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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Invercargill [2]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Albion Queensland [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barry, Forfarshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Carlsruhe Victoria [1]

Choppington England [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Echuca New South Wales [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Finchley, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gosfoth, Northumberland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Greta New South Wales [1]

Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Montrose Forfar [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Picola Victoria [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Redruth England [1]

Ryhope, Durham, England [1]

Saint Lukes, Yorkshire [1]

Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Sunderland [1]

Surry Hills New South Wales [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [23]

Driver [16]

Sapper [15]

Serjeant [15]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [41]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Scots [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [324]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [505]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Invercargill [2] Islington, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Albion Queensland [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barry, Forfarshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Carlsruhe Victoria [1] Choppington England [1] Dundee [1] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Echuca New South Wales [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Finchley, Middlesex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gosfoth, Northumberland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Greta New South Wales [1] Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [1] Huddersfield [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leith Scotland [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Montrose Forfar [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Picola Victoria [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Redruth England [1] Ryhope, Durham, England [1] Saint Lukes, Yorkshire [1] Shieldfield, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Southwark, London [1] Sunderland [1] Surry Hills New South Wales [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny [1] Tooting, London [1]

Rank

Private [209] Gunner [24] Corporal [23] Driver [16] Sapper [15] Serjeant [15] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Second Lieutenant temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer [1] Wheeler Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [41] Labour Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [24] Durham Light Infantry [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [13] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Highland Light Infantry [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Scots [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Border Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Connaught Rangers [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Australian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [324] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [23] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [505]

Contribution

Military Service [480] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Ernest Dryden

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army GS/876 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/876 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army G/876 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

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Eric Dryden

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

British Army Durham Light Infantry

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John Roy Dryden

Born 1880

British Army 226 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 226 Warrant Officer Class 2 Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )

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Thomas Dryden

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 17/793 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John William Dryden

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82477

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Thomas Lee Dryden

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83662

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William Bertie Dryden

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Dryden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206193

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John Henry Russell Dryden

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165641

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William Dryden

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126460

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Walter Dryden

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81591

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William Hosie Dryden

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16420

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16420 Sergeant Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William Dryden

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92868

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William Dryden

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55836

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William Rudolph Dryden

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302506

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Walter Elliot Dryden

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army SS/813 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 51361 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Alfred John Dryden

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 16083 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 16083 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Walter Davidson Dryden

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 730635

Canadian Expeditionary Force 730635 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Dryden

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 4218 Private Durham Light Infantry 2nd/7th Bn.

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Alfred Dryden

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66042

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