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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]

Edward George Pond

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 4/2000 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Stanley William Northway

Born 1900

Died 1978

Royal Navy K57154

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Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday

Born 1870

Died 1966

Royal Navy Captain RMLI HMS Orlando - RMLI detachment

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Ernest Elliott

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159738

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William Thomas Horth

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314607

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William Thorpe

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65832

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Arthur Finden

Born 1881

Died 1965

British Army 5833 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percy Charles Bond

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army PS/7619 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas William Pelhan

Born 1897

Died 1967

British Army T/30939 Trooper Army Service Corps

British Army T/30939 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 45901 Acting Corporal Corps of Hussars

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Harry Fielder Chevis

Born 1895

Died 1924

Royal Navy J13882

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Cecil James Gasson

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J20317 Boy 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Frederick George Charles Vince

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20591

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William Weeks

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 298381 Stoker Petty Officer HMS INVINCIBLE

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William Arthur Newton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206121

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Charles Amer May

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207923

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Lindsay Randolph Giles

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216099

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Harold Redvers Holliday

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253443

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William Henry Hewitt

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281048

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Margaret Rosa Durst

Born 1879

Died 1951

Other Empire Force Commandant British Red Cross

Other Empire Force VAD Nurse British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Albert Edward Webb

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 299777 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BULWARK

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