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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]

Robert Edward Atkinson

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231382

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231382 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Candish Chisholm

Born 1899

British Army 43770 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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George Carr Barker Snowdon

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6/2238 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Richard Elmer Davison

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4678 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 4678 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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William Hutchinson

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J62160 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 14172 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 14172/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.M.L. "276."

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Frederick Butcher

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 32325 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32325 Private Prince of Wales Volunteers South Lancashire 2nd Batt

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Thomas Bartram

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J36812 Ordinary Seaman HMS Defence

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John Anderson

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS110650 Stoker 1st Class HMS Black Prince

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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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William Wilkie Gibson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 63684 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 63684 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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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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Joseph Pearson Berresford

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9/1755 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1755 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st/9th Btn,

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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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