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Brisbane Queensland [5]

Alton, Hampshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Camperdown Victoria [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Cumberland [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stockton New South Wales [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wigton, Cumberland [2]

Workington, Cumberland [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Anfield Plain, Durham [1]

Annfield Plain, Durham [1]

Appleby, Westmorland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

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Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brampton England [1]

Brampton, Cumberland [1]

Chevington, Northumberland [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Coraki New South Wales [1]

County Tyrone [1]

Cumberland, England [1]

Dalton England [1]

Darlington England [1]

Gateshead England [1]

Gateshead-on-Tyne England [1]

Gladstone Queensland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [431]

Gunner [52]

Serjeant [41]

Corporal [40]

Driver [28]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Sapper [25]

Lance Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Artificer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner/Trumpeter [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [60]

Northumberland Fusiliers [52]

Border Regiment [51]

Royal Engineers [51]

Labour Corps [41]

Durham Light Infantry [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [33]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

London Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Hussars [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [668]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [87]

Royal Navy [52]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [937]

Contribution

Military Service [913]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [5] Alton, Hampshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Camperdown Victoria [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Berry New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Cumberland [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stockton New South Wales [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wigton, Cumberland [2] Workington, Cumberland [2] Aberdeen [1] Anfield Plain, Durham [1] Annfield Plain, Durham [1] Appleby, Westmorland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brampton England [1] Brampton, Cumberland [1] Chevington, Northumberland [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] County Tyrone [1] Cumberland, England [1] Dalton England [1] Darlington England [1] Gateshead England [1] Gateshead-on-Tyne England [1] Gladstone Queensland [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [431] Gunner [52] Serjeant [41] Corporal [40] Driver [28] Second Lieutenant [28] Sapper [25] Lance Corporal [20] Lieutenant [17] Captain [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Artificer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Flight Commander [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner/Trumpeter [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [60] Northumberland Fusiliers [52] Border Regiment [51] Royal Engineers [51] Labour Corps [41] Durham Light Infantry [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [33] Machine Gun Corps [27] Liverpool Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] London Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Hussars [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [668] Canadian Expeditionary Force [87] Royal Navy [52] Australian Imperial Force [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [937]

Contribution

Military Service [913] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Hetherington

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40947 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Edgar Hetherington

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Company

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Arthur Hetherington

Died 1918

British Army 82391 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 82391 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Hetherington

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 14706 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Isaac Hetherington

Born 1879

Died 1923

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22494

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 47th Westminster Battalion

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Henry Ernest Hetherington

Born 1872

Died 1919

Royal Navy 12868 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/12868 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Joseph Hetherington

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56383

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Harold Ernest Hetherington

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41538

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Thomas Arthur Hetherington

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287552

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Thomas William Hetherington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97414

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Thomas Liddell Hetherington

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114952

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Albert Hetherington

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122676

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William Hetherington

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409747

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William Hetherington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26976

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Colin C Hetherington

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48666

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William Hetherington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224729

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Geoffrey Nevill Hetherington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 81279 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Hetherington

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3519 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241449 (Incomplete) Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Hetherington

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 35443 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35443 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Stephen Owen Hetherington

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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