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Sunderland, Durham [2168]

Sunderland, County Durham [76]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [29]

Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [20]

Sunderland Durham [18]

Southwick, Sunderland, Durham [13]

Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [10]

Sunderland, County Durham, England [10]

Ryhope, Sunderland, Durham [9]

Silksworth, Sunderland, Durham [7]

Sunderland, Co Durham [7]

Fulwell, Sunderland, Durham [6]

Whitburn, Sunderland, Durham [5]

Sunderland, Co. Durham [4]

Sunderland,Durham [4]

Durham Sunderland [3]

Durham, Sunderland, Durham [3]

Haswell, Sunderland, Durham [3]

Roker, Sunderland, Durham [3]

Sunderland,Durham. [3]

Durham, Sunderland [2]

Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Millfield, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Monkwearmouth Sunderland, Durham [2]

Pallion, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Penshaw, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Seaham, Sunderland, Durham [2]

South Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Sunderland Durham England [2]

Sunderland, Co Durham. [2]

Sunderland, co Durham [2]

19 Charles Street , Sunderland , Sunderland and Durham. [1]

Ayres Quay, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Bishop Wearmouth Sunderland, Durham [1]

Boldon, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Bond St, Sunderland, Co Durham [1]

Crow Hall Cottages, Sunderland Road, Felling, Durham [1]

Deptford, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Easington Lane, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Hawthorn, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Hendon Sunderland, Durham [1]

Hendon, Sunderland Durham [1]

Hendon, Sunderland, Co. Durham [1]

Herrington, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Hetton-le-Hole Sunderland, Durham [1]

Hilton Downs, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Humble, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Mere Knolls House, Seaburn, Sunderland, Co. Durham [1]

Millfield Sunderland, Durham [1]

Millfield, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Stoker 1st Class [38]

Ordinary Seaman [34]

Able Seaman [23]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Deck Hand [19]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [12]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Captain [6]

Rifleman [5]

Sapper [5]

Stoker [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Civilian [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Boy II [2]

Cadet [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A. Mech 2 [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander Temporary Service [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [69]

Royal Naval Reserve [28]

Royal Engineers [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

HMS Victory I [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

HMS Ganges [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

HMS MALAYA [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS BENBOW [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS CANADA [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS Vanguard [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Galway Castle [3]

HMS "Pembroke" [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS Calliope [3]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

French Red Cross [2]

H.M.S. "Hampshire" [2]

HMS "Victory" [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS DUBLIN [2]

HMS Glatton [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS TIPPERARY [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1731]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [517]

British Army [200]

Other Empire Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [236]

H [224]

B [222]

C [216]

S [216]

W [215]

R [133]

D [131]

P [117]

L [112]

G [105]

T [96]

A [91]

F [86]

J [61]

E [54]

K [52]

N [41]

O [16]

V [13]

Y [13]

I [9]

U [6]

Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2415]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [124]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [2168] Sunderland, County Durham [76] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [29] Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [20] Sunderland Durham [18] Southwick, Sunderland, Durham [13] Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [10] Sunderland, County Durham, England [10] Ryhope, Sunderland, Durham [9] Silksworth, Sunderland, Durham [7] Sunderland, Co Durham [7] Fulwell, Sunderland, Durham [6] Whitburn, Sunderland, Durham [5] Sunderland, Co. Durham [4] Sunderland,Durham [4] Durham Sunderland [3] Durham, Sunderland, Durham [3] Haswell, Sunderland, Durham [3] Roker, Sunderland, Durham [3] Sunderland,Durham. [3] Durham, Sunderland [2] Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham [2] Millfield, Sunderland, Durham [2] Monkwearmouth Sunderland, Durham [2] Pallion, Sunderland, Durham [2] Penshaw, Sunderland, Durham [2] Seaham, Sunderland, Durham [2] South Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [2] Sunderland Durham England [2] Sunderland, Co Durham. [2] Sunderland, co Durham [2] 19 Charles Street , Sunderland , Sunderland and Durham. [1] Ayres Quay, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Bishop Wearmouth Sunderland, Durham [1] Boldon, Sunderland, Durham [1] Bond St, Sunderland, Co Durham [1] Crow Hall Cottages, Sunderland Road, Felling, Durham [1] Deptford, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Easington Lane, Sunderland, Durham [1] Hawthorn, Sunderland, Durham [1] Hendon Sunderland, Durham [1] Hendon, Sunderland Durham [1] Hendon, Sunderland, Co. Durham [1] Herrington, Sunderland, Durham [1] Hetton-le-Hole Sunderland, Durham [1] Hilton Downs, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Humble, Sunderland, Durham [1] Mere Knolls House, Seaburn, Sunderland, Co. Durham [1] Millfield Sunderland, Durham [1] Millfield, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [123] Stoker 1st Class [38] Ordinary Seaman [34] Able Seaman [23] Second Lieutenant [21] Deck Hand [19] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Lieutenant [13] Stoker 2nd Class [12] Gunner [11] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Boy 2nd Class [6] Captain [6] Rifleman [5] Sapper [5] Stoker [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Civilian [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Sergeant [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Boy II [2] Cadet [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A. Mech 2 [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander Temporary Service [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [69] Royal Naval Reserve [28] Royal Engineers [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] HMS Victory I [10] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Flying Corps [8] HMS Ganges [6] HMS IRON DUKE [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] HMS INVINCIBLE [5] HMS MALAYA [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] HMS Ajax [4] HMS BENBOW [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS CANADA [4] HMS LION [4] HMS Vanguard [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Galway Castle [3] HMS "Pembroke" [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS Calliope [3] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] French Red Cross [2] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [2] HMS "Victory" [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS DUBLIN [2] HMS Glatton [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS TIPPERARY [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory II [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1731] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [517] British Army [200] Other Empire Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [236] H [224] B [222] C [216] S [216] W [215] R [133] D [131] P [117] L [112] G [105] T [96] A [91] F [86] J [61] E [54] K [52] N [41] O [16] V [13] Y [13] I [9] U [6] Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2415] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [124] Canada [1] Germany [1] India [1]

William Stephenson

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 2003 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Private

British Army 42734 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Norman James Brotherton

Born 1888

Died 1956

British Army Second Lieutenant 63rd Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Cyclist Corps Northern Cyclist Battalion

British Army Officer Cadet Officers Training Corps Cambridge University Contingent

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Francis Taylor Fitzakerley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12395 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 7th Battalion

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James William Sinclair Grabham

Born 1886

Died 1968

British Army

British Army 42864 Trooper Northumberland Regiment 3/1 northumberland Battalion

British Army 42864 Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 5th Battalion

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Gowland C Grief

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 30123 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 22/643 Private Durham Light Infantry 22nd (Service) Battalion

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Leonard Stanley Morck

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 85428 Private General List 27 Infantry Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant RAF

British Army King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Worthington Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18/914 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/914 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/914 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Thomas Taylor Gardner

Born 1864

Died 1945

Other Empire Force Marine Engineer Merchant Navy ships

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John William Jackling

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army 109807 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Angus Phillipson

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 28857 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 96274 Private London Regiment 19th battalion london regiment (st Battalion

British Army 28857 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

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Ernest Young

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15717 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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William Hector Short

Born 1885

Died 1972

Royal Navy K35715

Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class HMS PEMBROKE

Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class HMS PYRAMUS

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George Edwin Fowler

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 2096 Private London Regiment

British Army 2096 Private London Regiment 1/15

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Frederick William Harrison

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army T/1171 Driver Army Service Corps Transport

British Army T4/213937 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 8th Battalion (Territorial)

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Wilfred Gordon Smith

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 20017 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles William Lamb

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy F2406 HMS "Pembroke"

Royal Navy F2406 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F2406 Leading Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

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Rawston Calmady C Bailey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1942 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Scottish Reserve Battalion

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Henry Charlton

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 15635 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 15635 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Thomas Howarth

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army R4/069454 Private Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Depot, 5th Battalion

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John Metcalf

Born 1881

British Army 6184 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7018 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd Volunteer Battalion

British Army 6184 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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