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Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Berwick-Upon-Tweed England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haltwhistle, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Hastings [1]

Katandra Victoria [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lintz Green, County Durham [1]

Millfield, County Durham [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Northumberland [1]

Prudhoe, Northumberland [1]

South Shields [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Streator USA South Australia [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Thornaby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Trieste [1]

Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Walworth, Middlesex [1]

Willington Quay, Northumberland [1]

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Private [170]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [13]

Driver [11]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

AM2 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class II [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Reverend [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Border Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northumberland Hussars [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Battalion Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps Of Dragoons [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [244]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [292]

Contribution

Military Service [286]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

New Zealand [1]

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People [292] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Benalla Victoria [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Avenel Victoria [1] Berwick-Upon-Tweed England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Durham, Durham [1] Hackney, London [1] Haltwhistle, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Hastings [1] Katandra Victoria [1] Lancashire [1] Lintz Green, County Durham [1] Millfield, County Durham [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Northumberland [1] Prudhoe, Northumberland [1] South Shields [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Streator USA South Australia [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Thornaby, Yorkshire, England [1] Trieste [1] Wallsend New South Wales [1] Walworth, Middlesex [1] Willington Quay, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [170] Gunner [20] Corporal [13] Driver [11] Sapper [9] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] AM2 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class II [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Reverend [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Durham Light Infantry [37] Labour Corps [28] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Army Service Corps [11] Border Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Naval Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Northumberland Hussars [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Battalion Leicestershire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps Of Dragoons [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [244] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [292]

Contribution

Military Service [286] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [9] New Zealand [1]

John Henry Batey

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4/6769 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7/6161 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 292257 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Batey

Died 1916

British Army 27755 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Wilfred Batey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 32569 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Daniel Batey

Died 1917

British Army 31794 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Edward Batey

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223054

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Alfred T Batey

Died 1918

British Army 33923 Private 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 33923 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Thomas Batey

Australian Imperial Force 3569

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Blakeston Batey

Australian Imperial Force 726

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Robert Archer Batey

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 236192 Able Seaman HMS Monmouth

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Walter Scott Batey

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 243185 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 78954 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Batey

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 3/8027 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Batey

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2584 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2584 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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John Alexander Batey

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1617 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 9/1617 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Albert Batey

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1543 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 9/1543 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Batey

Died 1915

British Army 3196 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Barker Batey

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 16295 Private Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Gibson Young Batey

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 38468 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Batey

Died 1916

British Army 9617 Private Yorkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 34553 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Batey

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4/991 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 200124 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ralph Batey

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 11951 Private Durham Light Infantry

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