

HMS Queen Mary [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

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

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

French Red Cross [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Hercules [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS OPAL [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2741]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1154]

British Army [118]

Other Empire Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [434]

M [408]

H [397]

S [381]

C [317]

W [306]

R [261]

D [235]

T [216]

G [199]

P [193]

L [167]

F [160]

A [152]

J [97]

N [82]

E [75]

K [66]

O [44]

Y [28]

I [23]

V [20]

U [15]

Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [3995]

Merchant Navy [266]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

India [2]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Newcastle, Northumberland [2398] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1107] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [266] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [93] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [58] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [50] 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] Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [5] Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5] Ashington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Backworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Newcastle Northumberland [4] Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland [4] Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland [4] Benton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Byker Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Earsdon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Hexham Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Longbenton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newburn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England [2] Newcastle in Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle upon 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] Benwell Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Birtley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Byker Newcastle Northumberland [1] Byker Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Coanwood, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Coxlodge, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Cramlington Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Denton Burn, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Dudley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [73] Ordinary Seaman [41] Stoker 1st Class [40] Able Seaman [35] Deck Hand [22] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [13] Boy 1st Class [12] Captain [9] Rifleman [8] Boy 2nd Class [7] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Corporal [5] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Gunner [4] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Major [4] Armourer's Crew [3] Driver [3] Engine Room Artificer [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2/LT [1] 2nd Lieutenent [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy [1] Boy Servant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] HMS Victory I [14] Durham Light Infantry [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [10] HMS Ganges [8] HMS MALAYA [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] HMS BROKE [6] HMS Good Hope [6] HMS Agincourt [5] HMS INVINCIBLE [5] HMS IRON DUKE [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] HMS BULWARK [4] HMS CANADA [4] HMS THUNDERER [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS LION [3] HMS NEPTUNE [3] HMS Princess Royal [3] HMS Queen Mary [3] HMS VALIANT [3] HMS Vanguard [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Coldstream Guards [2] French Red Cross [2] HMS Ajax [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Hercules [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS OPAL [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Victory II [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Service

Royal Navy [2741] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1154] British Army [118] Other Empire Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [434] M [408] H [397] S [381] C [317] W [306] R [261] D [235] T [216] G [199] P [193] L [167] F [160] A [152] J [97] N [82] E [75] K [66] O [44] Y [28] I [23] V [20] U [15] Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [3995] Merchant Navy [266]

Country

United Kingdom [82] India [2] Malaysia [1]

Mazzini Tron

Born 1885

Died 1967

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment 3/4th Battalion

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William Robert Sargent Wilberforce

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Kings Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Kings Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Stephenson Fram

Born 1888

Died 1921

British Army 70059 Private Tank Corps

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John Richard Horncastle

Born 1899

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162815

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Matthew Gale Dixon

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M8062 Armourer's Crew HMS Lion

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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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Bertrand Percy Whillis

Born 1886

Died 1960

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps 34th Battalion

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps 34th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Eric Dryden

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

British Army Durham Light Infantry

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George Thomas Waddington

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 3198 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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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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John Henry Payne

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3199 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Elizabeth West

Born 1863

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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John Thomas Armstrong

Died 1917

British Army 35601 Corporal King's (Liverpool Regiment) 20th Battalion

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Albert Fraser

Born 1893

British Army 62073 Driver Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

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Norman Othick

Born 1896

British Army 2188 Private London Regiment

British Army 530490 Private London Regiment

British Army 530490 Acting Sergeant London Regiment 15th Battalion

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George William Mayne

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 16/862 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion

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Angus Ferguson Laws

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 26185 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Thomas Lynn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166741

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Thomas Henry Mcnealy

Died 1916

British Army 3/1897 Private 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3/1897 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Reserve Battalion

British Army 3/1897 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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