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Alton, Hampshire [331]

Alton, Hampshire, England [11]

Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [5]

Alton Hampshire [2]

Holybourne, Alton, Hampshire [2]

Bentworth, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Binstead Alton, Hampshire [1]

East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Farringdon, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Froyle Alton, Hampshire [1]

Grayshott Headley Alton Hampshire [1]

Idington, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Lower Froyle, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Medstead, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Newchurch Alton, Hampshire [1]

Selborne, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Wheatley, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Able Seaman [8]

Captain [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Major [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Adjutant General [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Commandant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Driver [1]

Lt. General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff [1]

Trooper [1]

VAD [1]

VAD Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [6]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

British Red Cross [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

12th Cavalry [1]

2nd South Wales Borderers [1]

4th Division- Commanding officer [1]

Alexandria Brigade [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HM Submarine E7 [1]

HM Submarine H6 [1]

HMS 'Barham' [1]

HMS AMBUSCADE [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS M33 [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Orlando - RMLI detachment [1]

HMS President II [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Russell [1]

HMS Thesus [1]

HMS Tipperary [1]

Service

Royal Navy [268]

British Army [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [54]

B [48]

W [28]

S [27]

C [26]

G [23]

P [23]

M [19]

A [18]

K [15]

N [15]

R [13]

F [12]

L [12]

T [9]

D [8]

E [5]

J [3]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

India [1]

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People [363] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alton, Hampshire [331] Alton, Hampshire, England [11] Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [5] Alton Hampshire [2] Holybourne, Alton, Hampshire [2] Bentworth, Alton, Hampshire [1] Binstead Alton, Hampshire [1] East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire [1] Farringdon, Alton, Hampshire [1] Froyle Alton, Hampshire [1] Grayshott Headley Alton Hampshire [1] Idington, Alton, Hampshire [1] Lower Froyle, Alton, Hampshire [1] Medstead, Alton, Hampshire [1] Newchurch Alton, Hampshire [1] Selborne, Alton, Hampshire [1] Wheatley, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [25] Able Seaman [8] Captain [7] Leading Seaman [6] Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Major [5] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Adjutant General [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Captain RMLI [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Commandant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Driver [1] Lt. General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff [1] Trooper [1] VAD [1] VAD Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [6] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] British Red Cross [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS MALAYA [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 12th Cavalry [1] 2nd South Wales Borderers [1] 4th Division- Commanding officer [1] Alexandria Brigade [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HM Submarine E7 [1] HM Submarine H6 [1] HMS 'Barham' [1] HMS AMBUSCADE [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS M33 [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Orlando - RMLI detachment [1] HMS President II [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Russell [1] HMS Thesus [1] HMS Tipperary [1]

Service

Royal Navy [268] British Army [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [54] B [48] W [28] S [27] C [26] G [23] P [23] M [19] A [18] K [15] N [15] R [13] F [12] L [12] T [9] D [8] E [5] J [3] O [2] V [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [26] India [1]

William Arnold

Born 1878

Died 1950

British Army ST/3658 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Walter James Barney

Born 1895

Died 1933

British Army 1745 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 16123 Hampshire Regiment

British Army 16123 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frank Finden

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 15467 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Morris

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10170 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10170 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas D'oyly Snow

Born 1858

Died 1940

British Army Lt. General 4th Division- Commanding officer

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Ernest George Harlock

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 42617 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

British Army 42617 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

British Army 42617 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery General Base Depot, (E.E.F.)

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Percy J Beagley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1649 Private Hampshire Yeomanry

British Army 33147 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 33147 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Lewis Frank Collins

Born 1877

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4785 Private Australian Infantry 48th Battalion

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Jonah Lawrence

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 8365 Lance Corporal King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 1st Batallion

British Army 8365 Private #King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

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Harry White

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 225895 Leading Seaman HMS Flirt

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Alfred Witts

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7663 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5740 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Eggby

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264204

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Alexander Fraser Campbell Maclachlan

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Arthur Holloway

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198386

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Herbert Bone

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409345

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Arthur Frank Cemery

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Gerald Watkins Brett Wileman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain 2nd South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Edward John Lassam

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9426 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Arthur Cook

Born 1895

British Army 8412 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 8412 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Sydney Bertram Morris

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10924 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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