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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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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]

Harold George Dixon

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment Special Reserve of Officers

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army PI 32588 Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1 S of A. [No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery]

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George Dixon

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 14644 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14644 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion.

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Ernest George Dixon

Born 1886

Died 1975

British Army 1716 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 875603 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Dixon

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12210 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12210 Private Loyal North Lancashire 7th Battalion

British Army 12210 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Dixon

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7089 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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George Dixon

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 7492 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7492 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Henry Dixon

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 2496 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200654 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frank Dixon

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army R4/064039 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Ernest Dixon

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 988 Sergeant Australian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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George Dixon

British Army 2196 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 910999 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 910999 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1093 Battery

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Alfred Charles Dixon

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion. 3rd Salford Pals.

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Arthur Tollemache Dixon

Born 1883

British Army 10506 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Henry Edward Otto Murray Dixon

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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John Thomas Dixon

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9201 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Sydney Frank Dixon

Born 1893

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Hugh Dixon

Died 1915

British Army 53357 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Dixon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85977

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William Leslie Dixon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71846

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William Dixon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32144

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George Dixon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293792

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