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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]

William Robson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 18610 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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James William Robson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146219

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Thomas Robson

Born 1885

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 2732 Private Australian Infantry

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Bruce Robson

Born 1896

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 3922

Australian Imperial Force N102493

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Charles Edward Robson

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 5500

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Clarence Edward Robson

Australian Imperial Force Pioneers

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George Collingwood Robson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS117718 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy SS117718 Stoker 1st Class HMS Glatton

Royal Navy K/42570 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

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Stephen Lacy Robson

Born 1882

Died 1920

Royal Navy 12113 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/12113 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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John George Robson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 33518 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Joseph Robson

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 25/579 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 24157 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion.

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Thomas Robson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114560

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John Robson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278918

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Joseph Lowes Robson

Born 1889

Died 1968

British Army RTS/6645 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Robson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109215

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William Alexander Robson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214479

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Edward Robson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146261

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Edward Robson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107859

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John Robson

Born 1871

Died 1919

British Army 1647 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 397955 Private Labour Corps

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Archibald Robson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2274 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 27738 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion.

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Bert Robson

Died 1918

British Army 22332 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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