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Seaham Harbour, Durham [57]

Seaham Harbour [12]

Seaham Harbour England [6]

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England [2]

Dawdon, Seaham Harbour, Durham [1]

Seaham Harbour County Durham [1]

Seaham Harbour Dawdon, Durham [1]

Seaham Harbour Durham Northumberland England [1]

Seaham Harbour Kingston upon Hull [1]

Seaham Harbour, County Durham [1]

Seaham Harbour, County Durham, England [1]

Seaham Harbour, Easington, County Durham [1]

Seaham Harbour, Sunderland [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Gunner [1]

Observer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

1 and 3 Field Ambulance [1]

Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Army/Flying Corps Australian Infantry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

HM Trawler Wallington - Boom Defence Vessel [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Mignonette - Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51]

British Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

H [11]

W [8]

A [7]

B [7]

L [6]

R [6]

T [6]

C [5]

D [5]

G [4]

M [4]

S [4]

J [3]

E [2]

N [2]

P [2]

F [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [82]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [86] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Seaham Harbour, Durham [57] Seaham Harbour [12] Seaham Harbour England [6] Seaham Harbour, Durham, England [2] Dawdon, Seaham Harbour, Durham [1] Seaham Harbour County Durham [1] Seaham Harbour Dawdon, Durham [1] Seaham Harbour Durham Northumberland England [1] Seaham Harbour Kingston upon Hull [1] Seaham Harbour, County Durham [1] Seaham Harbour, County Durham, England [1] Seaham Harbour, Easington, County Durham [1] Seaham Harbour, Sunderland [1]

Rank

Private [14] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Gunner [1] Observer Sub Lieutenant [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 1 and 3 Field Ambulance [1] Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own (Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Army/Flying Corps Australian Infantry [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] HM Trawler Wallington - Boom Defence Vessel [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Mignonette - Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby [1] HMS Vindictive [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [51] British Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

H [11] W [8] A [7] B [7] L [6] R [6] T [6] C [5] D [5] G [4] M [4] S [4] J [3] E [2] N [2] P [2] F [1] K [1] O [1] Q [1]

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Military Service [82] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Richard Turnbull

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18/871 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th (Service) Battalion

British Army 18/871 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Jane Carrott

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Leslie Sample M.b.e.

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Patrick Madden

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 21660 Private Border Regiment

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John Edward Raine

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy M20555 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

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George Butler Adlam

Australian Imperial Force 6709

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John William Mason

Australian Imperial Force V46077

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Thomas William Lindo

Australian Imperial Force

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Eric Rowland Armbrister

Born 1899

British Army 19/1866 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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David Lewis Carver

Born 1892

Died 1936

Royal Navy K21419 Stoker 1st Class HMS Mignonette - Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby depot ship HMS Wallington

Royal Navy K21419 Stoker 1st Class HM Trawler Wallington - Boom Defence Vessel Auxiliary Patrol Grimsby Immingham

Royal Navy K21419 Stoker 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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John Embleton Turnbull

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 58344 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Heron

Australian Imperial Force 1753

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Annie Alicia Bertha Armbrister

Born 1895

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Thomas Leonard Byass

Australian Imperial Force 3115

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Percy Byass

Australian Imperial Force 1288

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John George Scott

Born 1881

Royal Navy 296162

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Robert White

Born 1877

Royal Navy 299339

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Reginald Alfred James

Born 1881

Royal Navy 299872

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Joseph Naisbett

Born 1885

Royal Navy 304454

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Robert George Osmond

Born 1885

Royal Navy 305644

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