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Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [11]

Newcastle New South Wales [9]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Gateshead, Durham, England [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

London England [3]

Maryborough Queensland [3]

Northumberland England [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Boston [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Buninyong Victoria [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Choppington, Northumberland [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Durham [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Junee New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Murrurundi New South Wales [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rottingdean, Sussex [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Stony Creek Victoria [2]

Sunderland, England [2]

Rank

Private [902]

Gunner [109]

Driver [79]

Serjeant [70]

Corporal [65]

Sapper [62]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lance Corporal [33]

Captain [22]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Admiral [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [157]

Royal Field Artillery [119]

Durham Light Infantry [117]

Royal Engineers [107]

Army Service Corps [101]

Labour Corps [93]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

London Regiment [48]

Royal Naval Division [43]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

West Yorkshire Regiment [32]

East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Regiment [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Border Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Corps of Hussars [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [11]

Grenadier Guards [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1408]

Royal Navy [174]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105]

Australian Imperial Force [89]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1942]

B [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1895]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [11] Newcastle New South Wales [9] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Camberwell, London [3] Gateshead, Durham, England [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] London England [3] Maryborough Queensland [3] Northumberland England [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Boston [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Buninyong Victoria [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Choppington, Northumberland [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Durham [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Hackney, London [2] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Junee New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Murrurundi New South Wales [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rottingdean, Sussex [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Stony Creek Victoria [2] Sunderland, England [2]

Rank

Private [902] Gunner [109] Driver [79] Serjeant [70] Corporal [65] Sapper [62] Second Lieutenant [39] Lance Corporal [33] Captain [22] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [12] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [6] Lance Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Captain [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Private Acting Lance Corporal [4] Trooper [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Admiral [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [157] Royal Field Artillery [119] Durham Light Infantry [117] Royal Engineers [107] Army Service Corps [101] Labour Corps [93] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] London Regiment [48] Royal Naval Division [43] Yorkshire Regiment [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Machine Gun Corps [37] West Yorkshire Regiment [32] East Yorkshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Regiment [21] Manchester Regiment [20] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Border Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Corps of Hussars [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [11] Grenadier Guards [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] South Wales Borderers [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Scots [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1408] Royal Navy [174] Canadian Expeditionary Force [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105] Australian Imperial Force [89] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1942] B [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1895] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [61] India [1]

Alfred William Charlton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277682

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Stewart Charlton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289059

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George Charlton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97893

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Bert Charlton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141518

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Robert Arthur Charlton

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1855 Private Northumberland Regiment 7th northumberland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Charlton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100935

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Charles Henry Charlton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33408

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Henry Charlton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405384

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Arthur Charlton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123164

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Louis Charlton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102680

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Edward Francis Charlton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98119

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Charlton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294373

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James Charlton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111518

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Roland George Charlton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59795

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Herbert Edward Charlton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95376

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George Charlton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234243

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Percy Charlton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 36951 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36951 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Thomas Charlton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 36155 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Godfrey Charlton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Harry Charlton

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 383 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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