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South Shields, County Durham [41]

South Shields, County Durham, England [17]

South Shields, County Durham England [6]

South Shields County Durham [1]

Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham [1]

Tyne Docks, South Shields, County Durham [1]

Westoe, South Shields, County Durham [1]

Westoe, South Shields, County DUrham [1]

Westoe, South Shields, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant and Instructor [1]

Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Strapper [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Surgeon [1]

Third Engineer [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

208th Infantry Brigade [1]

39th Infantry Brigade Depot [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS [1]

HMS ALACRITY [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

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

Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1]

Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Officer Training [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [1]

Royal Naval Reserve HMS Queen Mary [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

S.S. Instructor [1]

SS Elswick Park [1]

Service

British Army [35]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [11]

G [7]

J [6]

M [6]

T [5]

W [5]

B [4]

C [4]

D [3]

L [3]

A [2]

F [2]

H [2]

K [2]

N [2]

P [2]

R [2]

E [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [43]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Australia [1]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

South Shields, County Durham [41] South Shields, County Durham, England [17] South Shields, County Durham England [6] South Shields County Durham [1] Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham [1] Tyne Docks, South Shields, County Durham [1] Westoe, South Shields, County Durham [1] Westoe, South Shields, County DUrham [1] Westoe, South Shields, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [22] Sapper [6] Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Stoker [3] Able Seaman [2] Driver [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant and Instructor [1] Blacksmith 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Strapper [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1] Surgeon [1] Third Engineer [1] Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Army Service Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 208th Infantry Brigade [1] 39th Infantry Brigade Depot [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Reserve [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS [1] HMS ALACRITY [1] HMS Birmingham [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI) [1] Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1] Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Officer Training [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [1] Royal Naval Reserve HMS Queen Mary [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] S.S. Instructor [1] SS Elswick Park [1]

Service

British Army [35] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

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

Contribution

Military Service [43] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Australia [1]

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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William Henry Dean

Born 1877

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Anthony Thomas Mordue

Born 1895

British Army 1039 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 765375 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Alfred Gustafson

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/5289 Acting Leading Seaman Maintenance Unit, R.N. Depot (Reserves), Crystal Palace (HMS Victory VI)

Royal Navy Z/3289 Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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John Dixon Straker

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424213

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