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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]

John William Dixon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262118

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Ernest Dixon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40321

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Samuel William Dixon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73653

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James Herbert Dixon

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92987

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Harry Dixon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31376

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Harry Dixon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80711

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Truscott William Henry Dixon

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6696

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Nichol Godfrey Dixon

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181516

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William Henry Dixon

Born 1900

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193460

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Hubert Dixon

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25073 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion

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William B Dixon

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 55023 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Dixon

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15039 Private Scots Guards 3rd Reserve Battalion

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George Waylen Dixon

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 6394 Private Duke Of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Horace Dixon

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260245

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John Dixon

Died 1915

British Army 4348 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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James Dixon

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14772 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14772 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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William Thomas Dixon

Born 1879

Died 1959

British Army British Red Cross Society of Personnel

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Herbert Edward Dixon

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52090

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Thomas Dixon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83888

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John Benjamin Dixon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197703

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