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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3757]

Hampshire England [164]

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [160]

Hampshire, England [130]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [90]

Winchester, Hampshire, England [78]

Lymington, Hampshire, England [66]

Totton, Hampshire, England [64]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [63]

Cowes, Hampshire, England [63]

Romsey, Hampshire, England [28]

Freemantle, Hampshire, England [25]

Marchwood, Hampshire, England [23]

Itchen, Hampshire, England [22]

Ryde, Hampshire, England [22]

Sholing, Hampshire, England [22]

Fareham, Hampshire, England [21]

Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [21]

Queensland, Hampshire, England [20]

Warsash, Hampshire, England [20]

Bitterne, Hampshire, England [19]

Andover, Hampshire, England [18]

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [18]

East Cowes, Hampshire, England [15]

Emsworth, Hampshire, England [14]

Gosport, Hampshire, England [12]

Portsea, Hampshire, England [12]

Alton, Hampshire, England [11]

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [11]

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England [11]

Bartley, Hampshire, England [10]

Netley, Hampshire, England [10]

Petersfield, Hampshire, England [10]

Ringwood, Hampshire, England [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [9]

Beaulieu, Hampshire, England [8]

Bembridge, Hampshire, England [8]

Hythe, Hampshire, England [8]

Havant, Hampshire, England [7]

Ventnor, Hampshire, England [7]

Cadnam, Hampshire, England [6]

Christchurch, Hampshire, England [6]

Hounsdown, Hampshire, England [6]

Sandown, Hampshire, England [6]

Winsor, Hampshire, England [5]

Alresford, Hampshire, England [4]

Bursledon, Hampshire, England [4]

Calmore, Hampshire, England [4]

East Boldre, Hampshire, England [4]

Fawley, Hampshire, England [4]

Rank

Private [41]

Fireman [11]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Trimmer [4]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Captain [2]

Fireman and Trimmer [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Trooper [2]

Waiter [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Steward [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Boatswain [1]

Boatswain's Mate [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour-Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fifth Engineer [1]

Fireman & Trimmer [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

From Boy Sailor to Chief Petty Officer [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Midshipman [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [13]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [6]

Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Mercantile Marine [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

HM Submarine E10 [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Light Horse Brigade Train [1]

2nd Australian Field Ambulance [1]

2nd Division Train [1]

7th Light Horse [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Vulture" (Grimsby) [1]

HM Submarine E47 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Diana [1]

HMS M33 [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Mercury [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [182]

British Army [45]

Other Empire Force [40]

Royal Navy [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [617]

H [518]

S [481]

W [433]

C [418]

M [373]

P [347]

G [280]

D [250]

L [228]

T [214]

R [213]

F [197]

A [160]

K [133]

E [115]

J [114]

O [87]

N [76]

V [50]

I [29]

Y [29]

U [9]

Q [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5121]

Military Service [238]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Australia [4]

India [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3757] Hampshire England [164] Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [160] Hampshire, England [130] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [90] Winchester, Hampshire, England [78] Lymington, Hampshire, England [66] Totton, Hampshire, England [64] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [63] Cowes, Hampshire, England [63] Romsey, Hampshire, England [28] Freemantle, Hampshire, England [25] Marchwood, Hampshire, England [23] Itchen, Hampshire, England [22] Ryde, Hampshire, England [22] Sholing, Hampshire, England [22] Fareham, Hampshire, England [21] Waterlooville, Hampshire, England [21] Queensland, Hampshire, England [20] Warsash, Hampshire, England [20] Bitterne, Hampshire, England [19] Andover, Hampshire, England [18] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [18] East Cowes, Hampshire, England [15] Emsworth, Hampshire, England [14] Gosport, Hampshire, England [12] Portsea, Hampshire, England [12] Alton, Hampshire, England [11] Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [11] Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England [11] Bartley, Hampshire, England [10] Netley, Hampshire, England [10] Petersfield, Hampshire, England [10] Ringwood, Hampshire, England [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [9] Beaulieu, Hampshire, England [8] Bembridge, Hampshire, England [8] Hythe, Hampshire, England [8] Havant, Hampshire, England [7] Ventnor, Hampshire, England [7] Cadnam, Hampshire, England [6] Christchurch, Hampshire, England [6] Hounsdown, Hampshire, England [6] Sandown, Hampshire, England [6] Winsor, Hampshire, England [5] Alresford, Hampshire, England [4] Bursledon, Hampshire, England [4] Calmore, Hampshire, England [4] East Boldre, Hampshire, England [4] Fawley, Hampshire, England [4]

