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Willington, Durham [42]

Willington Quay, Northumberland [15]

Willington Quay, Northumberland, England [15]

Willington, County Durham [8]

Willington [5]

Willington, Somerset [4]

Willington England [2]

Willington, Derbyshire [2]

Willington, Kent [2]

Willington, Maidstone, Kent [2]

Willington, Northumberland [2]

Willington, Shropshire [2]

Cross St, Oakenshaw Colliery, Willington, County Durham [1]

Rough Lea, Hunwick, Willington, Co Durham [1]

Sunnybrow, Willington, Durham [1]

Willington Derbyshire England [1]

Willington Quay, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Willington Quay, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Willington Quay, Wallsend [1]

Willington Quay, Wallsend, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Willington Stables, Northumberland [1]

Willington on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Willington, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Willington, Co. Durham [1]

Willington, Durham, England [1]

Willington, England [1]

Willington, Lancashire [1]

Willington, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Willington, Northumberland, England [1]

Willington, Shipston on Stour [1]

Willington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [23]

2nd Captain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Area Controller [1]

Captain [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engineman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Mechanic [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

private [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Forces [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chinese Labour Corps* [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS 'Vala' [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Neptune [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusilers [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Lady Cory Wright." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter 'Present Help' [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Ceto [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [40]

British Army [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [14]

S [12]

M [11]

P [11]

G [10]

W [9]

T [8]

A [7]

H [6]

C [5]

L [5]

R [5]

D [4]

F [3]

K [3]

J [2]

N [2]

E [1]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Willington, Durham [42] Willington Quay, Northumberland [15] Willington Quay, Northumberland, England [15] Willington, County Durham [8] Willington [5] Willington, Somerset [4] Willington England [2] Willington, Derbyshire [2] Willington, Kent [2] Willington, Maidstone, Kent [2] Willington, Northumberland [2] Willington, Shropshire [2] Cross St, Oakenshaw Colliery, Willington, County Durham [1] Rough Lea, Hunwick, Willington, Co Durham [1] Sunnybrow, Willington, Durham [1] Willington Derbyshire England [1] Willington Quay, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Willington Quay, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Willington Quay, Wallsend [1] Willington Quay, Wallsend, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Willington Stables, Northumberland [1] Willington on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Willington, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Willington, Co. Durham [1] Willington, Durham, England [1] Willington, England [1] Willington, Lancashire [1] Willington, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Willington, Northumberland, England [1] Willington, Shipston on Stour [1] Willington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [23] 2nd Captain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Area Controller [1] Captain [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engineman [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Mechanic [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Captain [1] private [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Labour Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Canadian Forces [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chinese Labour Corps* [1] Connaught Rangers [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS 'Vala' [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Neptune [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusilers [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Lady Cory Wright." [1] Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter 'Present Help' [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Ceto [1] Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [40] British Army [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [14] S [12] M [11] P [11] G [10] W [9] T [8] A [7] H [6] C [5] L [5] R [5] D [4] F [3] K [3] J [2] N [2] E [1] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1]

Levi Millward

Born 1886

Died 1932

British Army 2518 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760858 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Charles Nottingham

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 7/3631 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 291065 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion

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Thomas William Wadey

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3291 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 278291 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 3291 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 32nd Trench Howitzer Battery

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William Marcus Bell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 97438 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Robert William Stamper

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14568 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th (Service) Battalion

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Herbert Birchonall Chorlton

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 46316 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Matthew Tinnion

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96567

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Samuel Armstrong

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261510

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Charles Alfred Judd

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260172

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Arthur Hodds. Mid

Born 1882

Royal Navy ES 650 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 650 ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Ceto

Royal Navy 650E S Engineman Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter 'Present Help'

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John Cummings

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168654

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Charles William Stuart

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10063

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Henry Medde

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408301

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Thomas Scratcher

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62753

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George Burdon Mckean

Born 1888

Died 1926

British Army 436568 Serjeant Canadian Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Canadian Forces

British Army Temporary Captain Canadian Forces

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Michael Connelly

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4295 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Francis Durkin

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 2086 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200430 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2086 / 200430 private Yorkshire 4th

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Elizabeth Jane Adams

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Florence Wade

Born 1897

British Army

British Army Area Controller Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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George Luke Gatiss

Born 1873

Died 1950

British Army 26190 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 26190 Sergeant Northumberland Fusilers 2nd Battalion

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