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Darlington [2]

Bedburn [1]

Belfast [1]

Bishopton, Stockton on Tees [1]

Boldon Colliery, Co Durham [1]

Chester Le Street, Co Durham [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Dipton [1]

Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham [1]

Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

Leigh [1]

Longtown [1]

Low Dinsdale, Durham [1]

Meadowfield, County DURHAM [1]

Middlesbrough [1]

Middleton St George, Co Durham [1]

Middleton in Teesdale. Crook, Co Durham [1]

Redcar, Yorkshire [1]

Stockton, Durham [1]

Stokesley, York [1]

Tan Field Moor Co Durham [1]

Willington, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [66]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Border Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

London Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Forces [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HMS Castor [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

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

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

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

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [11]

M [10]

B [9]

H [8]

A [7]

C [7]

R [6]

S [6]

T [6]

F [4]

P [4]

L [3]

D [2]

E [2]

K [2]

N [2]

G [1]

J [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Canada [1]

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People [93] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Darlington [2] Bedburn [1] Belfast [1] Bishopton, Stockton on Tees [1] Boldon Colliery, Co Durham [1] Chester Le Street, Co Durham [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Dipton [1] Dorset [1] Dublin [1] Durham [1] Kilburn, Middlesex [1] Leigh [1] Longtown [1] Low Dinsdale, Durham [1] Meadowfield, County DURHAM [1] Middlesbrough [1] Middleton St George, Co Durham [1] Middleton in Teesdale. Crook, Co Durham [1] Redcar, Yorkshire [1] Stockton, Durham [1] Stokesley, York [1] Tan Field Moor Co Durham [1] Willington, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [66] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Driver [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [18] Border Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] London Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [3] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Forces [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HMS Castor [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Prince of Wale's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [11] M [10] B [9] H [8] A [7] C [7] R [6] S [6] T [6] F [4] P [4] L [3] D [2] E [2] K [2] N [2] G [1] J [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Canada [1]

Archibald Joseph Swalwell

Born 1885

Died 1928

British Army 9/2645 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st./9th. Battalion

British Army 323510 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1st./9th Battalion

British Army 325310 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1st/9th.Battalion

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Joseph Hamilton

Born 1887

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263964 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

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Patrick Mcardle

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 115353 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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James William Callender

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army 114810 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John James Houghton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1252 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 9th. Battalion

British Army 1252 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry 1st/9th Btn

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Arthur Speight Greaves

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 12107 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 12107 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 12107 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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E Harris

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Ayres

Died 1917

British Army R34488 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John George Butterfield

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 99906 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 99906 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 230th. Siege Battery

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Levi Sutton

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 18/163 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/163 Pte Durham Light Infantry 15th Bn

British Army 18/163 Pte 18(Service)(1st County) Durham Pals

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Thomas H Manning

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 11775 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Stanley Burnett

Born 1897

Died 1968

Royal Navy J28830 Signalman HMS Castor

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Clarence Wright

Died 1916

British Army 12255 Corporal Border Regiment 8th. Battalion

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Tom Wright

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12240 Private Border Regiment

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George Burton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 96415 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Percy Lambert

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 5332 Private Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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John Boyle

Died 1916

British Army 16788 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William Robinson

Died 1918

British Army 12106 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army WR 23555 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 248338 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Harold Moutrey

Died 1918

British Army 146547 Trooper Royal Engineers

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Leonard Wright

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12209 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 12209 Private Border Regiment

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