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Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [7]

Choppington, Northumberland [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Newcastle upon Tyne [3]

Auckland District, Durham [2]

Gateshead [2]

Hamgate Moor, Durham [2]

Hexham, Northumberland [2]

Kensington, London [2]

London [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Sunderland [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Tow Law, Durham [2]

Apperley Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Bellingham, Northumberland [1]

Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Benwell, Northumberland [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bowes House, Durham [1]

Brentford [1]

Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brymbs, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Byers Green, Durham [1]

Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chasetown, Staffordshire [1]

Chokcote [1]

Clackmannan, Scotland [1]

Cornsay, Durham [1]

Coxhoe, Durham [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalton, Lancashire [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dinapur, Bengal [1]

Dolgelly, Merionethshire [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dunston, Durham [1]

Durham [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Fyzabad [1]

Gateshead, Co Durham [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Rank

Captain [55]

Lieutenant [39]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Major [16]

Private [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Temporary Captain [10]

Corporal [4]

Acting Major [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant-Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander Temporary Service [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant/ Acting Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1]

temp. Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Northumberland Yeomanry [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/2nd Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

10th Lancers [1]

4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

5th Advanced Remount Depot [1]

5th Base Remount Depot Calais [1]

Army Service Corps, att R.F.C. [1]

Attached Head Quarters Transport Corps Royal Engineers [1]

Botha's Natal Horse [1]

Brigade Ammunition Column [1]

British Red Cross Society & Order of St John [1]

British Red Cross Society And Order Of St John Of Jerusalem [1]

Camel Transport and Supply Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Brigade [1]

Dennis Bayley Fund [1]

Deputy Assistant Director Railway Traffic [1]

Durham Light Infantry Attached Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Durham Light Infantry Territorial Force [1]

Durham Light Infantry/ Royal Engineers [1]

Durham Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Durham University Officers' Training Corps [1]

Durham Volunteer Corps [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army/Reserve of Officers/ Royal Engineers [1]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

Joint Committee British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [151]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Royal Navy [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [18]

C [15]

H [15]

W [15]

S [14]

M [10]

A [8]

G [8]

J [8]

R [8]

D [7]

P [7]

T [7]

L [5]

K [4]

F [3]

N [3]

E [2]

Y [2]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [147]

Ireland [1]

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People [161] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [7] Choppington, Northumberland [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Newcastle upon Tyne [3] Auckland District, Durham [2] Gateshead [2] Hamgate Moor, Durham [2] Hexham, Northumberland [2] Kensington, London [2] London [2] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Sunderland [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Tow Law, Durham [2] Apperley Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Bellingham, Northumberland [1] Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Benwell, Northumberland [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bowes House, Durham [1] Brentford [1] Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brymbs, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Byers Green, Durham [1] Calne, Wiltshire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chasetown, Staffordshire [1] Chokcote [1] Clackmannan, Scotland [1] Cornsay, Durham [1] Coxhoe, Durham [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalton, Lancashire [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dinapur, Bengal [1] Dolgelly, Merionethshire [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Dunston, Durham [1] Durham [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Fyzabad [1] Gateshead, Co Durham [1] Guildford, Surrey [1]

Rank

Captain [55] Lieutenant [39] Second Lieutenant [35] Major [16] Private [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Temporary Captain [10] Corporal [4] Acting Major [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant-Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander Temporary Service [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftsman [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant/ Acting Captain [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1] temp. Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43] Durham Light Infantry [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Northumberland Yeomanry [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/2nd Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] 10th Lancers [1] 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Territorial Force [1] 5th Advanced Remount Depot [1] 5th Base Remount Depot Calais [1] Army Service Corps, att R.F.C. [1] Attached Head Quarters Transport Corps Royal Engineers [1] Botha's Natal Horse [1] Brigade Ammunition Column [1] British Red Cross Society & Order of St John [1] British Red Cross Society And Order Of St John Of Jerusalem [1] Camel Transport and Supply Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Brigade [1] Dennis Bayley Fund [1] Deputy Assistant Director Railway Traffic [1] Durham Light Infantry Attached Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Durham Light Infantry Territorial Force [1] Durham Light Infantry/ Royal Engineers [1] Durham Royal Engineers Field Company [1] Durham University Officers' Training Corps [1] Durham Volunteer Corps [1] Essex Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army/Reserve of Officers/ Royal Engineers [1] Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1] Intelligence Corps [1] Joint Committee British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [151] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Royal Navy [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [18] C [15] H [15] W [15] S [14] M [10] A [8] G [8] J [8] R [8] D [7] P [7] T [7] L [5] K [4] F [3] N [3] E [2] Y [2] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [147] Ireland [1]

Charles Ernest Pumphrey

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army Temporary Captain Durham Light Infantry

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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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William John Sedcole

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Douglas Hay

Born 1888

Died 1949

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Ralph Victor Hare

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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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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George Dixon

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 11761 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Hugh Clarkson Annett

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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George Fenwick Hedley Charlton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain South Wales Borderers

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Edward Maurice Gregson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Territorial Force

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Arthur Michael Terry

Born 1864

Died 1939

British Army Major Durham Royal Engineers Field Company

British Army Major Royal Engineers Field Company

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Norman Elsdale Barber

Born 1888

Died 1951

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion

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Oscar Earnshaw

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 482 Serjeant Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Patrick Henderson

Born 1881

Died 1969

British Army 59240 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ford Stafford Jopling

Born 1886

Died 1940

British Army Honorary Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse

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Thomas John Muse

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 12155 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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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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John C Brown

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Engineers

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William Henry Ritson

Born 1867

Died 1942

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Regiment First Day of the Somme

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