| Army | 6th Royal Scots Fusilier Carrier Platoon | Hexham Courant | Morpeth | May 1942 |
| RAF | 57 O.T.U. | ORB | Eshott airfield | Nov 1942 to May 1945 |
| Army | 2nd/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment, 161st Brigade | Photo | Responsible for beach defences | 1939-1945 |
| Royal Navy | 6th Submarine Flotilla | Various ADM files | South Harbour, Blyth | 23 Aug 1939 to 14 Sept 1945 |
| Royal Navy | 9th Destroyer Flotilla | Various ADM files | 3 destroyers in Tyne responsible for East coast protection - St Abbs to Flamborough Head, HMS St George, Jarrow | 1914-1916 |
| Royal Navy | 11th Submarine Flotilla | Various ADM files | South Harbour, Blyth | 17 Dec 1915 - 1 March 1919 |
| Royal Navy (RNR) | 8th Minesweeping Flotilla | Various ADM files | North Shields, HMS Calliope | 1939-1945 |