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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

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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]

William Richard Thew

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 665 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 665 Private Northumberland Yeomanry

British Army #665 Private Northumberland Hussars

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Edward William Thew

Born 1894

Died 1981

British Army 3/34 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Stanley Thew

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 958 Bombadier 1st Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 958 Lance Corporal 1st Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 958 Corporal 5th D.A.C.

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James Frederick Thew

Born 1893

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2203613 Sapper

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Bert Thew

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 203364 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 6th

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Robert Thew

Born 1895

British Army 250888 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Frank Norman Thew

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 9/3618 Private Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army 325431 Private Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Sam Thew

Born 1888

Died 1927

British Army S4/125312 Private Army Service Corps

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Cuthbert Harrison Thew

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Edward John Thew

Born 1887

Died 1936

British Army M/283780 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 5302 Private London Regiment 3/11th lond Battalion

British Army M/283780 Private Army Service Corps

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Benjamin Thew

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army 1103 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 850222 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Manley Thew

Born 1899

Died 1982

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3214088 Private

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Luke Thew

Born 1898

Died 1957

British Army 205060 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 72650 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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

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Frank Wesley Thew

Born 1898

Died 1977

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645949 Corporal

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Frederick Simpson Thew

Born 1859

Died 1921

British Army

British Army Reverend Church Army

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John Thew

Born 1880

Died 1952

British Army 2732 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 770986 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Illius Augustus Thew

Born 1898

Died 1991

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides

British Army Captain Indian Army

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Percy Thew

Born 1894

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430353 Private

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430353 Corporal Canadian Engineers

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Benjamin Heseltine Thew

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 40388 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40388 Private North Staffordshire 5th Battalion

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Maud Adelaide Thew

Born 1900

Died 1999

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14347

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