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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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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]

Albert Thew

Born 1878

Died 1926

British Army 73884 Private Royal Defence Corps 253 Company

British Army 36564 Private Royal Defence Corps 253rd Company

British Army 4425 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2/6th Battalion

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Samuel Thew

Born 1877

Died 1934

British Army 033019 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Frederick Joseph Thew

Born 1893

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force 1379 Private 32nd Battalion

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Thomas James Thew

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 2432 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 7th Regiment

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Sydney Christopher Thew

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42600 Private

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Alan Wellwood Thew

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army Private County of London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Edward Oswald Thew

Born 1897

Australian Imperial Force 1440 Private 20th Battalion

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Vivian Gordon Thew

Born 1887

Died 1957

British Army 127164 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Smith Thew

Born 1860

Died 1932

Royal Navy 136564 Division Carpenter

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Thomas Thew

Born 1897

Died 1971

British Army 19/947 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Thew

Born 1882

Died 1973

British Army WR278445 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 333116 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Thew

Born 1878

Died 1931

British Army 9088 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army T/419346 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Edward Thew

Born 1891

Died 1973

British Army T/261258 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Hall Thew

Born 1888

Died 1949

British Army 21/1688 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 63352 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/4th

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Wilbert Ray Thew

Born 1901

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3213042 Private

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William Thew

Born 1882

Died 1943

British Army 33780 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Clifford Thew

Australian Imperial Force 11893

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George Herbert Thew

Born 1878

British Army 4907 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Thew

British Army 38871 Driver Royal Engineers

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Horace William Thew

Born 1898

British Army 8/16353 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army T/388884 Private Army Service Corps

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