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Sunderland, Durham [5]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Footscray Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Kensington, London [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Richmond, Yorkshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Wallsend, Northumberland [2]

Wighton Norfolk [2]

Antwerp [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bagworth; Leicestershire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bass Victoria [1]

Bow, Stratford, London, Middlesex [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Church End, Cawood, Yorkshire. [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Coundon Grange, County Durham [1]

Essex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hadleigh, Suffolk [1]

Harrow Victoria [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kensal Town, London [1]

Kent, England [1]

Landsborough Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Northumberland [1]

Parkins Villa Chester le Street Durham [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Pittington Durham [1]

Queenstown [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [286]

Gunner [35]

Driver [29]

Sapper [24]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Carpenter [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Mechanic [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Priv [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [46]

Royal Engineers [45]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [33]

Labour Corps [28]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Border Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

General List [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [433]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

E [567]

Contribution

Military Service [553]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [5] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Footscray Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Kensington, London [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Richmond, Yorkshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Wallsend, Northumberland [2] Wighton Norfolk [2] Antwerp [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bagworth; Leicestershire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bass Victoria [1] Bow, Stratford, London, Middlesex [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Church End, Cawood, Yorkshire. [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Coundon Grange, County Durham [1] Essex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hadleigh, Suffolk [1] Harrow Victoria [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kensal Town, London [1] Kent, England [1] Landsborough Victoria [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northumberland [1] Parkins Villa Chester le Street Durham [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Pittington Durham [1] Queenstown [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [286] Gunner [35] Driver [29] Sapper [24] Corporal [20] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Carpenter [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Conductor [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Mechanic [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Priv [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [46] Royal Engineers [45] Royal Field Artillery [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [33] Labour Corps [28] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Suffolk Regiment [13] Border Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Leinster Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] General List [2] HMS Ganges [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [433] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

E [567]

Contribution

Military Service [553] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Reginald Charles St Clair Emmerson

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army 4336 Private London Regiment

British Army 12303 Private Army Pay Corps

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Arthur John Emmerson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 33342 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn.

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Joseph Emmerson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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John Emmerson

Born 1904

Died 1920

Royal Navy 21014 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division H.M.S. "Assistance"

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Albert Emmerson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204385

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Walter George Emmerson

Born 1877

Died 1933

British Army 102080 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Emmerson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32905

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George Edward Emmerson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29296

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John William Emmerson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288454

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Matthew Emmerson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 11/659 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11/659 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Btn

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George Emmerson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 13/289 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Emmerson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 38570 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Emmerson

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8125 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Harold Vincent Emmerson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83739

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David Frederick Ball Emmerson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223441

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Harry Charles Emmerson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22766

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George Emmerson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2294 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Bertie Charles Emmerson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1287 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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James William Emmerson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4709 Private London Regiment

British Army 701689 Private London Regiment

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Malhias Emmerson

Died 1917

British Army 32093 Private Durham Light Infantry

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