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Stockton on Tees, Durham [273]

Stockton, Durham [220]

Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [86]

Stockton New South Wales [83]

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [81]

Stockton [30]

Stockton-on-Tees [23]

Stockton on Tees [20]

Stockton England [17]

Stockton On Tees England [13]

Stockton on Tees, County Durham [13]

Stockton Heath, Cheshire [12]

Stockton, County Durham [11]

Stockton, Yorkshire [9]

Stockton-on-Tees England [9]

Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire [7]

Norton, Stockton on Tees, Durham [5]

Stockton-on-Tees, England [5]

Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire [5]

Stockton-on-Tees. [5]

Stockton on Tees England [4]

Stockton-On-Tees England [4]

Stockton-On-Tees, Durham [4]

Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England [3]

Stockton On Tees, Durham [3]

Stockton on Tees,Durham [3]

Stockton, New South Wales [3]

Stockton, Warwickshire [3]

Stockton-On-Tees [3]

Stockton on Tees County Durham [2]

Stockton on Tees, Co. Durham [2]

Stockton on tees [2]

Stockton, Devon [2]

Stockton-on-Lees, Durham [2]

Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham [2]

Stockton-on-Trees England [2]

Appleton, Stockton Heath [1]

Billingham, Stockton [1]

Billingham, Stockton on Tees, Durham [1]

Bishopton, Stockton on Tees [1]

Carlton Stockton, Durham [1]

Durham C Stockton [1]

Eaglescliffe, Stockton, Co Durham [1]

Norton, Stockton-on-Tees [1]

Norton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham [1]

South Stockton, Durham [1]

St James, Stockton on Tees, Co Durham [1]

St Thomas, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham [1]

St. Patrick's, Stockton, Durham [1]

St. Peter's, Stockton-on-Tees [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Stoker [59]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Driver [3]

Rifleman [3]

Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

A/CQMS [1]

AC 2 [1]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major/Lieutenant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook (Baker) [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier (Driver) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Legionnaire [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant RMLI [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [55]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal." [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS IRON DUKE [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vanguard [3]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. " Princess Royal." [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

149th Brigade [1]

Service

Royal Navy [470]

British Army [170]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [164]

Australian Imperial Force [143]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [105]

B [102]

S [98]

W [81]

C [76]

M [73]

D [53]

P [51]

F [48]

L [48]

T [47]

R [45]

G [43]

A [42]

J [41]

K [20]

E [19]

N [15]

O [14]

V [7]

Y [5]

I [4]

Q [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [864]

Merchant Navy [91]

Country

United Kingdom [73]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Stockton on Tees, Durham [273] Stockton, Durham [220] Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [86] Stockton New South Wales [83] Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [81] Stockton [30] Stockton-on-Tees [23] Stockton on Tees [20] Stockton England [17] Stockton On Tees England [13] Stockton on Tees, County Durham [13] Stockton Heath, Cheshire [12] Stockton, County Durham [11] Stockton, Yorkshire [9] Stockton-on-Tees England [9] Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire [7] Norton, Stockton on Tees, Durham [5] Stockton-on-Tees, England [5] Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire [5] Stockton-on-Tees. [5] Stockton on Tees England [4] Stockton-On-Tees England [4] Stockton-On-Tees, Durham [4] Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England [3] Stockton On Tees, Durham [3] Stockton on Tees,Durham [3] Stockton, New South Wales [3] Stockton, Warwickshire [3] Stockton-On-Tees [3] Stockton on Tees County Durham [2] Stockton on Tees, Co. Durham [2] Stockton on tees [2] Stockton, Devon [2] Stockton-on-Lees, Durham [2] Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham [2] Stockton-on-Trees England [2] Appleton, Stockton Heath [1] Billingham, Stockton [1] Billingham, Stockton on Tees, Durham [1] Bishopton, Stockton on Tees [1] Carlton Stockton, Durham [1] Durham C Stockton [1] Eaglescliffe, Stockton, Co Durham [1] Norton, Stockton-on-Tees [1] Norton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham [1] South Stockton, Durham [1] St James, Stockton on Tees, Co Durham [1] St Thomas, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham [1] St. Patrick's, Stockton, Durham [1] St. Peter's, Stockton-on-Tees [1]

Rank

Private [108] Stoker [59] Second Lieutenant [13] Serjeant [11] Corporal [9] Gunner [9] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Driver [3] Rifleman [3] Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] A/CQMS [1] AC 2 [1] AC I [1] AC II [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major/Lieutenant [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Clerk [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook (Baker) [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Flight Cadet [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier (Driver) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Legionnaire [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant RMLI [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [55] Durham Light Infantry [27] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [17] Royal Engineers [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [7] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal." [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] HMS Victory II [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS IRON DUKE [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vanguard [3] HMS Fearless [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. " Princess Royal." [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pembroke [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 149th Brigade [1]

Service

Royal Navy [470] British Army [170] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [164] Australian Imperial Force [143] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [105] B [102] S [98] W [81] C [76] M [73] D [53] P [51] F [48] L [48] T [47] R [45] G [43] A [42] J [41] K [20] E [19] N [15] O [14] V [7] Y [5] I [4] Q [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [864] Merchant Navy [91]

Country

United Kingdom [73] Canada [2] Australia [1] France [1] Germany [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Norman Alexander Veitch

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 1141 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 1141 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240082 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Charles Bertram Spires

Born 1884

Died 1940

British Army 165872 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 103 Brigade RFA

British Army A/CQMS Royal Field Artillery 102 Brigade RFA

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Harold Osborne

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 57820 Private Liverpool Regiment 19th Battlion

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James Casey

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 30903 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 30903 Private Yorkshire Regiment Labour Battalion

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John George Butterfield

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 99906 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 99906 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 230th. Siege Battery

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Thomas Quinn

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6/2403 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 6/2403 Private 149th Brigade 6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Norman Cleminson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18/232 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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William Richmond Clephan

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2301 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion (Territorial)

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Edgar Duffin

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 6003 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Vincent Brotherton

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army PS/2473 Private Royal Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st Battalion

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Edward Dodds

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army SR/117 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No. 2 Depot

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John Cecil Wilson

Born 1880

Died 1934

British Army 9/7313 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 325688 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Turnbull

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 9070 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 7754 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7754 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Norman Frankish Graham

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attached to 6th Battalion London Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis Grimshaw

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 54245 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 54245 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frederick Austin Lackenby Hardy

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 196092 Pioneer Royal Engineers Special Brigade Depot

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Edward Cooper

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army R 2794 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas Thomas

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 8725 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 8725 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Ernest Jobling

Born 1880

British Army M2/192472 Private Army Service Corps 36th Mechanical Transport

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Samuel Lee

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 7585 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7585S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Natal."

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