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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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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]

Daniel Charlton

Died 1917

British Army 3821 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas William Charlton

Died 1916

British Army 11074 Acting Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 11074 Corporal Border Regiment

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John Thomas Charlton

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141405

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141405 Private Canadian Infantry

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St. John Alan Charlton

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harry Charlton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3468

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William Slator Charlton

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J21535

Royal Navy J21535 Ordinary Telegraphist HMS Monarch

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George James Charlton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142122

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William Charlton

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 2720 Private Durham Light Infantry 6th Bn.

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Walter Charlton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87421

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George Henry Charlton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77972

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Louis Charlton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277986

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Henry Edgar Charlton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army SR/8359 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 16324 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Charlton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235206

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Hercules Charlton

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 33955 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

British Army 33955 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

British Army 33955 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Charlton

Died 1916

British Army 81129 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Charles Charlton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215038

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Arthur Charlton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224355

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William Louis Charlton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235258

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Alfred Charlton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119438

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William Charlton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102753

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