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Place of birth

Alnwick, Northumberland [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Durham [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Harrold, Bedfordshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Macleod, Alberta [3]

Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Greenwich, London [2]

Kimblesworth, Durham [2]

Lithgow, New South Wales [2]

Rylstone New South Wales [2]

St Peter Port [2]

Alnmouth, Northumberland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Blackheath, New South Wales [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bruce, Ontario [1]

Castle Ward, Northumberland [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Durham, England [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lamesley, Durham [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Low Gosforth, Northumberland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Mudgee, New South Wales [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Nortjumberland [1]

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Newington, Southwark, Surrey [1]

Paddington, New South Wales [1]

Pendleton [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Pietermaritzburg [1]

Prahran, Victoria [1]

Preston [1]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [1]

Rydal, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bandsman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombadier [1]

Boy Class I [1]

Boy Class II [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Cook [1]

Division Carpenter [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Explosive Worker [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Cook [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Major [1]

Pilot Flight Officer [1]

Probationer Second Cook's Mate [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st [1]

Stoker 2nd [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

14 Light Horse Regiment [1]

1st D.A.C. [1]

1st Light Horse Regiment [1]

2nd Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides [1]

5th D.A.C. [1]

9th Field Ambulance [1]

9th Field Ambulance (A M C ) [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Blenheim [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Canterbury Regiment [1]

Church Army [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Durham Light [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

Field Hospital [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Greenwich [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Columbine [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Ramillies [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Sapphire [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Service

British Army [80]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [117]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [1]

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People [117] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alnwick, Northumberland [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Durham [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Harrold, Bedfordshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Macleod, Alberta [3] Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Greenwich, London [2] Kimblesworth, Durham [2] Lithgow, New South Wales [2] Rylstone New South Wales [2] St Peter Port [2] Alnmouth, Northumberland [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackheath, London [1] Blackheath, New South Wales [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bruce, Ontario [1] Castle Ward, Northumberland [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Durham, England [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lamesley, Durham [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Low Gosforth, Northumberland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Mudgee, New South Wales [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Nortjumberland [1] Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Newington, Southwark, Surrey [1] Paddington, New South Wales [1] Pendleton [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Pietermaritzburg [1] Prahran, Victoria [1] Preston [1] Rushden, Northamptonshire [1] Rydal, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [70] Corporal [10] Gunner [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bandsman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombadier [1] Boy Class I [1] Boy Class II [1] Boy First Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Cook [1] Division Carpenter [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Explosive Worker [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Cook [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Major [1] Pilot Flight Officer [1] Probationer Second Cook's Mate [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st [1] Stoker 2nd [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Labour Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Australian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 14 Light Horse Regiment [1] 1st D.A.C. [1] 1st Light Horse Regiment [1] 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides [1] 5th D.A.C. [1] 9th Field Ambulance [1] 9th Field Ambulance (A M C ) [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Blenheim [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Canterbury Regiment [1] Church Army [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Regiment [1] Durham Light [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] Field Hospital [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Greenwich [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Columbine [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Ramillies [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Sapphire [1] HMS Victory [1]

Service

British Army [80] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [117]

Contribution

Military Service [110] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [1]

Arthur William Thew

Born 1877

Died 1943

British Army 5/5965 Regimental Serjeant Major Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 5965 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st

British Army 5965 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1st

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James Thew

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army 57727 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Brigade

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Robert John Thew

Born 1882

Died 1964

British Army 78909 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army 97393 Private King's Liverpool Regiment Depot

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George Alfred Thew

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 8290 Private York And Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8290 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8290 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Thew

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy SS119082 Stoker 1st

Royal Navy SS119082 Stoker 2nd

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Thomas Thew

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army 7771 Private Royal Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 21297 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Garrison

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William Arthur Thew

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 1069 Private London Regiment

British Army 1069 Private London Regiment 3rd (City of London) Battalion

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Clifford Thew

Born 1885

Died 1941

Australian Imperial Force 11893 Corporal 9th Field Ambulance (A M C ) "A" Section

Royal Navy 363011 Domestic 3rd Class Wildfire

Royal Navy 363011 Domestic 2nd Class Blenheim

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Francis John Thew

Born 1891

Died 1964

Royal Navy M1340 Cook's Mate HMS Cornwallis

Royal Navy M1340 Cook's Mate HMS Europa

Royal Navy M1340 Cook's Mate HMS Endymion

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Percy Victor Thew

Born 1891

Died 1972

Royal Navy 46 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Ernest Thew

Born 1880

Died 1954

British Army 34411 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 84408 Private Labour Corps

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John Thew

Born 1861

Died 1922

Australian Imperial Force 21077 Private Field Hospital No. 10 Sea Transport Section

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William John James Thew

Born 1881

Died 1958

British Army Explosive Worker The Royal Woolwich Arsenal Laboratory

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Sidney Lester Thew

Born 1881

Died 1966

British Army MS/3917 Private Army Service Corps

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Luke Thew

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 141557 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 310663 Private Labour Corps

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William Ingles Thew

Born 1878

Died 1944

British Army RTS/3052 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army RTS/3052 Sergeant Army Service Corps

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Ivo Maurice Thew

Born 1893

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 5460 Private 53 Battalion

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John Thomas Thew

Born 1892

Died 1958

British Army 4/1763 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 260261 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Simpson Thew

Born 1899

Died 1982

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class II HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J50194 Boy Class I HMS Victory

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Reginald Reuben Thew

Born 1891

Died 1922

British Army 21174 Private Coldstream Guards

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