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Gateshead, Durham [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Carlyle England [2]

Durham [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Lancashire England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brompton, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Byer Moor, Gateshead [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cork [1]

Dalston, Cumberland, [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Wawanosh, Huron County, Ontario [1]

Erith, Kent, England [1]

Finchley, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Hastings, Kent [1]

Haxby, York, Yorkshire [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Holywood, Down [1]

Horsforth, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [350]

Gunner [44]

Corporal [34]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Writer 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain Brevet Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captainand Battalion Major [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signal Boatswain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Durham Light Infantry [45]

Royal Engineers [44]

Labour Corps [37]

Army Service Corps [36]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Border Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

London Regiment [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Hussars [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [565]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

J [764]

D [10]

F [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [749]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [2]

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Gateshead, Durham [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Battersea, London [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Carlyle England [2] Durham [2] Hackney, London [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Lancashire England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bournemouth [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brompton, Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Byer Moor, Gateshead [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Clapton, London [1] Cork [1] Dalston, Cumberland, [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Wawanosh, Huron County, Ontario [1] Erith, Kent, England [1] Finchley, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Hastings, Kent [1] Haxby, York, Yorkshire [1] Hertfordshire [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Holywood, Down [1] Horsforth, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [350] Gunner [44] Corporal [34] Driver [24] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [10] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Brevet Major [3] Pioneer [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Writer 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain Brevet Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captainand Battalion Major [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Signal Boatswain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Durham Light Infantry [45] Royal Engineers [44] Labour Corps [37] Army Service Corps [36] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] Yorkshire Regiment [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Border Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] London Regiment [10] West Riding Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Hussars [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Welsh Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [565] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

J [764] D [10] F [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [749] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [2]

Wilfred Jefferson

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 622729

Canadian Expeditionary Force 622729 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Jefferson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251795

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Charles Redvers Jefferson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268364

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Hamilton J Jefferson

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Frank Jefferson

Died 1915

British Army 7757 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7757 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Elgie Blyth Barwise Jefferson

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment

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Harold George Jefferson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 28724 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frank Jefferson

Died 1918

British Army 38154 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 44046 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Jefferson

Died 1915

British Army 10067 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Jefferson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 9043 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9013 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd

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Charles Jefferson

Died 1917

British Army 4003 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241388 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241388 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edward Garner Jefferson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 47889 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Jefferson

Died 1915

British Army 182 Company Serjeant Major Liverpool Regiment

British Army 182 Warrant Officer Class 2 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 182 Company Serjeant Major The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Jefferson

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 22097 Private Border Regiment

British Army 22097 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

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Arthur Jefferson

Died 1917

British Army T1235 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470721 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Jefferson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 14492 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14492 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert Jefferson

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 25158 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edwin Jefferson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 33283 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 33283 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Jefferson

Died 1918

British Army 67396 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Phillip Jefferson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 202622 Private Durham Light Infantry

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