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South Shields, County Durham England [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Amble, Northumberland, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Cudworth, Yorkshire [1]

Dalston [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Garrow-On-Tyne England [1]

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Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey, England [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [65]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Gunner [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Blacksmith 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Major Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Engineers [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Staff [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Depot Rifle Brigade [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars/Commands and Staff [1]

Hussars/General Headquarters Staff [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lancers attached Worcestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

South Shields, County Durham England [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Amble, Northumberland, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Cudworth, Yorkshire [1] Dalston [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Garrow-On-Tyne England [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Holloway, London [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kingston-upon-Hull England [1] Leeds England [1] London [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey, England [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [65] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Gunner [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Blacksmith 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Major Captain [1] Nurse [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Engineers [9] Army Service Corps [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Irish Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Staff [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Depot Rifle Brigade [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars/Commands and Staff [1] Hussars/General Headquarters Staff [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lancers attached Worcestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [119] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [4]

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United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

Herbert Straker

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 1146 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1146 Private London Regiment

British Army 6925 Corporal London Regiment

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John L Straker

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/14527 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George Straker

Died 1919

British Army 9114 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9114 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Stanley Charles Straker

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 551396 Private London Regiment

British Army 4049 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles Constantin Lionel Straker

Died 1916

British Army 2211 Acting Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Monmouthshire Regiment

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Joseph Straker

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425377

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425377 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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William John Straker

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208313

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George Varley Straker

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152772

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Ernest Pearson Straker

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12586

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Guy Herbert Straker

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Major Captain Hussars

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Richard Straker

Died 1917

British Army 9943 Private Coldstream Guards

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Samuel Albert Straker

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53238 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frank Straker

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Trench Mortar Battery Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Gray Straker

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Thomas Straker

Died 1915

British Army 9929 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Ernest Straker

Australian Imperial Force 3480

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Henry Straker

Died 1917

British Army 20993 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Henry Appleby Straker

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 235844 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Kenneth Straker

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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Tom Straker

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 52334 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52334 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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