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Durham [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Sunderland, Durham [5]

Durham England [4]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Saltash, Cornwall [3]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Koo Wee Rup Victoria [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle On Tyne England [2]

Seaham, Durham [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Tenterfield New South Wales [2]

Tetbury, Gloucestershire [2]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Baulkham Hills New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Bilston Staffordshire [1]

Birregurra Victoria [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bright Victoria [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Camden Town Pancras London [1]

Cardiff New South Wales [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chester-le-Street, Durham [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Cornsay Colliery, Durham [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Currys Port, Natal [1]

Rank

Private [536]

Corporal [47]

Gunner [47]

Serjeant [37]

Sapper [35]

Driver [34]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [19]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [14]

Bombardier [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Private Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Director of Recruiting [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Carrier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Ex Lieutenant [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [72]

Northumberland Fusiliers [68]

Royal Engineers [68]

Royal Field Artillery [61]

Labour Corps [54]

Army Service Corps [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Northumberland Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Service

British Army [808]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [144]

Royal Navy [106]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1227]

B [1]

H [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1209]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Durham [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Sunderland, Durham [5] Durham England [4] Aghada, Cork [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Saltash, Cornwall [3] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Koo Wee Rup Victoria [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle On Tyne England [2] Seaham, Durham [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Tenterfield New South Wales [2] Tetbury, Gloucestershire [2] Armadale Victoria [1] Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Baulkham Hills New South Wales [1] Belfast, Down [1] Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Bilston Staffordshire [1] Birregurra Victoria [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bright Victoria [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Camden Town Pancras London [1] Cardiff New South Wales [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chester-le-Street, Durham [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork [1] Cornsay Colliery, Durham [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Currys Port, Natal [1]

Rank

Private [536] Corporal [47] Gunner [47] Serjeant [37] Sapper [35] Driver [34] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [19] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [14] Bombardier [9] Lieutenant [7] Lance Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Private Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Director of Recruiting [1] Assistant Steward [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Carrier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Ex Lieutenant [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [72] Northumberland Fusiliers [68] Royal Engineers [68] Royal Field Artillery [61] Labour Corps [54] Army Service Corps [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Naval Division [26] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23] London Regiment [21] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9] Essex Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Northumberland Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Irish Guards [4]

Service

British Army [808] Canadian Expeditionary Force [144] Royal Navy [106] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Australian Imperial Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1227] B [1] H [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1209] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Canada [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

James Smith Curry

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 18/471 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Curry

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 19505 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Curry

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1705 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 8/6728 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 302214 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Henry James Richard Curry

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3732 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531373 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531373 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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James Curry

Died 1917

British Army 6507 Private Border Regiment 9th bord Battalion

British Army 6507 Private Border Regiment

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Hugh Curry

Died 1917

British Army 2769 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th

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Joseph Mark Curry

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232821

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Newrick Curry

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18/459 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Louis Henry Curry

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307813

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George Albert Curry

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309264

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William Arter Curry

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 931 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army 122107 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army 122107 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Lester Emmet Curry

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3352178

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3352178 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 15th Res. Bn. Canadian Inf. (Saskatchewan Regiment)

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William Horace Curry

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3744 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd southst Battalion

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd southst Battalion

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Herbert Curry

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14778

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Peter Curry

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 22448 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Curry

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 20318 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Michael Curry

Died 1914

British Army 2508 Private Irish Guards

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James G. Curry

Died 1916

British Army 18168 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 18168 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Curry

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 17033 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Curry

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 28169 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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