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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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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]

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Born 1874

Died 1965

British Army Major Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) 4th Queen's Own Hussars

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Reginald Bastard

Born 1880

Died 1960

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Charles Foot

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 35447 Welsh Regiment

British Army 40342 Gunner Tank Corps 4th Battalion

British Army 40342 Lance Corporal Tank Corps "D" Battalion

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Robert Spence

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 5428 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Herbert Moss

Born 1880

Died 1963

British Army 18/544 Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/544 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Arthur Reginald Birks

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18/663 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/663 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/663 Acting Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Ernest Seaman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army C/A/367702 Private Army Service Corps (Canteens)

British Army 42364 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Baggott

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 18/686 Acting Lance/Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/686 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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John Kipling

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Irish Guards Reserve Bn.

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Irish Guards 2nd Bn.

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards. 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Samuel Thomas Mbe

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 27435 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/32139 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Charles Campbell May

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Robert Hardy Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1970

Royal Navy Assistant Engineer (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army Lieutenant General List

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Frederick William Tipping

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 110380 Gunner 4th Btn Tank Corps

British Army 110380 Gunner Tank Corps

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Harry Foyle

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41285 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Patrick Joseph Kennedy

Born 1893

Died 1981

British Army 10826 Private Manchester Regiment 18th manchest Battalion

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Thomas Minks

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 18/328 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/328 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Maurice James Dease

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 4th bn. royal fusiliers (city of lond Battalion

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Charles E Matthews

Born 1897

British Army 18580 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 18580 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson

Born 1889

Died 1946

British Army 1753 Private Royal Army Medical Corps (Transport)

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Walter Rogers

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 18/369 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 18/369 Private Durham Light Infantry

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