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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]

Frederick Fedarb

Born 1866

Died 1919

Royal Navy Staff Surgeon

Royal Navy Surgeon

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon

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John George Tate

Born 1882

British Army 15110 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 89754 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Field Artillery 82nd Battery

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George Estall Wardhaugh

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K26184 Stoker 1st Class HMS Flirt

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Alfred J Shaw

Born 1877

Died 1948

British Army 45367 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 302683 Private Tank Corps

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Thomas Simpson Thew

Born 1899

Died 1982

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class II HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Victory

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John Gatiss

Born 1877

Died 1951

Royal Navy 270322

Royal Navy 270322 ERA 3c HMS Shannon

Royal Navy 270322 ERA 2c HMS Shannon

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William Thomas Pattinson

Born 1879

Died 1949

British Army 272978 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 291 Private Royal Garrison Artillery No 6th Company (Supply) Durham

British Army 659 Private Egyptian Expeditionary Force 20th Northern Battalion Rifle Brigade

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William Hornsey Bennett

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 3/1777 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 60611 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Thomas M Anderson

Born 1884

British Army 8774 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 702063 Private Labour Corps

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George Banks

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23157

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Ford Stafford Jopling

Born 1886

Died 1940

British Army Honorary Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse

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Charles Or Karl Thompson Ranken

Born 1894

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Hugh Carr

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3244 Trooper Household Cavalry 1st Life Guards C Squadron

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 172 Tunnelling Company

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Ernest William Wright

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 21329 Royal Field Artillery

British Army GS/15437 Private Royal Fusiliers 2 Battalion

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Frederick Ephraim West

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 10495 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Todd Foots

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 59375 Private Welsh Regiment 15th Battalion

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Joseph Appleby May

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army DM2/168333 Private Army Service Corps

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John Johnson

Died 1915

British Army TS/3972 Strapper Army Service Corps

British Army TS/3972 Private Army Service Corps

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William John Drummond

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 372615 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5271 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Hope Cummins

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army G/6876 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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