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Gateshead, Durham [30]

Newcastle, Northumberland [22]

South Shields, Durham, England [19]

Durham [13]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13]

South Shields, Durham [12]

Sunderland, Durham [12]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Durham England [8]

Durham, Durham [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Northumberland [6]

Newcastle on Tyne [5]

North Shields, Northumberland [5]

Rockhampton Queensland [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Morpeth, Northumberland [4]

York, Yorkshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Byker, Northumberland [3]

Consett, Durham [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Hartlepool, Durham [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Sunderland [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Bowes Park, London, Middlesex [2]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Clifton New South Wales [2]

Cundletown New South Wales [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dungog New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Gateshead, Durham, England [2]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [2]

Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lowick, Northumberland [2]

Rank

Private [2089]

Gunner [250]

Serjeant [162]

Driver [161]

Corporal [160]

Sapper [158]

Second Lieutenant [82]

Lance Corporal [75]

Lieutenant [74]

Acting Corporal [47]

Captain [46]

Acting Serjeant [32]

Pioneer [30]

Bombardier [21]

Staff Serjeant [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Major [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Guardsman [8]

Rifleman [8]

Worker [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Trooper [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Sister [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Farrier Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Fitter [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [504]

Durham Light Infantry [335]

Royal Engineers [301]

Royal Field Artillery [291]

Labour Corps [211]

Army Service Corps [194]

Royal Garrison Artillery [155]

Yorkshire Regiment [130]

Royal Army Medical Corps [119]

East Yorkshire Regiment [85]

West Yorkshire Regiment [81]

Machine Gun Corps [74]

Royal Naval Division [74]

London Regiment [55]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

York and Lancaster Regiment [47]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [46]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [44]

Border Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [37]

Gordon Highlanders [36]

Royal Scots [34]

West Riding Regiment [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Lincolnshire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Defence Corps [31]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Scottish Rifles [28]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Coldstream Guards [25]

Army Ordnance Corps [24]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Army Cyclist Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [18]

Tank Corps [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

Corps of Hussars [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [15]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Royal Highlanders [15]

Service

British Army [3310]

Royal Navy [358]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [210]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [189]

Australian Imperial Force [133]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [55]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [4372]

S [2]

B [1]

C [1]

H [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4244]

Merchant Navy [110]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [108]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Gateshead, Durham [30] Newcastle, Northumberland [22] South Shields, Durham, England [19] Durham [13] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [13] South Shields, Durham [12] Sunderland, Durham [12] Sydney New South Wales [10] Durham England [8] Durham, Durham [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Northumberland [6] Newcastle on Tyne [5] North Shields, Northumberland [5] Rockhampton Queensland [5] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Morpeth, Northumberland [4] York, Yorkshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Byker, Northumberland [3] Consett, Durham [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Hartlepool, Durham [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Sunderland [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Bowes Park, London, Middlesex [2] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Clifton New South Wales [2] Cundletown New South Wales [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dungog New South Wales [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Gateshead, Durham, England [2] Hawick, Roxburghshire [2] Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Islington, London [2] Lowick, Northumberland [2]

Rank

Private [2089] Gunner [250] Serjeant [162] Driver [161] Corporal [160] Sapper [158] Second Lieutenant [82] Lance Corporal [75] Lieutenant [74] Acting Corporal [47] Captain [46] Acting Serjeant [32] Pioneer [30] Bombardier [21] Staff Serjeant [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Major [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Able Seaman [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Guardsman [8] Rifleman [8] Worker [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Trooper [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Sister [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Deck Hand [4] Farrier Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Colonel [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Fitter [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [504] Durham Light Infantry [335] Royal Engineers [301] Royal Field Artillery [291] Labour Corps [211] Army Service Corps [194] Royal Garrison Artillery [155] Yorkshire Regiment [130] Royal Army Medical Corps [119] East Yorkshire Regiment [85] West Yorkshire Regiment [81] Machine Gun Corps [74] Royal Naval Division [74] London Regiment [55] Royal Fusiliers [50] York and Lancaster Regiment [47] King's Own Scottish Borderers [46] Yorkshire Light Infantry [44] Border Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [37] Gordon Highlanders [36] Royal Scots [34] West Riding Regiment [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Lincolnshire Regiment [31] Royal Army Service Corps [31] Royal Defence Corps [31] Liverpool Regiment [30] Scottish Rifles [28] Manchester Regiment [26] Coldstream Guards [25] Army Ordnance Corps [24] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Army Cyclist Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [18] Tank Corps [18] Canadian Infantry [17] Highland Light Infantry [17] Corps of Hussars [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [15] Royal Flying Corps [15] Royal Highlanders [15]

Service

British Army [3310] Royal Navy [358] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [210] Canadian Expeditionary Force [189] Australian Imperial Force [133] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [55] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [4372] S [2] B [1] C [1] H [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4244] Merchant Navy [110] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [108] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Hugh John Robson

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 7/3399 Private Durham Light Infantry 7th Reserve Battalion

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David Robson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army S/10367 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/10367 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Lancelot Robson

Born 1855

Died 1936

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Durham

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery Durham

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Thomas Robson

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8170 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Batalion

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Robert Ramsay Robson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1971 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 323051 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1971 8th Battalion

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Joseph Robson

Born 1891

British Army 3793 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241241 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241241 Private Gloucestershire regiment 2/5 Battalion

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Frederick William Robson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Yorkshire Regiment

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George Matthew Salt Robson

Born 1892

Died 1928

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314925

Royal Navy J4902 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

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Thomas William Robson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 995 Private Wagoners Special Reserve of ASC

British Army 6135 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1st of the 7th Battalion

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George William Robson

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 25247 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Robson

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 18368 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army T/294484 Private Army Service Corps

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Lockie Robson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 20843 Gunner Royal Field Artillery d/110th Battalion

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Henry Howey Robson

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 349894 Private Labour Corps

British Army 11340 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Edgar Robson

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Robson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army RTS 6207 Private Army Service Corps

British Army RTS 6207 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 32116 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Samuel Robson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286412

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Thomas James Ernest Stanley Robson

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 583 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Thomas Burdon Robson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267269

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Harry Robson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169443

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Richard Robson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44876

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