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Hendon, London [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Benwell, Northumberland [1]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Carlyle England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Pelton, Durham [1]

Seaham Harbour [1]

Westbourne, Sussex [1]

Whitridge Row, Seaton Delaval [1]

Rank

Private [47]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Saddler [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Secretary [1]

Sub-Lt [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Church Army [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General List [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

RNR HMY Zaida [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Engineers attached Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Royal Naval Division Engineers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

The Church Army [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [105]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Malaysia [1]

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People [109] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hendon, London [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Benwell, Northumberland [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Carlyle England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Pelton, Durham [1] Seaham Harbour [1] Westbourne, Sussex [1] Whitridge Row, Seaton Delaval [1]

Rank

Private [47] Corporal [8] Gunner [8] Serjeant [7] Driver [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Corporal Saddler [1] Drummer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Secretary [1] Sub-Lt [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Church Army [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General List [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] RNR HMY Zaida [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Engineers attached Royal Air Force [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Royal Naval Division Engineers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] The Church Army [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

T [109]

Contribution

Military Service [105] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Malaysia [1]

Thomas Albert Thirlwell

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Walter Houlden Thirlwell

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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William Leonard Thirlwell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7661 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5734 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Septimus Thirlwell

Born 1875

British Army 206371 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/260888 Corporal Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Deal/5338/S Corporal Royal Naval Division Engineers Deal

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William Thirlwell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 39668 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Edward Thirlwell

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 12473 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Thirlwell

Died 1918

British Army 1461 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 750446 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 750446 Corporal Saddler Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Thirlwell

Born 1889

Died 1973

British Army 117 Saddler Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 117 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Isaac Thomas Thirlwell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298277

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Robert Gibson Thirlwell

Born 1880

Died 1955

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Arthur Robert Thirlwell

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235171

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John William Thirlwell

Died 1916

British Army 18926 Private Border Regiment

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John T Thirlwell

Died 1917

British Army 38934 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Thirlwell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3664

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Henry Thirlwell

Born 1883

Royal Navy 2969 Royal Marine Artillery

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Robert Thirlwell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy Sub-Lt RNR HMY Zaida

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Joseph Thirlwell

Australian Imperial Force 2680

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William Thirlwell

Australian Imperial Force 2436

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Septimus Thirlwell

Born 1875

Royal Navy 5338 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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John George Thirlwell

Born 1895

Royal Navy K.P/520 Royal Naval Division

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