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Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bishop Auckland, County Durham. [1]

Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancs [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Burnside South Australia [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Durham [1]

Finsbury Park, Middlesex, England [1]

Fratton, Portsmouth [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gilesgate, Durham [1]

Hartlepool [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Highbury, Middlesex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Melbourne, Australia [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Radstock, Somerset [1]

Redworth, Durham [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Snainton, North Yorkshire [1]

Stanhope Weardale Durham [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Wing, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Driver [18]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [14]

Captain [9]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [48]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Dental Corps General List [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Attached East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry/ Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [240]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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V [291]

Contribution

Military Service [282]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [1] Bishop Auckland, County Durham. [1] Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancs [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Burnside South Australia [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Durham [1] Finsbury Park, Middlesex, England [1] Fratton, Portsmouth [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gilesgate, Durham [1] Hartlepool [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Highbury, Middlesex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Melbourne, Australia [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Radstock, Somerset [1] Redworth, Durham [1] Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Snainton, North Yorkshire [1] Stanhope Weardale Durham [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Wing, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [159] Driver [18] Corporal [16] Gunner [15] Serjeant [14] Captain [9] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private/ Private [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [48] Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Labour Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Dental Corps General List [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Attached East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Garrison Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry/ Northumberland Fusiliers [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [240] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

V [291]

Contribution

Military Service [282] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William O Vasey

Born 1882

British Army 18/400 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Stanley Moss Vasey

Born 1898

British Army 201726 Private Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)

British Army 201726 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 201726 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s) 1/4th (Ross Highland) Battalion

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Arthur Vasey

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 118393 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William James Vasey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125717

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Walter Vasey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38253

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Albert Vasey

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 42204 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 42204 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Vasey

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 23116 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion.

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Henry Vasey

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198453

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William Vasey

Born 1879

British Army 142871 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Vasey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186398

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Robert Newton Vasey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51167 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 51167 Lance Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Vasey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 80820 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas W Vasey

Died 1918

British Army 3240 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250355 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas William Percy Vasey

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60890

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Francis John Vasey

Born 1890

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3226

Australian Imperial Force 3326 Sergeant 11th Battalion

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Sydney Vasey

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army R/20564 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/20564 Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Bttn (Att 16th Bn)

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Maxwell Royal Vasey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270335

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George H. Vasey

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 3733 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 45514 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Vasey

Died 1917

British Army 28348 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Vasey

Died 1914

British Army 3/7553 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/7553 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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