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Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [18]

Newcastle, Northumberland [16]

Hull, Yorkshire [12]

Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Ballarat Victoria [9]

Dover, Kent [8]

Durham [8]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Sunderland, Durham [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Fremantle Western Australia [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [6]

Burnley, Lancashire [5]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

London England [5]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [5]

South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Workington, Cumberland [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [4]

Exmouth, Devon [4]

Kendal, Westmorland [4]

King's Cliffe, Northants [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Bow, London [3]

Darlington, Durham [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester [3]

Mount Gambier South Australia [3]

Nelson, Lancashire [3]

North Shields England [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Ulverston, Lancashire [3]

Auckland [2]

Rank

Private [3684]

Gunner [411]

Driver [329]

Serjeant [305]

Corporal [286]

Sapper [237]

Second Lieutenant [161]

Lance Corporal [153]

Lieutenant [145]

Captain [82]

Pioneer [69]

Acting Corporal [64]

Acting Serjeant [44]

Bombardier [40]

Major [35]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [23]

Lance Serjeant [21]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Acting Bombardier [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14]

Rifleman [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Worker [12]

Temporary Captain [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Sergeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Guardsman [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Acting Captain [6]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Nursing Sister [6]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Trooper [6]

Nurse [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Canteen Worker [3]

Commander [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [495]

Royal Field Artillery [481]

Labour Corps [427]

Army Service Corps [354]

Northumberland Fusiliers [320]

Royal Garrison Artillery [282]

Durham Light Infantry [256]

Royal Army Medical Corps [210]

Machine Gun Corps [176]

Border Regiment [164]

West Yorkshire Regiment [151]

London Regiment [140]

Yorkshire Regiment [115]

Liverpool Regiment [114]

East Yorkshire Regiment [109]

Manchester Regiment [108]

Royal Fusiliers [103]

Lancashire Fusiliers [93]

Lincolnshire Regiment [92]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [82]

Cheshire Regiment [71]

York and Lancaster Regiment [71]

Rifle Brigade [64]

West Riding Regiment [64]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [63]

East Lancashire Regiment [60]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [58]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [57]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [57]

Royal Naval Division [55]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [53]

South Lancashire Regiment [51]

Middlesex Regiment [50]

Essex Regiment [47]

British West Indies Regiment [43]

Leicestershire Regiment [43]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Canadian Infantry [41]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [41]

Royal Air Force [40]

South Staffordshire Regiment [40]

Royal Army Service Corps [39]

The Queen's Regiment [39]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38]

Royal West Kent Regiment [38]

Wiltshire Regiment [36]

Royal Defence Corps [35]

Army Veterinary Corps [34]

Coldstream Guards [34]

East Kent Regiment [34]

Service

British Army [5776]

Royal Navy [552]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [422]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [399]

Australian Imperial Force [325]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [78]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [6]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

D [7736]

H [6]

B [2]

C [2]

F [2]

G [2]

M [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7540]

Merchant Navy [164]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [149]

Canada [3]

India [3]

Germany [1]

Honduras [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Gateshead, Durham [18] Newcastle, Northumberland [16] Hull, Yorkshire [12] Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Ballarat Victoria [9] Dover, Kent [8] Durham [8] Hull, Yorkshire, England [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Sunderland, Durham [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] London, Middlesex [7] North Shields, Northumberland, England [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Fremantle Western Australia [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Whitehaven, Cumberland [6] Burnley, Lancashire [5] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] London England [5] Scarborough, Yorkshire [5] South Shields, Durham, England [5] Workington, Cumberland [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [4] Exmouth, Devon [4] Kendal, Westmorland [4] King's Cliffe, Northants [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] South Shields, Durham [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Battersea, London [3] Bow, London [3] Darlington, Durham [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester [3] Mount Gambier South Australia [3] Nelson, Lancashire [3] North Shields England [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Ulverston, Lancashire [3] Auckland [2]

