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1st/5th Hants Howitzer Battery, Royal Field Artillery
1st/5th Hants Howitzer Battery, Royal Field Artillery
A Territorial Forces unit formed in the West Wight recruiting in the Freshwater, Totland and Colwell bay areas. Many men were taken prisoner following the Siege of Kut, and many died as a result of sickness while PoW. The Service numbers range from 855302 to 855521 with some gaps, and there are some earlier servicemen with numbers in the 4xxx ranges.
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British Army 4590 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855405 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 678 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855500 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1891
Died 1916
British Army 4392 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855314 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army 4500 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855350 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army 4440 Corporal Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855330 Corporal Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4558 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855380 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4528 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855365 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery
British Army 49464 Warrant Officer Class 2 West Riding Regiment
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British Army 4577 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855394 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1894
Died 1916
British Army 4568 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855388 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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Died 1918
British Army 4538 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855368 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army 4451 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855333 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1898
Died 1916
British Army 8186 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855433 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855433 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1/5th Hants Howitzer Bty.
More about Arthur Collis Frampton -
Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army 4390 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855312 Driver Royal Field Artillery
More about Gerald Albert Gosden -
Born 1896
British Army 4493 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855348 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
More about Albert E Roach -
Born 1897
Died 1916
British Army 4478 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855341 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4639 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855452 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 8080 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855443 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 728 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855503 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4521 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855361 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4624 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855437 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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