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Penrith, Cumberland [145]

Penrith, Cumberland, England [18]

Penrith Cumberland [6]

Penrith,Cumberland [2]

Blue Bell Lane, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Calthwaite, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Cumberland Penrith [1]

Cumberland Penrith Westmorland. [1]

Friar Street, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Hunsonby, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Penrith, Cumberland, [1]

Penrith,Cumberland. [1]

Penruddock, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Stainton, Dacre, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Commander Retired [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

V.A.D Nurse [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

HMS Chester [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

No 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

British Army [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [24]

B [23]

H [17]

T [14]

D [13]

P [12]

R [12]

W [11]

A [10]

M [9]

C [6]

J [5]

L [5]

G [4]

N [4]

E [3]

K [3]

F [2]

O [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [160]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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People [181] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penrith, Cumberland [145] Penrith, Cumberland, England [18] Penrith Cumberland [6] Penrith,Cumberland [2] Blue Bell Lane, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Calthwaite, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Cumberland Penrith [1] Cumberland Penrith Westmorland. [1] Friar Street, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Hunsonby, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Penrith, Cumberland, [1] Penrith,Cumberland. [1] Penruddock, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Stainton, Dacre, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [21] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Commander Retired [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant [1] Trumpeter [1] V.A.D Nurse [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] HMS Chester [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] No 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] British Army [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [24] B [23] H [17] T [14] D [13] P [12] R [12] W [11] A [10] M [9] C [6] J [5] L [5] G [4] N [4] E [3] K [3] F [2] O [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [160] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

John Teasdale

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406944

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Harold Hudson Robertson

Born 1900

Died 1975

British Army 87453 Corporal Manchester Regiment 53rd Battallion

British Army 87453 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 53rd Battalion

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John Bowerbank Douglas

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 011525 Private Army Ordnance Corps 57th Company

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Sydney Heslop

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army 201011 Private Border Regiment

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Henry Allinson Woodhead

Born 1885

Royal Navy 1896 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1896 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1896 Private Royal Marine Artillery

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John Hodgson

Born 1890

Royal Navy 366375

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Albert Edward Addison

Born 1882

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Fred Thompson Bowerbank

Born 1881

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/652 Captain No 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital

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Joseph Blakoe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401029

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Thomas William Thirlwall

Born 1883

Royal Navy F9430 Leading Mechanic

Royal Navy Petty Officer Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209430 Sergeant Mechanic Royal Air Force RAF Howden Airship Station

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Annette Jackson

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Mary Ann Jackson

Born 1892

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Edward Charlton

Born 1897

Royal Navy J23216

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Joseph Lancaster

Born 1897

Royal Navy J41785

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John Graham Hamilton

Born 1900

Royal Navy J66558

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Herbert Sowerby

Born 1900

Royal Navy J73200

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Charles Wilkinson

Born 1890

Royal Navy F6607

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John Blamire

Born 1893

Royal Navy F10273

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Wilson Nicholson

Born 1884

Royal Navy F12071

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George Harrison

Born 1884

Royal Navy F26142

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