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Durham [1]

Moorsley, County Durham [1]

Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Willesden, North West London [1]

Wolsingham, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [526]

Lance Corporal [23]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [14]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Paid Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry Depot [528]

Durham Light Infantry [44]

Depot Durham Light Infantry [18]

Base Depot [9]

Depot late Durham Light Infantry [7]

Infantry Base Depot [6]

Labour Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [3]

35th Infantry Base Depot [2]

Depot [2]

Depot Late Durham Light Infantry [2]

Depot formerly Durham Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

25th Infantry Base Depot [1]

33/Base Depot [1]

34th Infantry Base Depot [1]

Burma Rifles [1]

Depot Battalion Tank Corps [1]

Depot Company [1]

Depot Durham Light Infantry attached Motor Machine Gun Corps [1]

Depot Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Depot Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

E Base Depot [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Graduate Battalion Depot [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Infantry Base Depot Yorkshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command Ex Depot Durham Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Medical Board Base Depot [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Depot [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Surrey Depot Labour Battalion [1]

S7 Depot [1]

Special List Depot [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Service

British Army [599]

Last name first letter

B [69]

S [58]

W [57]

C [43]

M [42]

R [37]

H [36]

L [36]

T [34]

D [32]

G [26]

A [23]

J [23]

P [22]

E [13]

N [12]

F [11]

O [11]

K [9]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [599]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Durham [1] Moorsley, County Durham [1] Sunderland, County Durham [1] Willesden, North West London [1] Wolsingham, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [526] Lance Corporal [23] Serjeant [22] Corporal [14] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Paid Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry Depot [528] Durham Light Infantry [44] Depot Durham Light Infantry [18] Base Depot [9] Depot late Durham Light Infantry [7] Infantry Base Depot [6] Labour Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [3] 35th Infantry Base Depot [2] Depot [2] Depot Late Durham Light Infantry [2] Depot formerly Durham Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 25th Infantry Base Depot [1] 33/Base Depot [1] 34th Infantry Base Depot [1] Burma Rifles [1] Depot Battalion Tank Corps [1] Depot Company [1] Depot Durham Light Infantry attached Motor Machine Gun Corps [1] Depot Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Depot Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] E Base Depot [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Graduate Battalion Depot [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Infantry Base Depot Yorkshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] Labour Corps Northern Command Ex Depot Durham Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Medical Board Base Depot [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Depot [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Surrey Depot Labour Battalion [1] S7 Depot [1] Special List Depot [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Service

British Army [599]

Last name first letter

B [69] S [58] W [57] C [43] M [42] R [37] H [36] L [36] T [34] D [32] G [26] A [23] J [23] P [22] E [13] N [12] F [11] O [11] K [9] I [1] Q [1] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [599]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Herbert Aldridge

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 5/17550 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 201147 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5911 Private Durham Light Infantry 2/7 Battalion

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Henry Claughan

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 19/131 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot 19th Battalion

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Thomas Bedlington

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 19/287 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Luke Thew

Born 1892

Died 1951

British Army 22/673 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Edward J Radwell

Born 1876

British Army 49736 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot 5th Battalion

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Earnshaw Hirst

Died 1918

British Army 22363 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Henry Waterloo Lockey

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 30231 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Edred Booth

Born 1887

British Army 4415 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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George Morton

Died 1919

British Army 20/677 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

British Army 20/677 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Boston

Died 1919

British Army 45822 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

British Army 45822 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Millican

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 22033 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

British Army 22033 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Patrick Henry Mcevoy

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 24744 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Depot

British Army 5061 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 24774 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Depot

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John Airey

British Army 3/10556 Corporal Durham Light Infantry Depot

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George E J Rook

British Army 53173 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Frederick Gillham

Born 1894

British Army 20/653 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Ronald Taylor

British Army 31407 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Henry Wade

British Army 19/518 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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Robert Wallace

British Army 24029 Bugler Durham Light Infantry Depot

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William Warring

British Army 34316 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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John H Aspinall

British Army 52966 Private Durham Light Infantry Depot

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