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Hull, Yorkshire [9]

Gympie Queensland [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Durham, Durham [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brokendown New South Wales [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leith Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marrickville New South Wales [2]

Moonambel Victoria [2]

Myrtleford Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Violet Town Victoria [2]

9 Clement Street, York [1]

Acomb, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Allanheads, Northumberland [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Appleby England [1]

Appleby, Westmorland [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1287]

Gunner [178]

Driver [106]

Serjeant [101]

Corporal [100]

Sapper [80]

Second Lieutenant [49]

Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [42]

Captain [33]

Bombardier [23]

Acting Corporal [17]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Major [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Sister [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Commander [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Trooper [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Bugler [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Reverend [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [184]

Royal Engineers [152]

Army Service Corps [151]

Labour Corps [139]

Royal Garrison Artillery [102]

Northumberland Fusiliers [97]

Royal Army Medical Corps [82]

Durham Light Infantry [78]

West Yorkshire Regiment [70]

York and Lancaster Regiment [61]

London Regiment [45]

Liverpool Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

West Riding Regiment [38]

Manchester Regiment [37]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [36]

Border Regiment [35]

East Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

Highland Light Infantry [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Royal Scots [21]

Seaforth Highlanders [21]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [18]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

Tank Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Service

British Army [2035]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [210]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [165]

Royal Navy [151]

Australian Imperial Force [106]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2743]

B [3]

A [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2685]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [51]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [9] Gympie Queensland [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Durham, Durham [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Yorkshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brokendown New South Wales [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Islington, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leith Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marrickville New South Wales [2] Moonambel Victoria [2] Myrtleford Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Violet Town Victoria [2] 9 Clement Street, York [1] Acomb, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Allanheads, Northumberland [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Appleby England [1] Appleby, Westmorland [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1287] Gunner [178] Driver [106] Serjeant [101] Corporal [100] Sapper [80] Second Lieutenant [49] Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [42] Captain [33] Bombardier [23] Acting Corporal [17] Pioneer [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Major [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Deck Hand [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Sister [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Commander [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Nursing Sister [3] Trooper [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brevet Major [2] Bugler [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Reverend [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [184] Royal Engineers [152] Army Service Corps [151] Labour Corps [139] Royal Garrison Artillery [102] Northumberland Fusiliers [97] Royal Army Medical Corps [82] Durham Light Infantry [78] West Yorkshire Regiment [70] York and Lancaster Regiment [61] London Regiment [45] Liverpool Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] West Riding Regiment [38] Manchester Regiment [37] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [36] Border Regiment [35] East Yorkshire Regiment [35] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [27] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] Highland Light Infantry [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Royal Scots [21] Seaforth Highlanders [21] Cheshire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [18] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Suffolk Regiment [16] Tank Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [15] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Gordon Highlanders [9]

Service

British Army [2035] Canadian Expeditionary Force [210] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [165] Royal Navy [151] Australian Imperial Force [106] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2743] B [3] A [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2685] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [51] Canada [2]

John Sanderson

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 1/9035 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 1/1035 Private Training Reserve 40th Battalion

British Army S/24591 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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W. E. Sanderson

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Guy Askew James Burdon-Sanderson

Born 1897

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Private Officer Training Corps

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Richard Lionel Burdon-Sanderson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Sanderson

Born 1877

British Army 13924 Farrier Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal 13.11.1914

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R L Burdon-Sanderson

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Mabel Sanderson Mrs Inman

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Rosa B Sanderson (mrs Montague)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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