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Place of birth

Sunderland [3]

Stranton, West Hartlepool [2]

West Hartlepool [2]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Allendale Cottages, Medomsley, Co. Durham [1]

Alvaston, Derby [1]

Arlington Road, Regents Park, St.Pancras, London [1]

Army Barracks, Dover, Kent [1]

Ballylongford, County Kerry [1]

Bath [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham [1]

Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland [1]

Blackpool [1]

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bowdon, Cheshire [1]

Brighton, East Sussex [1]

Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London, [1]

Cairo [1]

Carnkirk, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim [1]

Collon, County Louth [1]

Combe Down [1]

Combe Down, nr. Bath, Somerset [1]

Comber, County Down [1]

Coventry [1]

Darlington, Co. Durham [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Deraghland, Stradnoden, County Monaghan [1]

Drimeden Otagow [1]

Dulwich [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Elland near Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Enniskillen, County Fermanagh [1]

Gaulstown, Coole, County Westmeath [1]

Gillbrook Greasley, Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gorphwysfa, Tremadog, Wales [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead,London. [1]

Heigham, Norfolk [1]

Hendon, Sunderland, Co. Durham [1]

Holywood, Belfast, [1]

Kearsley Moor near Bolton [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leeds [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [45]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Major [9]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Field Marshal [3]

Lieutenant-Colonel [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Driver [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

A/ Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance/Corporal [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain/Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) [1]

Fusilier [1]

General [1]

Inspector General of HM Forces [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Orderly [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temp. Captain [1]

Temp. Major [1]

Temp/Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Royal Engineers [7]

Tank Corps [6]

4th Btn Tank Corps [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbyshire Regiment) [2]

Staff [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

14th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

15th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

2/1 North Riding Heavy Battery, RGA [1]

25th Bn., Machine Gun Corps [1]

31st Garrison Infantry Battalion [1]

4th Queen's Own Hussars [1]

7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

7th Hussars [1]

9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers att 109 Light T M B [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps (Canteens) [1]

British Expeditionary Force [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers [1]

General List [1]

Service

British Army [105]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

H [9]

M [9]

S [9]

R [8]

C [7]

G [6]

A [5]

T [5]

K [4]

L [4]

W [4]

D [3]

F [3]

P [3]

E [2]

I [2]

N [2]

J [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Ireland [4]

India [2]

Argentina [1]

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People [107] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sunderland [3] Stranton, West Hartlepool [2] West Hartlepool [2] Aldershot, Hants [1] Allendale Cottages, Medomsley, Co. Durham [1] Alvaston, Derby [1] Arlington Road, Regents Park, St.Pancras, London [1] Army Barracks, Dover, Kent [1] Ballylongford, County Kerry [1] Bath [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham [1] Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland [1] Blackpool [1] Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bowdon, Cheshire [1] Brighton, East Sussex [1] Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London, [1] Cairo [1] Carnkirk, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim [1] Collon, County Louth [1] Combe Down [1] Combe Down, nr. Bath, Somerset [1] Comber, County Down [1] Coventry [1] Darlington, Co. Durham [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Deraghland, Stradnoden, County Monaghan [1] Drimeden Otagow [1] Dulwich [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Elland near Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Enniskillen, County Fermanagh [1] Gaulstown, Coole, County Westmeath [1] Gillbrook Greasley, Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire [1] Glasgow [1] Gorphwysfa, Tremadog, Wales [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead,London. [1] Heigham, Norfolk [1] Hendon, Sunderland, Co. Durham [1] Holywood, Belfast, [1] Kearsley Moor near Bolton [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [45] Captain [16] Lieutenant [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Major [9] Gunner [7] Corporal [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Field Marshal [3] Lieutenant-Colonel [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Driver [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] A/ Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance/Corporal [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Captain/Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) [1] Fusilier [1] General [1] Inspector General of HM Forces [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major General [1] Midshipman [1] Orderly [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Surgeon [1] Temp. Captain [1] Temp. Major [1] Temp/Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [24] Royal Engineers [7] Tank Corps [6] 4th Btn Tank Corps [5] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] London Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] French Red Cross [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbyshire Regiment) [2] Staff [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 14th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 15th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] 2/1 North Riding Heavy Battery, RGA [1] 25th Bn., Machine Gun Corps [1] 31st Garrison Infantry Battalion [1] 4th Queen's Own Hussars [1] 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 7th Hussars [1] 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers att 109 Light T M B [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps (Canteens) [1] British Expeditionary Force [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers [1] General List [1]

Service

British Army [105] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] H [9] M [9] S [9] R [8] C [7] G [6] A [5] T [5] K [4] L [4] W [4] D [3] F [3] P [3] E [2] I [2] N [2] J [1] O [1] Q [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Ireland [4] India [2] Argentina [1]

James William Sinclair Grabham

Born 1886

Died 1968

British Army

British Army 42864 Trooper Northumberland Regiment 3/1 northumberland Battalion

British Army 42864 Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 5th Battalion

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Ernest Vaux

Born 1865

Died 1925

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry

British Army Durham Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Durham Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Sidney Frank Godley

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 13814 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Henry Webber

Born 1849

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Worthington Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18/914 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/914 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/914 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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William Thomas Simmons

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 361754 Private Labour Corps

British Army 1774 Private Herefordshire Regiment, Territorial Force

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James Barker Bradford

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 2187 Private Northumberland Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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John Robert Adamson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 18/661 Acting Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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James Walter Thomas Harris

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 10314 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 19898 Private 25th Bn., Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19898 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alix Oliffe Liddle

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 18/107 Acting Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/107 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Douglas Lowe

Born 1879

Died 1922

British Army Temporary Major Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain/Adjutant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Theophilus Jones

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 18/295 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/295 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles Wynn Tilly

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry

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Harold Victor Birks

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18/687 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/687 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Henry John, Known As Harry Patch

Born 1898

Died 2009

British Army 29295 Lance Corporal 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George A Coppard

Born 1898

Died 1984

British Army 19012 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 701 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

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David Bertram Marsden

Born 1887

Died 1969

British Army 557 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 200719 Lance Corporal 4th Btn Tank Corps

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Ernest Davies

Born 1896

Died 1987

British Army 5383 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 702175 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

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Richard Richardson King

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 17789 Private Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 17789 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Percy Edgar Eyres Chappell

Born 1885

Died 1972

British Army 7578 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Major Somerset Light Infantry

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