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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]

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]

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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]

George Batey

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 8179 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John William Batey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291358

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Albert Frederick Batey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176636

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William David Batey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190757

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John Batey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141393

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Robert Batey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170001

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Thomas Batey

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy T 3142 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3142T Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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James Herbert Batey

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army S/8625 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/8625 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/8625 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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John William Batey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188288 AM2 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Ralph Batey

Australian Imperial Force 4437

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Benjamin Batey

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert James Batey

Australian Imperial Force 1164

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Lemuel Reginald Valentine Fitzauthorne Batey

Australian Imperial Force 166

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Francis Alexander Batey

Australian Imperial Force 2619

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Oliver Allen Batey

Australian Imperial Force 6478

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Percy Batey

Australian Imperial Force 330

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Albert Frederick Batey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Thomas William Batey

Born 1875

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William Batey

Born 1895

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James Batey

Born 1881

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