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Lanchester, Co Durham [6]

Sacriston, Co Durham [6]

Burnhope, Co Durham [5]

South Shields, Tyne and Wear [2]

Witton Gilbert, Co Durham [2]

Battersea, Middlesex [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Birtley, Tyne & Wear [1]

Brandon, Co Durham [1]

Broad Oak, Shotley [1]

Broomside, Durham [1]

Burnmoor, Sunderland [1]

Byer Moor, Gateshead [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Consett, Co Durham [1]

Cornsay, Co Durham [1]

Crook, Co Durham [1]

Daisy Hill, Sacriston, Durham [1]

Darlington, Co Durham [1]

Ebchester, Co Durham [1]

Edmondsley, Durham [1]

Elswick, Northumberland [1]

Ferryhill, Co Durham [1]

Findon Hill, Sacriston, Co Durham [1]

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear [1]

Gilesgate, Durham City [1]

Houghton-le-Spring [1]

Hull, East Yorkshire [1]

Jobs Hill, Helmington Row, Crook, Co Durham [1]

Kellie, Co Durham [1]

Kimblesworth, Co Durham [1]

Malton Colliery, Co Durham [1]

Millfield, Sunderland [1]

Nettlesworth, Durham [1]

Newbottle, Houghton le Spring [1]

Newcastle [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Quebec, Esh, Co Durham [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Scalby, Yorkshire, East Riding [1]

Seaham Colliery, Co Durham [1]

Sewerby, East Yorkshire [1]

Shadforth, Durham [1]

Spennymoor, Co Durham [1]

Sunderland [1]

Sunnybrow, Crook, Co Durham [1]

Swardeston, Norfolk [1]

Teesdale [1]

Trimdon Colliery, Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Lance Corporal [12]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [53]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cavalry Indian Army [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

HMS Narbrough [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Army Medical Coprs [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Suffolk Cyclist [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [85]

Royal Navy [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [20]

H [7]

S [7]

C [6]

L [6]

M [6]

J [5]

W [5]

F [4]

R [4]

D [3]

K [3]

A [2]

G [2]

O [2]

P [2]

Q [2]

T [2]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [88]

Country

United Kingdom [62]

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People [89] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lanchester, Co Durham [6] Sacriston, Co Durham [6] Burnhope, Co Durham [5] South Shields, Tyne and Wear [2] Witton Gilbert, Co Durham [2] Battersea, Middlesex [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Birtley, Tyne & Wear [1] Brandon, Co Durham [1] Broad Oak, Shotley [1] Broomside, Durham [1] Burnmoor, Sunderland [1] Byer Moor, Gateshead [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Consett, Co Durham [1] Cornsay, Co Durham [1] Crook, Co Durham [1] Daisy Hill, Sacriston, Durham [1] Darlington, Co Durham [1] Ebchester, Co Durham [1] Edmondsley, Durham [1] Elswick, Northumberland [1] Ferryhill, Co Durham [1] Findon Hill, Sacriston, Co Durham [1] Gateshead, Tyne and Wear [1] Gilesgate, Durham City [1] Houghton-le-Spring [1] Hull, East Yorkshire [1] Jobs Hill, Helmington Row, Crook, Co Durham [1] Kellie, Co Durham [1] Kimblesworth, Co Durham [1] Malton Colliery, Co Durham [1] Millfield, Sunderland [1] Nettlesworth, Durham [1] Newbottle, Houghton le Spring [1] Newcastle [1] Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Quebec, Esh, Co Durham [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Scalby, Yorkshire, East Riding [1] Seaham Colliery, Co Durham [1] Sewerby, East Yorkshire [1] Shadforth, Durham [1] Spennymoor, Co Durham [1] Sunderland [1] Sunnybrow, Crook, Co Durham [1] Swardeston, Norfolk [1] Teesdale [1] Trimdon Colliery, Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [57] Lance Corporal [12] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [53] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Field Artillery [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cavalry Indian Army [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] HMS Narbrough [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Army Medical Coprs [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Suffolk Cyclist [1] Training Reserve [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [85] Royal Navy [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [20] H [7] S [7] C [6] L [6] M [6] J [5] W [5] F [4] R [4] D [3] K [3] A [2] G [2] O [2] P [2] Q [2] T [2] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [88]

Country

United Kingdom [62]

Michael Wilson Heaviside

Born 1880

Died 1939

British Army 9720 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

British Army 11796 Private Royal Army Medical Coprs

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William O'brien

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21946 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21946 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

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Albert Bulleyment

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202635 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Owen William Maule

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 24695 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 25th Battalion (Tyneside Irish)

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Henderson Brankston

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 15340 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 15340 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Norris Okey

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1923 Private Suffolk Cyclist

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Alexander Brankston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 22431 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 13/22431 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Alexander Coates

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 21944 Private Durham Light Infantry 11th Battalion

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Joseph William Stones

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 19/647 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 19th Battalion

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James H L Hunter

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 22257 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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George Allanson Hardy

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 1/6th Battalion

British Army

British Army 1048 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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John Thirlwell Jefferson

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army 82756 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army

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Frank Jackson

Born 1892

Died 1981

British Army 30008 (Incomplete) Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1683 Private Durham Light Infantry 8th, 18th Battalion

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Joseph Wilkie

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/6632 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division "Anson" Battalion

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Levi Myers

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 39060 Private Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

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Robert Lord

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 22903 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Robert Bullerwell Farbridge

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K43950

Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class HMS Narbrough

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George Jackson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9761 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4/9761 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Cecil Charles Hatfield Hall

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Captain Durham Light Infantry 22nd Battalion

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Bernard P Morris

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 26/1095 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 26th Battalion (Tyneside Irish)

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