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South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Haswell, Durham [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wingham New South Wales [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Chelternham Victoria [1]

Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1]

Drake New South Wales [1]

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Hunmanby, Yorkshire [1]

Karrack Flat New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lidcombe New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Moss Vale New South Wales [1]

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Padstow, Cornwall [1]

Plattsburg New South Wales [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Strathfield New South Wales [1]

Sutton-Maddock, Salop [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

The Rocks New South Wales [1]

Wallsend New South Wales [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Yorkshire [1]

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Private [125]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Gunner [4]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Foreman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Late Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Nurse Sister [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Senior Nursing Sister [1]

Sister [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Anson [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dr De Pages Ambulance Hospital [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East African Medical Service [1]

East African Nursing Service [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

Service

British Army [197]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [274]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Haswell, Durham [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wingham New South Wales [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Chelternham Victoria [1] Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1] Drake New South Wales [1] Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hunmanby, Yorkshire [1] Karrack Flat New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lidcombe New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Moss Vale New South Wales [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Padstow, Cornwall [1] Plattsburg New South Wales [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1] South Cave Yorkshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Strathfield New South Wales [1] Sutton-Maddock, Salop [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] The Rocks New South Wales [1] Wallsend New South Wales [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [125] Driver [16] Serjeant [15] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Gunner [4] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Foreman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Late Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Nurse Sister [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Senior Nursing Sister [1] Sister [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Engineers [16] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Hussars [1] Anson [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dr De Pages Ambulance Hospital [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East African Medical Service [1] East African Nursing Service [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Hercules [1]

Service

British Army [197] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [274] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

George Donkin

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/2860 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy R/2860 Able Seaman Anson Anson Battalion

British Army 365107 Lance Corporal 2/1st Northern Cyclist Battalion

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Mark Thompson Donkin

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 94252 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 94252 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Donkin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33960

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Albert Ernest Donkin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48048

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Henry Donkin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112597

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Dixon Donkin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 7/3645 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 34619 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 34619 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 26th Battalion (Tyneside Irish).

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Donald Stuart Donkin

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 19030 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harold Arthur Bryan Donkin

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army G/18971 Private Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Edward Donkin

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296084

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Bernard Donkin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190063

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John W Donkin

Died 1916

British Army 16309 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16309 Private Yorkshire Regiment 7th Bn

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Henry Donkin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134276

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William Donkin

Born 1883

Died 1921

British Army PW/2605 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 2605 Private Middlesex Regiment 19th Bn.

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Edward Donkin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1415 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Donkin

Died 1917

British Army 54165 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 40654 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Donkin

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army 8401 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Nathan Donkin

Died 1917

British Army 20757 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 20757 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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John George Donkin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17308 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas L. Donkin

Died 1916

British Army 19/248 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Cyril Donkin

Australian Imperial Force 78

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