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Gateshead, Durham [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Teralba New South Wales [2]

Blaydon, Durham [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bowenvale Victoria [1]

Brandon Colliery, County Durham [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Durham [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Hylton, County Durham [1]

Manchester [1]

Ongar England [1]

Ryhope, Durham [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Stoke On Trent England [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Washington, Durham [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Willington, Durham [1]

haswell, durham. [1]

walker, northumberland. [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Sapper [16]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

General List Ministry of Munitions Chemical Warfare Department [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army (T.C.) [1]

Service

British Army [220]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

U [290]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Australia [1]

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People [290] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Teralba New South Wales [2] Blaydon, Durham [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bowenvale Victoria [1] Brandon Colliery, County Durham [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] Hylton, County Durham [1] Manchester [1] Ongar England [1] Ryhope, Durham [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Stoke On Trent England [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Washington, Durham [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Willington, Durham [1] haswell, durham. [1] walker, northumberland. [1]

Rank

Private [155] Sapper [16] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Durham Light Infantry [34] Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [13] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] General List Ministry of Munitions Chemical Warfare Department [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS BROKE [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army (T.C.) [1]

Service

British Army [220] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

U [290]

Contribution

Military Service [284] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Australia [1]

John Johnson Urwin

Born 1871

Died 1938

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Medical Service

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel Indian Medical Service

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Thomas Urwin

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 111300 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 111300 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Thomas Urwin

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 20439 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Urwin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47172

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Nicholas Urwin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148480

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Jacob Urwin

Born 1882

Royal Navy 3540 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Frederick Thompson Urwin

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army 18/1308 Private Northumberland Fusilliers 18th Service Battalion (1st Tyneside Pioneers)

British Army 18/1308 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 14th Service Battallion

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Joseph John Urwin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229248

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George Urwin

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 13968 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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David Urwin

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 47183 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Urwin

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 27966 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John D Urwin

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army T1543 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 459300 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Urwin

Died 1918

British Army 28003 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 91977 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harold Brierley Urwin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210612

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Leonard Urwin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187369

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Walter Reginald Urwin

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19676

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Alexander Urwin

Born 1894

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26258

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26258 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Urwin

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237995

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Christopher Urwin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18225 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18225 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Francis Stanley Urwin

Died 1918

British Army 4/2560 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 200786 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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