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South Shields, County Durham, England [17]

South Shields, County Durham England [6]

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Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Private [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS [1]

Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

S.S. Instructor [1]

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Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Army [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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M [2]

P [2]

W [2]

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D [1]

E [1]

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N [1]

T [1]

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Merchant Navy [15]

Military Service [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Australia [1]

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People [23] Stories Communities

Place of birth

South Shields, County Durham, England [17] South Shields, County Durham England [6]

Rank

Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Blacksmith 1st Class [1] Private [1] Signalman [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1] Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS [1] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] S.S. Instructor [1]

Service

Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Army [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [4] F [2] G [2] J [2] M [2] P [2] W [2] C [1] D [1] E [1] H [1] L [1] N [1] T [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [15] Military Service [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Australia [1]

Cedric Richard Marshall

Born 1899

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Wireless Operator S.S. Instructor

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Joseph Oliver Wann

Born 1885

Died 1918

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Robert Johnson

Born 1892

Australian Imperial Force 416 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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Herbert Victor Ferrier

Born 1891

Died 1980

British Army 18/268 Private Durham Light Infantry

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant RNVR Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant RNVR Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Richard James Shotton

Born 1891

Died 1971

Royal Navy 2/118 Signalman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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John Dixon Straker

Born 1894

Died 1976

Royal Navy 2/140 Blacksmith 1st Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Charles Edward Turner Normandale

Born 1885

Royal Navy 215023 Able Seaman HMS

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Charles Steele

Born 1898

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Tom Edmenson

Born 1872

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Robert Charlton

Born 1867

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James Pearson

Born 1878

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Joseph Wright

Born 1882

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James Johnson

Born 1890

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Thomas William Tighe

Born 1873

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Thomas Marshall

Born 1865

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John James Profit

Born 1858

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John Thomas Lowrie

Born 1895

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Samuel John Harrison

Born 1894

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James Francis Grice

Born 1867

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Robert Fawkes

Born 1870

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