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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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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]

Rev. Philip Thomas Byard Clayton

Born 1885

Died 1972

British Army Chaplain Chaplain to the Forces

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Edward Kinder Bradbury

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery L Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

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David Nelson

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 34419 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 34419 Sergeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 34419 Major Royal Horse Artillery D Battery, 59th Brigade

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Clement Richard Attlee

Born 1883

Died 1967

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Major South Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Albert Christian Geo. Andrew Patrick David His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Major Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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The Viscount John Denton Pinkstone French

Born 1852

Died 1925

British Army Colonel

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Cadet

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Frederick Alick Osborne

Born 1894

British Army 68372 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 68372 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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