Rank

Private [41] Fireman [11] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Able Seaman [4] Trimmer [4] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Captain [2] Fireman and Trimmer [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Trooper [2] Waiter [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Steward [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Assistant Steward [1] Boatswain [1] Boatswain's Mate [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour-Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Deck Boy [1] Drummer [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fifth Engineer [1] Fireman & Trimmer [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] From Boy Sailor to Chief Petty Officer [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Master Mariner [1] Midshipman [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [14] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [13] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) [6] Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Mercantile Marine [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Australian Infantry [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] HM Submarine E10 [2] Labour Corps [2] Mercantile Marine, HMHS Galway Castle [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Light Horse Brigade Train [1] 2nd Australian Field Ambulance [1] 2nd Division Train [1] 7th Light Horse [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Vulture" (Grimsby) [1] HM Submarine E47 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMS Assistance [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Diana [1] HMS M33 [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Mercury [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Racoon [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [182] British Army [45] Other Empire Force [40] Royal Navy [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [617] H [518] S [481] W [433] C [418] M [373] P [347] G [280] D [250] L [228] T [214] R [213] F [197] A [160] K [133] E [115] J [114] O [87] N [76] V [50] I [29] Y [29] U [9] Q [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5121] Military Service [238]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Australia [4] India [1]

Richard Nicholas Humberstone

Born 1875

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1293 Private Australian Infantry 3rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1293 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry 3rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1293 Corporal Australian Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Maurice House Md

Born 1865

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Army Medical Corps

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Wilfred Lanyon Charles House

Born 1880

Died 1947

Australian Imperial Force 5007 Sapper 6th Tunnelling Company

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Percy Eastland

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 15128 Private Hampshire 1st Battalion

British Army 15128 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sydney Frederick Parsons

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5343 Private 2nd Australian Field Ambulance

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William Bosworthick

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9907 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 1st Bn

British Army 9907 Corporal Rifle Brigade 1st Bn

British Army 9907 Rifle Brigade 1st Bn

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Arthur William Upfield

Born 1890

Died 1964

Australian Imperial Force Driver 1st Light Horse Brigade Train 5th Company

Australian Imperial Force 143 Lance Sergeant 2nd Division Train

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Fred Ford

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 87194 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 19918 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Bevis Harvey

Born 1858

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Engineer Merchant Navy, HMS Asturias

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Harry James Curtis

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 571 Private 26th Batt.

Australian Imperial Force 571 Trooper 7th Light Horse C Squadron

Australian Imperial Force 571 Driver 26th Battalion

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Hubert Richard William Meager

Born 1883

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 481 Colour-Sergeant 3rd Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 3rd Infantry Battalion

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Charles Algernon Fryatt

Born 1872

Died 1916

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Reginald Conway

Born 1893

Died 1956

Other Empire Force Fifth Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS Brokenshire

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Albert Edward Castle

Born 1881

Died 1942

Other Empire Force Master Mariner Llandaff Castle

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Jesse White

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine, HMHS Glenart Castle

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William John Harding

Born 1883

British Army 6665 Drummer Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 6665 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Frank William Scrivens

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 79 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Daniel Marcus William Beak

Born 1891

Died 1967

Royal Navy Z.P/1061 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Commander Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve Commanding Officer of the Drake Battalion

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Harry Locke

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2216 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

British Army 2216 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Austin Fergus Joseph Gillan

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army G/7972 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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