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Sunderland, Durham [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bombala New South Wales [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Darlington England [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Wallsend New South Wales [2]

Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Acton, London [1]

Asfordby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bombala Queensland [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chester-le-Street [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chesterton, Cambridge [1]

Danderoo Queensland [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Delegate New South Wales [1]

Doncaster [1]

Dunorlan Tasmania [1]

Durham England [1]

Fourstones, Northumberland, England [1]

Frosterley, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Northumberland [1]

Glen Osmond South Australia [1]

Glynneath South Wales New South Wales [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

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Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Houghton Le Spring, Durham [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Murray Bridge South Australia [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [309]

Gunner [36]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [24]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [60]

Northumberland Fusiliers [45]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [36]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Border Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Hussars [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [476]

Royal Navy [42]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

M [598]

Contribution

Military Service [585]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Sunderland, Durham [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bombala New South Wales [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Darlington England [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Wallsend New South Wales [2] Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire [1] Acton, London [1] Asfordby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bombala Queensland [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chester-le-Street [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chesterton, Cambridge [1] Danderoo Queensland [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Delegate New South Wales [1] Doncaster [1] Dunorlan Tasmania [1] Durham England [1] Fourstones, Northumberland, England [1] Frosterley, Durham [1] Gateshead, Northumberland [1] Glen Osmond South Australia [1] Glynneath South Wales New South Wales [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Halloway, London [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Houghton Le Spring, Durham [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Murray Bridge South Australia [1] New Cross, London [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [309] Gunner [36] Driver [29] Serjeant [25] Sapper [24] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [60] Northumberland Fusiliers [45] Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [36] Labour Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Army Service Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Border Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Hussars [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Tank Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [476] Royal Navy [42] Australian Imperial Force [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

M [598]

Contribution

Military Service [585] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Robert Maddison

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy Z/3456 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/456 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Maddison

Born 1899

Died 1969

British Army 68980 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 44596 Private Border Regiment

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Mark Henry Maddison

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 2214 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Abraham Maddison

Died 1917

British Army 33306 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 38th Army Brigade

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Henry Charles Maddison

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43595

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Richard William Robert Maddison

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28964

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Brian Armitage Maddison

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Simoon

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Albert Maddison

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285116

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Robert Maddison

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14460

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Charles Henry Maddison

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 800920 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 800920 Driver Royal Field Artillery "A" Bty. 295th Bde.

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Frank Maddison

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9001 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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William Maddison

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 15282 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Colin Arthur Maddison

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477564

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477564 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Charles Maddison

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410131

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Carl William Maddison

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237362

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Frank P Maddison

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 206 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Isaac Maddison

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 16001 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16001 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles Peter Maddison

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2258 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph T Maddison

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 6430 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 7556 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 73637 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Stephen Maddison

Died 1917

British Army 19861 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 19861 Private Border Regiment

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