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Christchurch, Hampshire [243]

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire [20]

Christchurch, Hampshire, England [6]

Christchurch Hampshire [5]

Christchurch Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Christchurch, Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Christchurch, Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Christchurch,Hampshire. [2]

Sopley, Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Beckley, Christchurch, Hampshire. [1]

CHRISTCHURCH, HAMPSHIRE [1]

Christchurch Bournemouth Hampshire [1]

Christchurch Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Christchurch, Beckley, Hampshire [1]

Christchurch, Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Christchurch, Bournmouth, Hampshire [1]

Christchurch, New Forest, Hampshire [1]

Christchurch. Hampshire [1]

Holdenhurst, Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Iford, Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Mudeford, Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Southbourne, Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Driver [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Serjeant [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Cook [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Major General [1]

Member [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Plumber [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Stoker, 2nd Class [1]

Temp. Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Women Police Officer [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

3rd Division [1]

4th Corps Cyclist Battalion [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

General Officer Commanding 12th (Eastern) Division [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMPMS "Ascot" [1]

HMS ARDENT [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Eclipse [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Myrtle [1]

HMS Penarth [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Viking [1]

Hampshire Regiment attached Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Royal Engineers [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [173]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

British Army [52]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [34]

B [33]

S [27]

P [21]

W [21]

H [20]

L [20]

M [18]

T [18]

D [15]

F [12]

G [10]

R [9]

E [8]

Y [7]

J [6]

O [6]

A [5]

K [5]

I [2]

V [2]

N [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [290]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Christchurch, Hampshire [243] Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire [20] Christchurch, Hampshire, England [6] Christchurch Hampshire [5] Christchurch Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Christchurch, Winchester, Hampshire [3] Christchurch, Gosport, Hampshire [2] Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Christchurch,Hampshire. [2] Sopley, Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Beckley, Christchurch, Hampshire. [1] CHRISTCHURCH, HAMPSHIRE [1] Christchurch Bournemouth Hampshire [1] Christchurch Southampton, Hampshire [1] Christchurch, Beckley, Hampshire [1] Christchurch, Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Christchurch, Bournmouth, Hampshire [1] Christchurch, New Forest, Hampshire [1] Christchurch. Hampshire [1] Holdenhurst, Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Iford, Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Mudeford, Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Southbourne, Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [27] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [5] Rifleman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Driver [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Serjeant [3] Brigadier General [2] Deck Hand [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Cook [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Major General [1] Member [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Plumber [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Stoker, 2nd Class [1] Temp. Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Women Police Officer [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] HMS NEPTUNE [4] Royal Engineers [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 3rd Division [1] 4th Corps Cyclist Battalion [1] Australian Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] General Officer Commanding 12th (Eastern) Division [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMPMS "Ascot" [1] HMS ARDENT [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Eclipse [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Myrtle [1] HMS Penarth [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Viking [1] Hampshire Regiment attached Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Hampshire Royal Engineers [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [173] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] British Army [52] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [34] B [33] S [27] P [21] W [21] H [20] L [20] M [18] T [18] D [15] F [12] G [10] R [9] E [8] Y [7] J [6] O [6] A [5] K [5] I [2] V [2] N [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [290] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Ernest Harold Smith

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army G/4128 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/4128 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Herbert William Langdown

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31716 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred Henry Chinchen

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 589 Serjeant Hampshire Yeomanry

British Army 26873 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 15th Service Battalion

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Ummond Vincent Wing

Born 1860

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Major General General Officer Commanding 12th (Eastern) Division

British Army Brigadier General 3rd Division Royal Artillery- Commanding Officer

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Walter Olden

Died 1918

British Army 7672 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 7672 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Harold George Dixon

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment Special Reserve of Officers

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army PI 32588 Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1 S of A. [No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery]

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Harold Scudder Lee

Born 1883

Died 1919

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society

Other Empire Force Driver British Red Cross Society

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Frank S Voisey

Born 1884

Died 1920

British Army 6584 Regimental Serjeant Major Hampshire Regiment 2nd Bn. posted to 7th Bn.

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Reginald Walter Davis

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy M25166 Cook's Mate HMS Penarth

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George Francis Phillips

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30731

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Tom Dawe

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65199

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Gerald Henry Joseph Bramble

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18376 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Saffery

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12658

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Percy Herbert Phillips

Born 1880

British Army 38071 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 635857 Private Labour Corps

British Army 05789 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Sidney Arthur Tizard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8292

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Walter Cuff

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260374

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Robert Mason Jackson French

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Dorothy Mary Badcock

Born 1899

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13929 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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George Edward Rolf

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28920

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Frederick Augustus Tuck

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8882

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