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South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [3]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [3]

Devon [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Newfoundland [2]

Sandgate Queensland [2]

St John's, Newfoundland [2]

Anlaby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bishop Wearmouth, Durham [1]

Braunton, Devon [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Bungonia New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cambridgeshire England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cumberland [1]

Durham England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devonshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hagley Tasmania [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Herts [1]

Herne, Kent [1]

Hett, Durham [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool, England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, England [1]

Mt Drummond Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin [1]

North Hillingdon, Middlesex [1]

Norton, Stockton on Tees, Durham [1]

Old Tile Sheds, Newbottle, County Durham [1]

Parkham, Devon [1]

Phoenix Park, Dublin [1]

Seaham Harbour, Durham [1]

Sekham, Hampshire, England [1]

Sheffield. [1]

Skegness, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Gunner [19]

Driver [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Sister [3]

Trooper [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting L/ Cpl [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sgt [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sgt [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Wagoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Army Service Corps [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

6th Dragoon Guards [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Africa Pay Corps [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [286]

Royal Navy [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

A [397]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [397] Stories Communities

Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Goole, Yorkshire, England [3] Whitehaven, Cumberland [3] Devon [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Newfoundland [2] Sandgate Queensland [2] St John's, Newfoundland [2] Anlaby, Yorkshire, England [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bishop Wearmouth, Durham [1] Braunton, Devon [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Bungonia New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cambridgeshire England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cumberland [1] Durham England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exeter, Devonshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hagley Tasmania [1] Hemel Hempstead, Herts [1] Herne, Kent [1] Hett, Durham [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, England [1] Mt Drummond Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin [1] North Hillingdon, Middlesex [1] Norton, Stockton on Tees, Durham [1] Old Tile Sheds, Newbottle, County Durham [1] Parkham, Devon [1] Phoenix Park, Dublin [1] Seaham Harbour, Durham [1] Sekham, Hampshire, England [1] Sheffield. [1] Skegness, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [189] Gunner [19] Driver [13] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [4] Worker [4] Acting Corporal [3] Sister [3] Trooper [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting L/ Cpl [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sgt [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] L/Cpl [1] Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sgt [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Wagoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [25] Army Service Corps [21] Labour Corps [20] Royal Engineers [20] Devonshire Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Canadian Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Scottish Rifles [3] 6th Dragoon Guards [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Africa Pay Corps [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [286] Royal Navy [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

A [397]

Contribution

Military Service [376] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

John Ayre

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14131 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Frederick Ayre

Born 1997

Died 1917

British Army 2002 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

British Army 9/7509 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

British Army 325861 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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Abraham Ayre

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 3374 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3374S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Thomas James Marmaduke Ayre

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260944

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Aubrey James Sutton Ayre

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265950

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Claude Ayre

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 43459 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frank Oliver Ayre

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4867 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 4867 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Martin Benn Ayre

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225030

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George Ayre

Born 1877

Died 1959

British Army 20219 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army TR5-107890 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 710242 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Ayre

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 80942 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st Reserve Bde

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Frederick Ayre

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 201846 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Ayre

Died 1918

British Army 60626 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Ayre

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166956

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Charles William Ayre

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886389

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886389 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Ayre

Died 1916

British Army 25524 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles Henry Ayre

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199513

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Frederick William Ayre

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886008

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886008 Private Canadian Infantry

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Samuel Ayre

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 30179 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Joseph Ayre

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 17336 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William John Ayre

Australian Imperial Force 369

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