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Place of birth

Agra [1]

Aldborough, Norfolk, England [1]

Andrice, Lanark [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blyth [1]

Chester le Street [1]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy [1]

Cottingham, Yorkshire [1]

County Durham [1]

Cullercoats, Northumberland [1]

Durham [1]

Forest Hall, Northumberland [1]

Hay on Wye, Breconshire [1]

Hebburn, Durham [1]

Kingston upon Hull [1]

Lanercost Priory, Cumberland [1]

Langley Moor, Durham [1]

Maryport, Cumberland [1]

Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Sacriston, County Durham [1]

Saddleworth [1]

Sculcoates, Yorkshire [1]

Shotton, Durham [1]

South Shields [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

West Hampstead [1]

Wigan [1]

Winlaton on Tyne, Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Gunner [6]

Nurse [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

V.A.D. [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [71]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [24]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Society Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Westergate" (Cardiff) [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Stationary Hospital [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached Cheshire Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division - Medical Unit [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

St John Ambulance Association [1]

St John Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Toyal Garrison Artillery [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [173]

Royal Navy [31]

Other Empire Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

C [24]

S [20]

R [16]

B [15]

H [15]

M [15]

G [13]

W [13]

D [11]

L [10]

A [9]

P [9]

J [8]

K [8]

F [7]

E [6]

T [6]

O [4]

I [2]

N [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [204]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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People [215] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Agra [1] Aldborough, Norfolk, England [1] Andrice, Lanark [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blyth [1] Chester le Street [1] Chorlton-cum-Hardy [1] Cottingham, Yorkshire [1] County Durham [1] Cullercoats, Northumberland [1] Durham [1] Forest Hall, Northumberland [1] Hay on Wye, Breconshire [1] Hebburn, Durham [1] Kingston upon Hull [1] Lanercost Priory, Cumberland [1] Langley Moor, Durham [1] Maryport, Cumberland [1] Newcastle on Tyne [1] Sacriston, County Durham [1] Saddleworth [1] Sculcoates, Yorkshire [1] Shotton, Durham [1] South Shields [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] West Hampstead [1] Wigan [1] Winlaton on Tyne, Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [135] Serjeant [14] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Gunner [6] Nurse [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flying Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] V.A.D. [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [71] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Royal Marines Medical Unit [24] Durham Light Infantry [22] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Voluntary Aid Detachment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Westergate" (Cardiff) [1] Military Foot Police [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Stationary Hospital [1] Royal Army Medical Corps attached Cheshire Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division - Medical Unit [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Scottish Horse [1] St John Ambulance Association [1] St John Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Toyal Garrison Artillery [1] Training Reserve [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [173] Royal Navy [31] Other Empire Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

C [24] S [20] R [16] B [15] H [15] M [15] G [13] W [13] D [11] L [10] A [9] P [9] J [8] K [8] F [7] E [6] T [6] O [4] I [2] N [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [204] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

John Clasper

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3614 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Edward Henderson

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy 3531 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Thomas Crompton Nelson

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3513 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Charles Hopper

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3506 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Joseph Snow

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3638 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Charles Fawcett Chapman

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 4019 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Francis George Southgate

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 3452 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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William Chapman

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/124 Royal Naval Division

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Reginald Edgar

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3617 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Richard Ellison

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3503 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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George Watkins

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3295 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Thomas Curwen

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3334 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Richard Hudson

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3622 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Jethro Nathaniel Enright

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3753 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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James Watson

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3505 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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John Armstrong Stark

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3390 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Thomas Fenwick

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3528 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Thomas Kelly

Died 1917

British Army 3/10565 Durham Light Infantry

British Army Major Royal West Surrey Regiment

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J J Henderson

Died 1917

British Army 17024 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 17024 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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William Smith

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/283 Royal Naval Division

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