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Aldershot, Hampshire [887]

Aldershot [92]

Aldershot England [83]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [63]

Aldershot, Surrey [37]

Aldershot, Hants [19]

Farnborough, Aldershot, Hampshire [10]

Aldershot, England [5]

Ash Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

North Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Fleet, Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Hawley, Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Aldershot Hampshire [2]

Aldershot Queensland [2]

Aldershot, Berkshire [2]

Aldershot,Farnham,Surrey. [2]

Cove, Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Crondall, Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Aldershot ENGLAND [1]

Aldershot Farnham [1]

Aldershot Hants [1]

Aldershot North England [1]

Aldershot ON [1]

Aldershot barracks - 27 Pleck Terrace Park Road Birmingham [1]

Aldershot, [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Aldershot, Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire, [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire. [1]

Aldershot, Hampsire [1]

Aldershot, Hertfordshire [1]

Aldershot, Huntingdonshire [1]

Aldershot, London [1]

Aldershot, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot,Hampshire [1]

Aldershot,Hants [1]

Ash Vale, Aldershot [1]

Blackwater (Aldershot ?) [1]

Blackwater, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Church Crookham, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Farnborough, Aldershot, Hants [1]

Farnborough, Aldershot, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Aldershot [1]

Farnham,Aldershot,Surrey. [1]

Frimley Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Frimley, Aldershot, Hants [1]

Hale, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Low Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Newtown, Aldershot, Hants [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Corporal [22]

Able Seaman [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Serjeant [16]

Stoker 1st Class [16]

Major [13]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Driver [10]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Gunner [8]

Boy [6]

Drummer [6]

Rifleman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Sapper [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sergeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major General [2]

Musician [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [20]

South Wales Borderers [19]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

HMS NEPTUNE [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS Good Hope [4]

HMS Princess Royal [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

HMS Agincourt [3]

London Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

Royal Navy [699]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [218]

British Army [191]

Australian Imperial Force [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [130]

H [121]

C [112]

M [99]

S [99]

W [89]

P [69]

R [69]

G [67]

L [60]

F [59]

D [52]

T [45]

A [36]

J [36]

E [34]

K [33]

N [14]

O [10]

V [10]

Y [6]

I [5]

Q [5]

U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1175]

Merchant Navy [63]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

India [5]

Canada [3]

Egypt [2]

Ireland [2]

Angola [1]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

China [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [887] Aldershot [92] Aldershot England [83] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [63] Aldershot, Surrey [37] Aldershot, Hants [19] Farnborough, Aldershot, Hampshire [10] Aldershot, England [5] Ash Aldershot, Hampshire [4] North Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Fleet, Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Hawley, Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Aldershot Hampshire [2] Aldershot Queensland [2] Aldershot, Berkshire [2] Aldershot,Farnham,Surrey. [2] Cove, Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Crondall, Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Aldershot ENGLAND [1] Aldershot Farnham [1] Aldershot Hants [1] Aldershot North England [1] Aldershot ON [1] Aldershot barracks - 27 Pleck Terrace Park Road Birmingham [1] Aldershot, [1] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Aldershot, Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire, [1] Aldershot, Hampshire. [1] Aldershot, Hampsire [1] Aldershot, Hertfordshire [1] Aldershot, Huntingdonshire [1] Aldershot, London [1] Aldershot, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, near Farnham, Hampshire [1] Aldershot,Hampshire [1] Aldershot,Hants [1] Ash Vale, Aldershot [1] Blackwater (Aldershot ?) [1] Blackwater, Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Church Crookham, Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Farnborough, Aldershot, Hants [1] Farnborough, Aldershot, Surrey [1] Farnham, Aldershot [1] Farnham,Aldershot,Surrey. [1] Frimley Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Frimley, Aldershot, Hants [1] Hale, Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Low Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Newtown, Aldershot, Hants [1]

Rank

Private [83] Corporal [22] Able Seaman [21] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Serjeant [16] Stoker 1st Class [16] Major [13] Boy 1st Class [11] Lieutenant [11] Driver [10] Ordinary Seaman [9] Gunner [8] Boy [6] Drummer [6] Rifleman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Leading Stoker [5] Sapper [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Leading Seaman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sergeant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Chief Stoker [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major General [2] Musician [2] Petty Officer [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [20] South Wales Borderers [19] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] HMS NEPTUNE [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS Good Hope [4] HMS Princess Royal [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] HMS Agincourt [3] London Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Victory I [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

Royal Navy [699] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [218] British Army [191] Australian Imperial Force [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [130] H [121] C [112] M [99] S [99] W [89] P [69] R [69] G [67] L [60] F [59] D [52] T [45] A [36] J [36] E [34] K [33] N [14] O [10] V [10] Y [6] I [5] Q [5] U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1175] Merchant Navy [63]

Country

United Kingdom [79] India [5] Canada [3] Egypt [2] Ireland [2] Angola [1] Australia [1] Belgium [1] China [1] Malta [1]

Bertie Booth

Born 1882

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5298 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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John Edward Shirley

Born 1880

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217731

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John Lincoln Slark Pilley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12091 Private 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

British Army 12091 Lance Corporal 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

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Alice Dysart Evelyn Stewart Tollemache

Born 1872

Died 1941

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Ethelbert Samuel Gerald Elliott

Born 1889

Died 1937

British Army 48157 Private Northumberland Fusiliers Depot

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Jonathan Mulcaster

Born 1867

Died 1917

British Army T R/6/12018 Warrant Officer Class 2 Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 3007 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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Thomas Coldicott

Died 1914

British Army 2119 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2119 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick George Hooper

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1520 Lance Corporal Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 1st

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George Owen Bunce

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 6636 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army 6636 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Beck

Born 1889

Died 1981

British Army 17001 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army P/8862 Private Military Foot Police

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Joseph William Hassall

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10621 Boy South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10621 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Richard Jepp

Born 1885

Died 1968

British Army 25248 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 24930 Private Hussars

British Army 32900 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Charles Roberts

Born 1865

British Army 9484 Warrant Officer Class 1 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 2069 Bandmaster Manchester Regiment

British Army 9484 Bandmaster South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Robert Moyle

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6334 Driver Australian Infantry 44th Battalion

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Frederick James Edwards

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army 75075 Lance Corporal Tank Corps

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Thomas Howarth

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 7292 LCPL Manchester Regiment and AOC

British Army 19181 Sergeant Yorkshire Regiment 10th Bn

British Army 19181 Company Sergeant Major (WO2) Yorkshire Regiment 10th Bn

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Alfred Bowyer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 7043 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 7043 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7043 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Edward Woodward

Born 1886

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227186

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Frederick William Widgery

Born 1868

Died 1919

British Army 57005 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers

British Army 57005 Company Sergeant Major Royal Engineers "G" Depot Coy

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Walter Harry Withall

Died 1914

British Army 6339 Private Dragoon Guards (The Bays) 2nd

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