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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]

Patrick Henry Mcevoy

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 24744 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Depot

British Army 5061 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 24774 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Depot

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John Vickerson

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 3193 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 275805 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1/7th Battalion

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Edward Rundle

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2261 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/8th Battalion

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David Pallas

Born 1888

Died 1972

British Army 31761 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 43256 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 251041 Private Royal Engineers

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Robert Duncan Brady

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 47390 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 23/1139 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 29th (Reserve) Battalion

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Ernest Stelling Hope

Born 1887

Died 1947

British Army 16/948 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers (attd.)

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John Cessford

Born 1894

Died 1980

British Army 134571 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Hunter Morrison

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 4670 Private London Regiment

British Army 4670 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372180 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Samuel Clarke

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army A/210 Driver Army Service Corps 4th Unit

British Army 31154 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Edward Wake

Born 1891

Died 1939

Other Empire Force Ship's Cook Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force Steward S.S. Kafiristan (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Merchant Navy

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William Elliott Thompson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 14236 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 14236 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 14236 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Aubrey Mellish Bray

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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John James Thew

Born 1866

Died 1921

Other Empire Force Merchant Navy

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William Bell

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 12346 Private Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 12346 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 4176 Private Hussars

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John Hodgson Nicholson

Born 1864

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Hernaman Cothay

Born 1884

Died 1979

Royal Navy Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander Temporary Service

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Frederick Trewhitt

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 21385 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21385 Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Philip Asquith

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy M15563 Carpenter's Crew HMS Queen Mary

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Henry Archibald

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K30606 Stoker 2nd Class HMS TURBULENT

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Alfred Charles Kayll

Born 1857

Died 1929

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Fusiliers

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