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Sunderland, Durham [2168]

Sunderland [402]

Sunderland England [159]

Sunderland, County Durham [76]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [29]

Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [20]

Sunderland Durham [18]

Sunderland, England [15]

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]

Sunderland, Ontario [7]

Fulwell, Sunderland, Durham [6]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland [6]

North Sunderland, Northumberland [5]

Whitburn, Sunderland, Durham [5]

Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland [4]

Southwick, Sunderland [4]

Sunderland, Co. Durham [4]

Durham Sunderland [3]

Durham, Sunderland, Durham [3]

Fulwell, Sunderland [3]

Haswell, Sunderland, Durham [3]

Roker, Sunderland, Durham [3]

Ryhope Sunderland [3]

Southwick Sunderland [3]

Sunderland,Durham [3]

Sunderland,Durham. [3]

Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland [2]

Deptford, Sunderland [2]

Durham, Sunderland [2]

Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Millfield, Sunderland [2]

Millfield, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Monkwearmouth Sunderland [2]

Monkwearmouth Sunderland, Durham [2]

Pallion, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Penshaw, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Ryhope, Sunderland [2]

SUNDERLAND [2]

Seaham, Sunderland, Durham [2]

South Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [2]

Sunderland Durham England [2]

Sunderland, Co Durham. [2]

Sunderland, Devon [2]

Sunderland, Yorkshire [2]

Sunderland,Co.Durham. [2]

Rank

Private [286]

Stoker 1st Class [38]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Ordinary Seaman [36]

Corporal [32]

Gunner [28]

Lance Corporal [25]

Able Seaman [24]

Lieutenant [24]

Driver [22]

Deck Hand [21]

Serjeant [19]

Boy 1st Class [15]

Sapper [15]

Stoker 2nd Class [14]

Captain [13]

Stoker [10]

Sergeant [7]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Rifleman [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Trooper [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Major [4]

Trimmer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Civilian [3]

Flight Lieutenant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy II [2]

Cadet [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [138]

Royal Naval Reserve [44]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Royal Engineers [31]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [26]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

HMS Victory I [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

HMS CANADA [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

HMS MALAYA [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Training Reserve [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

HMS Ajax [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS Vanguard [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Canadian Engineers [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

Galway Castle [3]

HMS BENBOW [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS Calliope [3]

Service

Royal Navy [1935]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [523]

British Army [475]

Australian Imperial Force [161]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Other Empire Force [21]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [291]

M [288]

H [287]

C [274]

W [274]

S [269]

D [167]

R [166]

P [150]

G [137]

T [137]

L [136]

A [124]

F [108]

J [80]

E [68]

K [61]

N [51]

V [22]

Y [20]

O [19]

I [10]

U [9]

Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [3013]

Merchant Navy [57]

Country

United Kingdom [196]

Canada [3]

Germany [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [2168] Sunderland [402] Sunderland England [159] Sunderland, County Durham [76] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [29] Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [20] Sunderland Durham [18] Sunderland, England [15] 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] Sunderland, Ontario [7] Fulwell, Sunderland, Durham [6] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland [6] North Sunderland, Northumberland [5] Whitburn, Sunderland, Durham [5] Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland [4] Southwick, Sunderland [4] Sunderland, Co. Durham [4] Durham Sunderland [3] Durham, Sunderland, Durham [3] Fulwell, Sunderland [3] Haswell, Sunderland, Durham [3] Roker, Sunderland, Durham [3] Ryhope Sunderland [3] Southwick Sunderland [3] Sunderland,Durham [3] Sunderland,Durham. [3] Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland [2] Deptford, Sunderland [2] Durham, Sunderland [2] Grangetown, Sunderland, Durham [2] Millfield, Sunderland [2] Millfield, Sunderland, Durham [2] Monkwearmouth Sunderland [2] Monkwearmouth Sunderland, Durham [2] Pallion, Sunderland, Durham [2] Penshaw, Sunderland, Durham [2] Ryhope, Sunderland [2] SUNDERLAND [2] Seaham, Sunderland, Durham [2] South Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [2] Sunderland Durham England [2] Sunderland, Co Durham. [2] Sunderland, Devon [2] Sunderland, Yorkshire [2] Sunderland,Co.Durham. [2]

Rank

Private [286] Stoker 1st Class [38] Second Lieutenant [37] Ordinary Seaman [36] Corporal [32] Gunner [28] Lance Corporal [25] Able Seaman [24] Lieutenant [24] Driver [22] Deck Hand [21] Serjeant [19] Boy 1st Class [15] Sapper [15] Stoker 2nd Class [14] Captain [13] Stoker [10] Sergeant [7] Boy 2nd Class [6] Rifleman [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Trooper [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Major [4] Trimmer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Civilian [3] Flight Lieutenant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Pioneer [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman Driver [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Boy II [2] Cadet [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Engine Room Artificer [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [138] Royal Naval Reserve [44] Royal Field Artillery [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Royal Engineers [31] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [29] Army Service Corps [26] Labour Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] HMS Victory I [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] London Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Air Force [7] HMS CANADA [6] HMS IRON DUKE [6] HMS MALAYA [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] HMS Ganges [5] HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Training Reserve [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] HMS Ajax [4] HMS LION [4] HMS Vanguard [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Canadian Engineers [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] Galway Castle [3] HMS BENBOW [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS Calliope [3]

Service

Royal Navy [1935] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [523] British Army [475] Australian Imperial Force [161] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Other Empire Force [21] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [291] M [288] H [287] C [274] W [274] S [269] D [167] R [166] P [150] G [137] T [137] L [136] A [124] F [108] J [80] E [68] K [61] N [51] V [22] Y [20] O [19] I [10] U [9] Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [3013] Merchant Navy [57]

Country

United Kingdom [196] Canada [3] Germany [2] Australia [1] France [1] India [1]

John Roach

Born 1890

Died 1928

British Army 29598 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Todd

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army RTS/3362 Private Strapper Army Service Corps

British Army TS/3362 Private Army Service Corps

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George Cunningham

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 52594 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Briggs

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25141 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 25141 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Bn 64th Brigade

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John Gill

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 270669 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Royal Navy 270669 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class

Royal Navy 270669 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

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Joseph Hewitson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41242

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Bernard Foley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 20290 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 20290 Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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John Feetham Green

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 7th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 7th Battalion (Territorial)

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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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David Wooton

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 9427 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph William Paulin

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6124 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307310 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Turnbull

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 3rd Engineer Merchant Navy Orangemoor

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Joseph Francis Mccormack

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

British Army 2nd Lieut Sherwood Foresters 13th Battalion

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Thomas Herbert Greenlees

Born 1898

Died 1961

British Army 1044 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1044 Sergeant

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Robert Smurthwaite Thew

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3044 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 7/3044 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/7th

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Joseph Lewins

Died 1914

British Army 44526 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Wilson Keehner

Born 1889

Died 1950

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George Barker

Born 1897

Died 1947

British Army 27442 Private Grenadier Guards

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