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Gateshead, Durham [2]

Bow, London [1]

Broadmeadow New South Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Enfield, Essex [1]

Hamilton New South Wales [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne [1]

Saint Giles, London [1]

Shipley [1]

South Helton, Durham [1]

South Hetton, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Vauxhall, London [1]

West Maitland New South Wales [1]

Wickham New South Wales [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Driver [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Mechanic Driver [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Train [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [165]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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E [209]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [209] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [2] Bow, London [1] Broadmeadow New South Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chelmsford, Essex, England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Enfield, Essex [1] Hamilton New South Wales [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne [1] Saint Giles, London [1] Shipley [1] South Helton, Durham [1] South Hetton, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Vauxhall, London [1] West Maitland New South Wales [1] Wickham New South Wales [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [115] Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Sapper [9] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [5] Driver [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Bombardier [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Mechanic Driver [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Durham Light Infantry [22] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Divisional Train [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [165] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [209]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Frederick William Embleton

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army R/17125 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert William Embleton

Died 1918

British Army 16/1092 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/4th Battalion

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Arthur Charles Embleton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50478 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert Embleton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269962

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Joseph Embleton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218476

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Charles Embleton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army S/6263 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Richard Nelson Embleton

Born 1901

Died 1918

British Army 221893 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Florence Embleton

Born 1888

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mechanic Driver Women's Legion

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Albert Edward Stanley Embleton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10415

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John Embleton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 39591 Private Highland Light Infantry

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R Embleton

Died 1916

British Army 17304 Private Essex Regiment

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William Carter Embleton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16/118 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 16/118 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert Embleton

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 470 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Christopher Embleton

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 1519 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 466055 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert William Embleton

Died 1918

British Army 16/1092 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Embleton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 29614 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7/5693 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 291809 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Alfred Embleton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58301

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Thomas Embleton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10551 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Joseph Embleton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 19/475 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Embleton

Died 1917

British Army G/984 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/984 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/984 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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