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Christchurch [577]

Christchurch, Hampshire [243]

Christchurch NZ [90]

Christchurch, New Zealand [26]

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire [20]

Christchurch England [11]

Christchurch, Monmouthshire [8]

Christchurch, Hampshire, England [6]

Christchurch, London [6]

Christchurch Hampshire [5]

Christchurch, Barbados [5]

Christchurch, Cambridgeshire [4]

Christchurch, Canterbury [4]

Christchurch, Dorset [4]

Christchurch Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Christchurch, Gloucestershire [3]

Christchurch, Kent [3]

Christchurch, Lancashire [3]

Christchurch, Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Christchurch Eastbourne [2]

Christchurch Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Christchurch, Bournemouth [2]

Christchurch, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Christchurch, Glamorgan [2]

Christchurch, Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Christchurch, Hants [2]

Christchurch, Middlesex [2]

Christchurch, Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Christchurch, Reading [2]

Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Christchurch, Staffordshire [2]

Christchurch, Wiltshire [2]

Christchurch,Hampshire. [2]

Riccarton, Christchurch [2]

Sopley, Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

St Albans Christchurch [2]

Addington, Christchurch [1]

Avondale, Christchurch [1]

Beckley, Christchurch, Hampshire. [1]

Bockhampton, Christchurch [1]

Bransgore, Christchurch, Hants [1]

Burton Christchurch, Hertfordshire [1]

CHRISTCHURCH, HAMPSHIRE [1]

Christchurch (Hants ?) [1]

Christchurch Bournemouth Hampshire [1]

Christchurch Canterburry [1]

Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand [1]

Christchurch Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Christchurch Easthouse, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Rifleman [7]

Driver [6]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Sapper [4]

Sergeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Captain, acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Otago Infantry Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

London Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Otago Mounted Rifles [2]

Royal Australian Navy [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

11th Brigade Australian Field Artillery [1]

11th Field Company, Australian Engineers [1]

13 Battalion [1]

31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1]

31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, attached 34th Poona Horse [1]

3rd Division [1]

4th Corps Cyclist Battalion [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Employment Company [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force (AIF) [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Australian Tunnelling Corps [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [586]

Royal Navy [282]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115]

British Army [94]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [133]

M [117]

H [100]

C [88]

S [88]

W [85]

D [61]

G [59]

L [50]

R [48]

P [46]

F [43]

T [42]

A [33]

J [32]

E [31]

O [21]

K [20]

N [18]

V [9]

Y [9]

I [5]

Q [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1096]

Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

New Zealand [14]

Australia [1]

Guyana [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Christchurch [577] Christchurch, Hampshire [243] Christchurch NZ [90] Christchurch, New Zealand [26] Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire [20] Christchurch England [11] Christchurch, Monmouthshire [8] Christchurch, Hampshire, England [6] Christchurch, London [6] Christchurch Hampshire [5] Christchurch, Barbados [5] Christchurch, Cambridgeshire [4] Christchurch, Canterbury [4] Christchurch, Dorset [4] Christchurch Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Christchurch, Gloucestershire [3] Christchurch, Kent [3] Christchurch, Lancashire [3] Christchurch, Winchester, Hampshire [3] Christchurch Eastbourne [2] Christchurch Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Christchurch, Bournemouth [2] Christchurch, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Christchurch, Glamorgan [2] Christchurch, Gosport, Hampshire [2] Christchurch, Hants [2] Christchurch, Middlesex [2] Christchurch, Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Christchurch, Reading [2] Christchurch, Southampton, Hampshire [2] Christchurch, Staffordshire [2] Christchurch, Wiltshire [2] Christchurch,Hampshire. [2] Riccarton, Christchurch [2] Sopley, Christchurch, Hampshire [2] St Albans Christchurch [2] Addington, Christchurch [1] Avondale, Christchurch [1] Beckley, Christchurch, Hampshire. [1] Bockhampton, Christchurch [1] Bransgore, Christchurch, Hants [1] Burton Christchurch, Hertfordshire [1] CHRISTCHURCH, HAMPSHIRE [1] Christchurch (Hants ?) [1] Christchurch Bournemouth Hampshire [1] Christchurch Canterburry [1] Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand [1] Christchurch Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Christchurch Easthouse, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [61] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [11] Corporal [10] Captain [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Rifleman [7] Driver [6] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Major [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Sapper [4] Sergeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Brigadier General [3] Acting Captain [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Flight Cadet [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] Sister [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain RMLI [1] Captain, acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [24] Royal Field Artillery [10] Machine Gun Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] HMS NEPTUNE [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Otago Infantry Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Wales Borderers [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS VALIANT [2] London Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Otago Mounted Rifles [2] Royal Australian Navy [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 11th Brigade Australian Field Artillery [1] 11th Field Company, Australian Engineers [1] 13 Battalion [1] 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1] 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, attached 34th Poona Horse [1] 3rd Division [1] 4th Corps Cyclist Battalion [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Employment Company [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force (AIF) [1] Australian Infantry [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Australian Tunnelling Corps [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [586] Royal Navy [282] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115] British Army [94] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [133] M [117] H [100] C [88] S [88] W [85] D [61] G [59] L [50] R [48] P [46] F [43] T [42] A [33] J [32] E [31] O [21] K [20] N [18] V [9] Y [9] I [5] Q [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1096] Merchant Navy [32]

Country

United Kingdom [41] New Zealand [14] Australia [1] Guyana [1] South Africa [1]

Emily Hodges Arrc, Mid

Born 1883

Died 1983

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/76 Sister NZ Army Nursing Service Corps

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Francis Byers Rowley

Born 1895

Died 1967

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Otago Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1611 Sergeant NZ Pioneer Battalion and Field Artillery

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Nelson Victor Carter

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4 Company Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 4 Acting Regimental Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Edward Hanson

Born 1878

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/920 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Morgan Watson

Born 1893

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/499 Lieutenant Otago Mounted Rifles

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Clinton Miller Bates

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13587 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion

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Mildred Jane Salt

Born 1874

Died 1961

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/116 Staff Nurse

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Frederick Charles Haskell

Born 1894

Died 1939

British Army 25948 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 25948 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 5th (Res)

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Clive Wyndham Kirton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 129708 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 129708 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 6th Battalion

British Army 38646 East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Picton Bakewell

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1772 Lance Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion 10th Company

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John Christian Monson

Born 1871

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2723

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Hugh Courtney Bailey

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410960 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 38th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Cadet

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Anthony Frederick Wilding

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy Honorary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy Captain RMLI Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division

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William Alfred Cross

Born 1875

Australian Imperial Force Corporal 13 Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lance Sergeant 13 Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 712 Private 13 Battalion

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Sidney Ware Akehurst

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army SD/388 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Harold Foxley Norris

Born 1884

Died 1951

British Army 89267 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William E Keeling

Born 1885

Died 1938

British Army 74961 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Harvey Maitland Chrystall

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Howe 5 Battalion

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George Augustus King

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Colonel New Zealand Force Infantry, Canterbury Regiment 1st Battalion

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Eric Keast Burke

Born 1896

Died 1974

Australian Imperial Force 20555

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