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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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Place of birth

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]

Owen Curry

British Army 9446 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Stanilaus Curry

British Army 35590 Private Royal Defence Corps 322nd Provisional Company

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James H Curry

British Army D/32890 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 391749 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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Thomas Curry

British Army 8420 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army S/9714 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Thomas Curry

British Army 5415 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army 4DG/5415 Acting Corporal 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/20121 Acting Corporal Company of Dragoons

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Peter Curry

British Army 4696 Private 7th King's Liverpool Regiment

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C Curry

British Army 20003 Private Royal Defence Corps 335th Provisional Company

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Catherine Vera Burns

Born 1899

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Osmond Horsley

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Momo Curry

British Army Sierra Leone Carrier Corps

British Army 3332 Carrier Sierra Leone Carrier Corps

British Army 11769 Carrier Sierra Leone Carrier Corps

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