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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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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]

Edward John Gilliam

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 200479 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/2457 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Charles Henry Martin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263987

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Gerald Robinson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309554

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Ernest Roberts

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268295

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William John Gates

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265330

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Arthur William Wigg

Born 1895

Died 1923

British Army 10680 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry James Heath

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 988 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Guy Hetherington

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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James Walker

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232246

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Wilfred Douglas Stanley Dawes

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy F8938 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F/8938 Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II

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Arthur Christmas

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy K5656 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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Wyndham James Allwork

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30897 Ordinary Signalman HMS Tipperary

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Frederick George Hoare

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3558

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Herbert George Tune

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J12786

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Russell

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Walter James Rolph

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234752

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Ebenezer Bradley Hunt

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army 101 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Geoffrey Nevill Hetherington

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 81279 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas William Benwell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283371

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Edward Frank Victor Knight

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J23276 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

Royal Navy J23276 Boy 2nd class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J23276 Boy 1st class HMS Impregnable

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George Peters

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302747

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