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Gateshead, Durham [4]

Alnwick, Northumberland [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Durham [3]

Harrold, Bedfordshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Macleod, Alberta [3]

Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Greenwich, London [2]

Kimblesworth, Durham [2]

Lithgow, New South Wales [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Rylstone New South Wales [2]

St Peter Port [2]

Alnmouth, Northumberland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Blackheath, New South Wales [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bruce, Ontario [1]

Castle Ward, Northumberland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham, England [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gateshead [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lamesley, Durham [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Low Gosforth, Northumberland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Mudgee, New South Wales [1]

Nanaimo [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Nortjumberland [1]

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Newington, Southwark, Surrey [1]

Paddington, New South Wales [1]

Pendleton [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombadier [1]

Boy Class I [1]

Boy Class II [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Cook [1]

Division Carpenter [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Explosive Worker [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Observational duties [1]

On attachment to R.A.F. from R.N. [1]

Pilot Cadet [1]

Pilot Flight Officer [1]

Probationer Second Cook's Mate [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

14 Light Horse Regiment [1]

1st D.A.C. [1]

1st Light Horse Regiment [1]

2nd Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides [1]

440 (FR) Flt (CA) [1]

5th D.A.C. [1]

9th Field Ambulance [1]

9th Field Ambulance (A M C ) [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Blenheim [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Canterbury Regiment [1]

Church Army [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Durham Light [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

Field Hospital [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Greenwich [1]

H.M.S. Bramble [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Columbine [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Ramillies [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Sapphire [1]

Service

British Army [72]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [100]

R [3]

S [3]

C [2]

B [1]

D [1]

F [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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People [112] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [4] Alnwick, Northumberland [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Durham [3] Harrold, Bedfordshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Macleod, Alberta [3] Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Greenwich, London [2] Kimblesworth, Durham [2] Lithgow, New South Wales [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Rylstone New South Wales [2] St Peter Port [2] Alnmouth, Northumberland [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackheath, London [1] Blackheath, New South Wales [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bruce, Ontario [1] Castle Ward, Northumberland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Durham, England [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gateshead [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lamesley, Durham [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Low Gosforth, Northumberland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Mudgee, New South Wales [1] Nanaimo [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Nortjumberland [1] Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Newington, Southwark, Surrey [1] Paddington, New South Wales [1] Pendleton [1]

Rank

Private [70] Corporal [8] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Bandsman [1] Bombadier [1] Boy Class I [1] Boy Class II [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Cook [1] Division Carpenter [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Explosive Worker [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Observational duties [1] On attachment to R.A.F. from R.N. [1] Pilot Cadet [1] Pilot Flight Officer [1] Probationer Second Cook's Mate [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [6] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Australian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] 14 Light Horse Regiment [1] 1st D.A.C. [1] 1st Light Horse Regiment [1] 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides [1] 440 (FR) Flt (CA) [1] 5th D.A.C. [1] 9th Field Ambulance [1] 9th Field Ambulance (A M C ) [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Blenheim [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Canterbury Regiment [1] Church Army [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Regiment [1] Durham Light [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] Field Hospital [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Greenwich [1] H.M.S. Bramble [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Columbine [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Ramillies [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Sapphire [1]

Service

British Army [72] Australian Imperial Force [15] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [100] R [3] S [3] C [2] B [1] D [1] F [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

Arthur William Thew

Born 1877

Died 1943

British Army 5/5965 Regimental Serjeant Major Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 5965 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st

British Army 5965 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1st

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Arthur Edgar Tarling Burrell

Born 1900

Died 1944

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184693 Pilot Cadet

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James Thew

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army 57727 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Brigade

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Thomas Thew

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army 7771 Private Royal Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 21297 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Garrison

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Robert John Thew

Born 1882

Died 1964

British Army 78909 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army 97393 Private King's Liverpool Regiment Depot

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Ivo Maurice Thew

Born 1893

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 5460 Private 53 Battalion

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Joseph Fogg

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army 12505 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Thew Rust

Born 1900

Died 1942

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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John Thew

Born 1861

Died 1922

Australian Imperial Force 21077 Private Field Hospital No. 10 Sea Transport Section

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John Thew

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy SS119082 Stoker 1st

Royal Navy SS119082 Stoker 2nd

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Ernest Thew

Born 1880

Died 1954

British Army 34411 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 84408 Private Labour Corps

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Phillip Thew

Born 1874

Died 1927

British Army T4/040719 Driver Army Service Corps 72nd Field Ambulance

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George Alfred Thew

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 8290 Private York And Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8290 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8290 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Ingles Thew

Born 1878

Died 1944

British Army RTS/3052 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army RTS/3052 Sergeant Army Service Corps

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Reginald Reuben Thew

Born 1891

Died 1922

British Army 21174 Private Coldstream Guards

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Percy Victor Thew

Born 1891

Died 1972

Royal Navy 46 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Arthur Thew

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 1069 Private London Regiment

British Army 1069 Private London Regiment 3rd (City of London) Battalion

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George Henry Thew

Born 1895

Died 1949

British Army 252736 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 566274 Private Labour Corps

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John Thomas Thew

Born 1892

Died 1958

British Army 4/1763 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 260261 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Makepeace Thew

Born 1895

Died 1941

British Army 26393 Acting Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd G.B.N.

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