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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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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army 855340 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 4474 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 227 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855470 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army 4433 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4579 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855395 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 855441 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery
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British Army 4632 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855449 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4600 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855411 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1898
Died 1916
British Army 758 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855425 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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British Army 617 Corporal Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855442 Corporal Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4559 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855381 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
More about Ernest Meaning -
Born 1894
Died 1916
British Army 4510 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855354 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 753 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855506 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1887
Died 1918
British Army 4373 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery
More about Arthur Orchard -
Born 1898
Died 1916
British Army 4481 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855344 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 4621 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855436 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 765 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 287088 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855432 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
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Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army 4561 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855382 Driver Royal Field Artillery
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British Army 616 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 855418 Driver Royal Field Artillery
More about William R Langdon