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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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People [2469] Stories Communities

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]

Joseph Thornton Tinkler

Born 1897

Royal Navy M18568

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John Mason

Born 1895

British Army 1097 (incomplete) Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Thomas Hardy

Born 1898

British Army 8822 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35397 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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August Jeffrey Hardy

Born 1879

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Ernest Edward Dick

Born 1882

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James Burton

Born 1902

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Patrick Patterson

Born 1892

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Herbert Jenkins

Born 1886

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James Alexander Emery

Born 1888

Royal Navy F22993

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