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South Shields, Durham, England [17]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [6]

Ararat Victoria [5]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Clunes Victoria [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Ampfield, Hampshire [2]

Hamilton Tasmania [2]

Jericho Tasmania [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [2]

Queenscliff Queensland [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alnwick [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bath [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Blackhill, Durham [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorks [1]

Brompton, Near Northallerton [1]

Broomhill, Northumberland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Dorunda, Chota Nagpore [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dundalk [1]

Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Gateshead England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grahamstown New South Wales [1]

Greenwich [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool [1]

Hebburn, Durham, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [339]

Gunner [34]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Captain [30]

Driver [28]

Sapper [28]

Lieutenant [24]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [12]

Major [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Worker [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Engineer [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Assistant Forewoman [2]

Forewoman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Major [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy II [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel Retired Pay [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal. Lance Serjeant [1]

Directrice [1]

Honorary Nurse [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Medical Orderly [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [57]

Royal Engineers [47]

Durham Light Infantry [44]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [38]

Army Service Corps [28]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Northumberland Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

French Red Cross [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Commands and Staff [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Staff [3]

Service

British Army [580]

Royal Navy [56]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [811]

L [2]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [764]

Merchant Navy [42]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [17] North Shields, Northumberland, England [6] Ararat Victoria [5] Geelong Victoria [4] Clunes Victoria [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Ampfield, Hampshire [2] Hamilton Tasmania [2] Jericho Tasmania [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Queanbeyan New South Wales [2] Queenscliff Queensland [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Alnwick [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bath [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne [1] Blackhill, Durham [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorks [1] Brompton, Near Northallerton [1] Broomhill, Northumberland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Dorunda, Chota Nagpore [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dundalk [1] Duns, Berwickshire [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Gateshead England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grahamstown New South Wales [1] Greenwich [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hartlepool [1] Hebburn, Durham, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Isleworth, London [1] Jarrow, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [339] Gunner [34] Second Lieutenant [31] Captain [30] Driver [28] Sapper [28] Lieutenant [24] Corporal [19] Serjeant [12] Major [11] Lance Corporal [9] Worker [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Rifleman [3] 2nd Engineer [2] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Assistant Forewoman [2] Forewoman [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Major [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy II [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel Retired Pay [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal. Lance Serjeant [1] Directrice [1] Honorary Nurse [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Medical Orderly [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [57] Royal Engineers [47] Durham Light Infantry [44] Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [38] Army Service Corps [28] London Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Gordon Highlanders [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Northumberland Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] French Red Cross [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Commands and Staff [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Staff [3]

Service

British Army [580] Royal Navy [56] Australian Imperial Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [811] L [2] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [764] Merchant Navy [42] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Arthur George Mccausland Burn

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

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Charles Scott Burn

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

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John Burn

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 29/77 Private Northumberland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Soutter Burn

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190661

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Arthur Herbert Rosdew Burn

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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Ralph Burn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53411

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Edwin James Burn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76264

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William Malcolm Burn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161720

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Charles Burn

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111121

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Thomas Burn

Born 1900

Died 1941

Royal Navy J78275 Boy II H.M.S. Gandes

Royal Navy J78275 Able Bodied Seaman H.M.S. Victory 1

Royal Navy P/J 78275 Able Seaman H.M.S. Barham

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Joseph Baxter Burn

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 73246 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leonard Victor Burn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69530

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John William Burn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286000

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Francis Henry Burn

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54574

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Arthur Sidney Pelham-Burn

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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Roland Clive Wallace Burn

Born 1882

Died 1955

British Army Captain Sussex Yeomanry

British Army Major Sussex Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Gordon Stanley Burn

Born 1895

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11810 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Frank Burn

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17206

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Cyril Lyell Burn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30274

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Horace William Burn

Died 1916

British Army 5344 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266805 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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