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Sydney New South Wales [18]

Hull, Yorkshire [12]

Newcastle, Northumberland [10]

South Shields, Durham, England [10]

South Shields, Durham [9]

Maryborough Queensland [8]

Goulburn New South Wales [7]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [7]

Crookwell New South Wales [6]

Sunderland, Durham [6]

York, Yorkshire [6]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Durham [4]

Jarrow, Durham [4]

Malmsbury Victoria [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Daylesford Victoria [3]

Durham, Durham [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Strathalbyn South Australia [3]

Bandon, County Cork [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Boston Spa, Wetherby, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Kersbrook South Australia [2]

Kilburn, London, Middlesex [2]

Leeds England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1702]

Gunner [180]

Driver [156]

Serjeant [131]

Corporal [129]

Sapper [117]

Second Lieutenant [88]

Lieutenant [74]

Captain [54]

Lance Corporal [53]

Acting Corporal [25]

Pioneer [25]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Bombardier [15]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Major [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Waggoner [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Rifleman [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Worker [6]

Nurse [5]

Sister [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Private and Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Chaplain [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [230]

Northumberland Fusiliers [223]

Labour Corps [212]

Royal Engineers [196]

Durham Light Infantry [180]

Army Service Corps [162]

Royal Garrison Artillery [127]

West Yorkshire Regiment [99]

Yorkshire Regiment [96]

Royal Army Medical Corps [86]

East Yorkshire Regiment [82]

Machine Gun Corps [66]

London Regiment [62]

Liverpool Regiment [56]

West Riding Regiment [54]

Royal Naval Division [49]

Border Regiment [46]

Royal Fusiliers [45]

York and Lancaster Regiment [41]

Lincolnshire Regiment [38]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Manchester Regiment [33]

Cheshire Regiment [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Canadian Infantry [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Defence Corps [22]

British West Indies Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Corps of Hussars [19]

Royal Air Force [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15]

Royal Scots [15]

Army Cyclist Corps [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Tank Corps [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14]

Service

British Army [2683]

Royal Navy [264]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [214]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [179]

Australian Imperial Force [177]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [3638]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3544]

Merchant Navy [77]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Isle of Man [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [18] Hull, Yorkshire [12] Newcastle, Northumberland [10] South Shields, Durham, England [10] South Shields, Durham [9] Maryborough Queensland [8] Goulburn New South Wales [7] Hull, Yorkshire, England [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Newcastle New South Wales [7] Crookwell New South Wales [6] Sunderland, Durham [6] York, Yorkshire [6] Gateshead, Durham [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Durham [4] Jarrow, Durham [4] Malmsbury Victoria [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Daylesford Victoria [3] Durham, Durham [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Harrogate, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Strathalbyn South Australia [3] Bandon, County Cork [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Boston Spa, Wetherby, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hackney, London [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Kensington, London [2] Kersbrook South Australia [2] Kilburn, London, Middlesex [2] Leeds England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1702] Gunner [180] Driver [156] Serjeant [131] Corporal [129] Sapper [117] Second Lieutenant [88] Lieutenant [74] Captain [54] Lance Corporal [53] Acting Corporal [25] Pioneer [25] Acting Serjeant [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Bombardier [15] Lance Serjeant [14] Major [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Waggoner [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Rifleman [8] Able Seaman [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Worker [6] Nurse [5] Sister [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Private and Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Trimmer [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Chaplain [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [230] Northumberland Fusiliers [223] Labour Corps [212] Royal Engineers [196] Durham Light Infantry [180] Army Service Corps [162] Royal Garrison Artillery [127] West Yorkshire Regiment [99] Yorkshire Regiment [96] Royal Army Medical Corps [86] East Yorkshire Regiment [82] Machine Gun Corps [66] London Regiment [62] Liverpool Regiment [56] West Riding Regiment [54] Royal Naval Division [49] Border Regiment [46] Royal Fusiliers [45] York and Lancaster Regiment [41] Lincolnshire Regiment [38] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Manchester Regiment [33] Cheshire Regiment [32] Royal Army Service Corps [29] Middlesex Regiment [27] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Canadian Infantry [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Lancaster Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Defence Corps [22] British West Indies Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Corps of Hussars [19] Royal Air Force [19] South Lancashire Regiment [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15] Royal Scots [15] Army Cyclist Corps [14] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Tank Corps [14] Welsh Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14]

Service

British Army [2683] Royal Navy [264] Canadian Expeditionary Force [214] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [179] Australian Imperial Force [177] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [3638] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3544] Merchant Navy [77] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [78] Australia [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Isle of Man [1] South Africa [1]

William Stephenson

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 2003 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Private

British Army 42734 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Stephenson

Born 1897

Died 1924

British Army 108971 Sapper Royal Engineers 127 Field Company

British Army 108971 Sapper Royal Engineers Q Company

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Clement Stephenson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army

British Army 16593 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 8 Batt

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George Stephenson

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army C/12324 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12324 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 21 Batt

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Arthur Frederick Vere Stephenson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 4th Bn

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William Ernest Albert Stephenson

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 1216 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1216 Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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William Stephenson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14/19849 Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 19849 Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles 14th Battalion

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Wilson Moore Stephenson

Born 1888

Died 1979

British Army 337 Royal Naval Division Engineers Deal battalion

British Army 207871 Acting 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Thomas Henry Stephenson

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy Chief Engineer S.s. Reventazon

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Thomas Stephenson

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 18730 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 29856 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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J R Stevenson

Born 1894

Died 1983

British Army 11535 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Eric Lionel Stephenson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Gertrude Annie Stephenson

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army Sister Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital

British Army 2/ResS/660 Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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George Stephenson

Born 1882

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5204

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5204 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Guy Pearse Stephenson

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887649

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887649 Private Canadian Infantry

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Andrew James Stephenson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 16123 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Vincent Stephenson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200052 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 119 Sergeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion T/F

British Army 200052 Sergeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Alfred Albert Andrew Stephenson

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army 66321 Private Russian Relief Force

Australian Imperial Force 66321 Private 20th General Service Reinforcements

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Ezra Stephenson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 14388 Private West Riding Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arthur Stephenson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 163154 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 163154 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 163154 Private Marchine Gun Corps, Infantry 63rd Battalion

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