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London England [4]

York, Yorkshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Durham [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kendal England [2]

Kendal, Westmorland [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Titchfield, Hampshire [2]

Ulverston, Lancashire [2]

Balham [1]

Barrow-On-Humber, Yorkshire [1]

Bideford, North Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clatterbridge, Cheshire, England [1]

Coraki New South Wales [1]

Deptford England [1]

Dunsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Fairburn, Pontefract [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Geurie New South Wales [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Guisley, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow [1]

Kelloe, Durham [1]

Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lewesham, London [1]

Lincoln [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [356]

Gunner [36]

Driver [32]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [23]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

A.C.1 [1]

A.C.2 [1]

ABMH [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Master [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant /Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [36]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Border Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Service

British Army [521]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Last name first letter

N [680]

Contribution

Military Service [666]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

London England [4] York, Yorkshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Durham [2] Edmonton, London [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kendal England [2] Kendal, Westmorland [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Titchfield, Hampshire [2] Ulverston, Lancashire [2] Balham [1] Barrow-On-Humber, Yorkshire [1] Bideford, North Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clapham, London [1] Clatterbridge, Cheshire, England [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] Deptford England [1] Dunsby, Lincolnshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Fairburn, Pontefract [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Geurie New South Wales [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Guisley, Yorkshire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow [1] Kelloe, Durham [1] Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Lancashire England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lewesham, London [1] Lincoln [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [356] Gunner [36] Driver [32] Corporal [27] Sapper [23] Serjeant [23] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [2] Second Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] A.C.1 [1] A.C.2 [1] ABMH [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] CERA 2c [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Master [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant /Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Labour Corps [39] Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [36] Durham Light Infantry [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Machine Gun Corps [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Border Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Glamorgan Yeomanry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Service

British Army [521] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Australian Imperial Force [23]

Last name first letter

N [680]

Contribution

Military Service [666] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Albert Victor Newby

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455240

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455240 Private Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 21st Bn.

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James Newby

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 38711 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 38711 Lance-Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1/6th Battalion

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William Wilson Newby

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy Mersey Z/364 Royal Naval Division 6th Battalion

Royal Navy DA 6003 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Mersey Z/364 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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James Henry Newby

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 39892 East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 63797 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Bn

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Pinder Newby

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84272

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Miles Newby

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3547 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 241264 Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

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Eric George Arthur Newby

Born 1893

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9573

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Granville Sidney Newby

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167434

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Richard Newby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36446

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Albert Ernest Newby

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43494

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William Alfred Newby

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3716 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Beeden Newby

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266454

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Joseph Newby

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 19/430 Private Durham Light Infantry 19th Battalion

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Frederick Henry Newby

Born 1877

Royal Navy 32712 ABMH HMS President II

Royal Navy 32712 A.C.1 Polegate

Royal Navy 184 A.C.2 HMS Daedalus

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Thomas Newby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408027

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Sydney Newby

Born 1895

Died 1963

Royal Navy F3079

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Albert Newby

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238873

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Ernest William Newby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 19369 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19369 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Warden Newby

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 19415 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19415 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Sydney John Newby

Born 1895

British Army 25872 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 25872 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 25872 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 306th, 117th Brigade

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