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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]

William Charles Edward Ferguson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 372529 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372529 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5175 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alexander Coulson

Died 1916

British Army 25/1489 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion

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George Jacob Beautyman

Born 1900

Died 1920

British Army 88944 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alexander Gordon Wallace

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 201437 Private Hampshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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John Shaw

Died 1915

British Army R4/068598 Private Army Service Corps Remount Depot

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John William Gillie

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army R10406 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

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Robert William Embleton

Died 1918

British Army 16/1092 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/4th 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 Buchanan Adams

Born 1883

Died 1972

British Army 115707 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert Claude Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10856 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Philip Myers

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 628565

Canadian Expeditionary Force 628565 Private Canadian Infantry

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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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George Lloyd Hodgkin

Born 1880

Died 1918

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Sydney Harle

Born 1898

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

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Norman Richardson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 14592 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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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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John Thomas Bevans Cooper

Died 1915

British Army 3/9092 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 9092 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 12th Battalion

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Dixon Turnbull

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 128260 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 470 Pioneer Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 128260 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Edgar Robson

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

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