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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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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]

George E Dryden

Died 1916

British Army 13267 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13267 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert Dryden

Died 1917

British Army 11498 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Dryden

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5957 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 202853 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 202853 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Fordy Dryden

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50610 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Paul Stuart Dryden

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 7984 Private Scots Guards

British Army 7984 Serjeant Scots Guards

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William Dryden

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army S/20659 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Dryden

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 9493 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Patterson Dryden

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 725125

Canadian Expeditionary Force 725125 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edgar Berton Dryden

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 41774

Canadian Expeditionary Force 41774 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Louis Alexander Dryden

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307074

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Clarence Cecil Dryden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171973

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Frederick Ernest Dryden

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204822

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George Frank Dryden

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70864

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Ronald Dryden

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149019

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George Arthur Dryden

Born 1897

British Army 11311 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 158077 Private Labour Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148828 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Arthur Dryden

Australian Imperial Force 1628

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Walter Edgar Dryden

Australian Imperial Force 8586

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Yden John Mclean] [johns Edward] Dryden

Australian Imperial Force 658

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James Dryden

Australian Imperial Force

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David Dryden

Australian Imperial Force 79

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