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Nottingham [4]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Glasgow [2]

Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Skipton Victoria [1]

Tuttington Norfolk [1]

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Gunner [5]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps Scottish Command ex Seaforth Hussars [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [91]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [1]

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United Kingdom [2]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nottingham [4] Daylesford Victoria [2] Glasgow [2] Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkcaldy Scotland [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Skipton Victoria [1] Tuttington Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [77] Gunner [5] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Durham Light Infantry [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Army Service Corps [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps Scottish Command ex Seaforth Hussars [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [91] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Charles Henry Matthewson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 202974 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George A. Matthewson

Died 1917

British Army 315274 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235336 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Robert Matthewson

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 27/489 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Henry Matthewson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 11539 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Matthewson

Died 1918

British Army 202739 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Frederick Matthewson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151476

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Hugh Henderson Matthewson

Born 1882

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 48659 Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Eric Clive Tait Matthewson

Australian Imperial Force

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Alfred Thomas Matthewson

Australian Imperial Force 930

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Jack Alexander George Matthewson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2108 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Matthewson

Died 1915

British Army 2324 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Thomas Matthewson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 14917 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Gordon Matthewson

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 775645

Canadian Expeditionary Force 775645 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Matthewson

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28764

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28764 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Matthewson

Born 1899

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79416

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79416 Private Canadian Infantry

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Yburgh Matthewson

Australian Imperial Force 3885

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Ernest Henry Matthewson

Born 1885

Royal Navy 13939 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Leslie Thomas Matthewson

Australian Imperial Force

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Ronald Thomas Philip Matthewson

Australian Imperial Force V76138

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William Norman Matthewson

Australian Imperial Force 6960

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