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Longframlington, Northumberland [2]

Amble England [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Durham [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hutton & Corrie parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Rothbury, Northumberland [1]

Shadwell, London [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [48]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [7]

Driver [4]

Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [2]

Worker [2]

Boy [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

London Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

51st Graduate Battalion [1]

5th Cavalry Indian Army [1]

Attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex London Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps 151st Provisional Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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C [124]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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Longframlington, Northumberland [2] Amble England [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Durham [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hutton & Corrie parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Rothbury, Northumberland [1] Shadwell, London [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [48] Corporal [9] Gunner [7] Sapper [7] Driver [4] Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Temporary Major [2] Worker [2] Boy [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] London Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Scottish Rifles [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 51st Graduate Battalion [1] 5th Cavalry Indian Army [1] Attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex London Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps 151st Provisional Corps [1] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [124]

Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

John Common

Born 1889

Died 1983

British Army 200235 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 4302 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 200235 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Richard Common

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 25879 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 25879 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Benjamin Common

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195206

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Robert Common

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123504

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Robert Common

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2221 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240298 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Breadon Common

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154779

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Richard Veal Common

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 305945 Corporal Tank Corps

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Simon Common

Died 1918

British Army S-18995 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Percy Alfred Common

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21937

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Henry P Common

Died 1917

British Army 259533 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Robert Common

Died 1915

British Army 4/8606 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4/8606 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Common

Died 1917

British Army 7913 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 762038 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

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Jonathan Common

Died 1917

British Army 3348 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 201346 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert Common

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40151

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George Common

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33793

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John Thompson Hudspith Common

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 64007 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 64007 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Robert Common

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 17028 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Percy Common

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2288 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Belmont Common

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272457

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Frank Common

Born 1864

Died 1920

British Army 9384 Private Royal Defence Corps 151st Provisional Corps

British Army 9384 Private Royal Defence Corps

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