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South Shields, Durham, England [1981]

South Shields, Durham [1180]

South Shields, County Durham [41]

South Shields, County Durham, England [17]

South Shields, Co Durham [6]

South Shields, County Durham England [6]

Tyne Dock, South Shields, Durham [5]

Westoe, South Shields, Durham [5]

Jarrow, South Shields, Durham [3]

South Shields Durham [3]

High Shields, South Shields, Durham [2]

South Shields Durham England [2]

South Shields, Co. Durham [2]

1 Dale Street, South Shields, Co Durham [1]

169 Taylor Street, South Shields, Durham, England [1]

34 West Holborn, South Shields, Co Durham [1]

6 Morton Street, South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Boldon Colliery, South Shields, Durham [1]

Durham South Shields [1]

Durham, South Shields, Durham [1]

Harton, South Shields, Durham [1]

South Shields County Durham [1]

South Shields near Newcastle, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

South Shields, Gateshead, Durham [1]

South Shields,Durham. [1]

Tyne Dock South Shields, 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 and Durham [1]

Westoe, South Shields, County DUrham [1]

Westoe, South Shields, County Durham [1]

Whitburn, South Shields, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Deck Hand [14]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Stoker [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

AB [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [2]

Driver [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Engineman [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

A.C.1 [1]

A.C.2 [1]

AB (2) [1]

ABMH [1]

AM2 [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Major while 2nd in command of a battlion (Temp Capt and Lt Yeo T F) [1]

Acting Serjeant and Instructor [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Apprentice [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [32]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Royal Engineers [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

HMS Victory I [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS President II [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Various HM Ships and Establishments [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

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

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

19th Hussars [1]

1st Battalion 39th Garhwal Rifles [1]

208th Infantry Brigade [1]

39th Infantry Brigade Depot [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Civilian war death [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [944]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [222]

British Army [100]

Other Empire Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [328]

B [292]

M [290]

C [277]

H [257]

W [244]

R [182]

P [164]

D [162]

T [157]

G [155]

L [139]

F [114]

J [111]

A [110]

K [67]

E [63]

N [62]

Y [42]

O [36]

V [8]

I [7]

U [6]

Q [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [2000]

Military Service [1243]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [1981] South Shields, Durham [1180] South Shields, County Durham [41] South Shields, County Durham, England [17] South Shields, Co Durham [6] South Shields, County Durham England [6] Tyne Dock, South Shields, Durham [5] Westoe, South Shields, Durham [5] Jarrow, South Shields, Durham [3] South Shields Durham [3] High Shields, South Shields, Durham [2] South Shields Durham England [2] South Shields, Co. Durham [2] 1 Dale Street, South Shields, Co Durham [1] 169 Taylor Street, South Shields, Durham, England [1] 34 West Holborn, South Shields, Co Durham [1] 6 Morton Street, South Shields, Durham, England [1] Boldon Colliery, South Shields, Durham [1] Durham South Shields [1] Durham, South Shields, Durham [1] Harton, South Shields, Durham [1] South Shields County Durham [1] South Shields near Newcastle, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] South Shields, Gateshead, Durham [1] South Shields,Durham. [1] Tyne Dock South Shields, 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 and Durham [1] Westoe, South Shields, County DUrham [1] Westoe, South Shields, County Durham [1] Whitburn, South Shields, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [59] Deck Hand [14] Ordinary Seaman [12] Sapper [12] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Able Seaman [7] Stoker [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Leading Stoker [3] AB [2] Acting Chief Stoker [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer [2] Driver [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Engineman [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Sergeant [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] A.C.1 [1] A.C.2 [1] AB (2) [1] ABMH [1] AM2 [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Major while 2nd in command of a battlion (Temp Capt and Lt Yeo T F) [1] Acting Serjeant and Instructor [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Apprentice [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [32] Durham Light Infantry [19] Royal Engineers [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [6] Royal Naval Division [6] HMS Victory I [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] HMS NEPTUNE [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] HMS Agincourt [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS President II [2] HMS Victory II [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Scots [2] Various HM Ships and Establishments [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Battalion 39th Garhwal Rifles [1] 208th Infantry Brigade [1] 39th Infantry Brigade Depot [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Reserve [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Civilian war death [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Europa II - M 33 [1]

Service

Royal Navy [944] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [222] British Army [100] Other Empire Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [328] B [292] M [290] C [277] H [257] W [244] R [182] P [164] D [162] T [157] G [155] L [139] F [114] J [111] A [110] K [67] E [63] N [62] Y [42] O [36] V [8] I [7] U [6] Q [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [2000] Military Service [1243]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Canada [2] Australia [1]

George Prowse

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3/9450 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7919 Private Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Shadwell Temple

Born 1894

Died 1959

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/1649 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 2nd (Hawke) Battalion

Royal Navy 2048 Private Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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John Woodall Marshall

Born 1892

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Legionnaire French Foreign Legion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 27th Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish)

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 27th Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish)

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Edwin Mason

Born 1887

Died 1979

British Army S3/030608 Private Army Service Corps 69 Depot Unit Supply

British Army S3/030608 Corporal Army Service Corps 69 Depot Unit Supply & 14th Divisional Field Bakery

British Army S3/030608 Serjeant Army Service Corps 14th Divisional Field Bakery

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Anthony Harkus Prowse

Born 1886

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS418

Royal Navy SS 418 AB Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy SS 418 AB (2) Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Andrew Leakie Brand

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 42835 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 42835 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Alfred Holman

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/4859 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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Charles Henry Smith

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14765 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 14765 Private Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

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John Simpson Kirkpatrick

Born 1892

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 202 Private Australian Army Medical Corps C Section No 3 Field Ambulance

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Henry Jones

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army TS/3384 Private Army Service Corps

British Army TS/3384 Shoeing Smith Army Service Corps Remount Depot

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Andrew Stobbs

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6597 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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John George Prowse

Born 1898

Died 1981

Royal Navy J39469 AB Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Alfred Lawson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 25241 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Ernest Dunn

Born 1890

Died 1968

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Thomas Aitken

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy U 1612 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1612U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve HMS Queen Mary

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Harold Jacks

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army Staff Captain 208th Infantry Brigade

British Army Staff Captain Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Albert Edward Bavidge

Born 1896

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784021

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784021 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Rochester Castling

Born 1894

Died 1942

British Army G/S 23200 Private 39th Infantry Brigade Depot

British Army G/S 23200 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn

British Army Cadet Officer Training

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George Lavers Prowse

Born 1885

Died 1928

British Army 20/1507 Private Northumberland Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Crawford

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 21427 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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