Rank

Private [3684] Gunner [411] Driver [329] Serjeant [305] Corporal [286] Sapper [237] Second Lieutenant [161] Lance Corporal [153] Lieutenant [145] Captain [82] Pioneer [69] Acting Corporal [64] Acting Serjeant [44] Bombardier [40] Major [35] Warrant Officer Class 2 [23] Lance Serjeant [21] Staff Serjeant [15] Acting Bombardier [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14] Rifleman [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Worker [12] Temporary Captain [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Serjeant Major [10] Corporal 2nd [10] Sergeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Deck Hand [8] Guardsman [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Acting Captain [6] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Nursing Sister [6] Private Acting Lance Corporal [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Trooper [6] Nurse [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Staff Nurse [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Temporary Major [4] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Canteen Worker [3] Commander [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [495] Royal Field Artillery [481] Labour Corps [427] Army Service Corps [354] Northumberland Fusiliers [320] Royal Garrison Artillery [282] Durham Light Infantry [256] Royal Army Medical Corps [210] Machine Gun Corps [176] Border Regiment [164] West Yorkshire Regiment [151] London Regiment [140] Yorkshire Regiment [115] Liverpool Regiment [114] East Yorkshire Regiment [109] Manchester Regiment [108] Royal Fusiliers [103] Lancashire Fusiliers [93] Lincolnshire Regiment [92] Royal Lancaster Regiment [82] Cheshire Regiment [71] York and Lancaster Regiment [71] Rifle Brigade [64] West Riding Regiment [64] King's Royal Rifle Corps [63] East Lancashire Regiment [60] Yorkshire Light Infantry [58] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [57] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [57] Royal Naval Division [55] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [53] South Lancashire Regiment [51] Middlesex Regiment [50] Essex Regiment [47] British West Indies Regiment [43] Leicestershire Regiment [43] Hampshire Regiment [42] Canadian Infantry [41] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [41] Royal Air Force [40] South Staffordshire Regiment [40] Royal Army Service Corps [39] The Queen's Regiment [39] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38] Royal West Kent Regiment [38] Wiltshire Regiment [36] Royal Defence Corps [35] Army Veterinary Corps [34] Coldstream Guards [34] East Kent Regiment [34]

Service

British Army [5776] Royal Navy [552] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [422] Canadian Expeditionary Force [399] Australian Imperial Force [325] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [78] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [6] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

D [7736] H [6] B [2] C [2] F [2] G [2] M [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7540] Merchant Navy [164] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [149] Canada [3] India [3] Germany [1] Honduras [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

George William Dixon

Born 1899

Died 1983

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93239 Cadet No 2 Officer Cadet Wing

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93239 Sergeant 59th Wing

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Charles George Dixon

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/10631 Private East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army L/10631 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/10631 Private East Surrey Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Noel Parker Dixon

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

Australian Imperial Force 2137 Sergeant Australian Motor Transport Column 2nd

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Dixon

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 37653 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 37653 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Elijah Marsh Dixon

Born 1870

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Army Veterinary Corps

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Joseph Dixon

Born 1882

British Army 143451 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Dixon

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army 25301 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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Stephen Johnson Dixon

Born 1875

Died 1923

British Army 23012 Trooper Imperial Yeomanry 33rd Company (East Kent) - 11th Battalion

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John Bailey Dixon

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 39756 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army 39756 Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 9th Battalion

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George Dixon

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9/4474 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 325502 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Dixon

Born 1890

Died 1948

British Army 22364 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas William Eric Dixon

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109309 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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George Dixon

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 11761 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Frederick Dixon

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 8852 Private 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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Frederick Edward Daniel Dixon

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army 3/4821 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 3/4821 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 3/4821 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Francis Edwin Dixon

Born 1893

Died 1980

Royal Navy PI 39223 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 39223 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Killingholme-Calshot (Instruction)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 39223 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Calshot-SL-18 (Operations)-RAF Canada-84 CTS (42 Wing) etc.

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James Dixon

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4833 Private London Regiment

British Army 4833 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Johnathan Dixon

Born 1889

Died 1961

British Army G/8613 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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John Charles Dixon

Born 1863

Died 1917

British Army 39424 Battery Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Dixon

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 58476 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 16th Battalion

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