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Petersfield, Hampshire [232]

Petersfield, Hampshire, England [10]

Liss, Petersfield, Hampshire [5]

Buriton, Petersfield, Hampshire [3]

Liphook, Petersfield, Hampshire [3]

Hawkley, Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Langrish, Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Blackmoor near Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Bramshott, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Droxford, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

East Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Fleet, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Froxfield,Petersfield,Hampshire. [1]

Harting, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Havant Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Havant, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire. [1]

Petersfield, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Privett, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Sheet, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Stodham Park near Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Westbourne, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Gunner [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1]

Second Lieutenant, Corps: Manchester Regiment [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd class [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Channel Islands Militia [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine C33 [1]

HM Submarine E16 [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS MINDFUL [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Hampshire Regiment, Manchester Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [1]

Political Department [1]

Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1]

Prince of Wales's. Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS THUNDERER [1]

Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Agincourt [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Venerable [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [197]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

British Army [16]

Last name first letter

S [32]

C [29]

H [25]

B [22]

P [20]

W [20]

M [19]

T [16]

G [13]

D [11]

R [11]

A [9]

F [8]

J [8]

K [6]

L [6]

N [6]

O [5]

E [3]

V [3]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [259]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

India [1]

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People [274] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Petersfield, Hampshire [232] Petersfield, Hampshire, England [10] Liss, Petersfield, Hampshire [5] Buriton, Petersfield, Hampshire [3] Liphook, Petersfield, Hampshire [3] Hawkley, Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Langrish, Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Blackmoor near Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Bramshott, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Droxford, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] East Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Fleet, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Froxfield,Petersfield,Hampshire. [1] Harting, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Havant Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Havant, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Petersfield, Hampshire. [1] Petersfield, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Privett, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Sheet, Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Stodham Park near Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Westbourne, Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [8] Able Seaman [5] Gunner [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Leading Cook's Mate [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel [1] Major [1] Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1] Second Lieutenant, Corps: Manchester Regiment [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd class [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Army Service Corps [1] Channel Islands Militia [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] HM Submarine C33 [1] HM Submarine E16 [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS MINDFUL [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vindictive [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Hampshire Regiment, Manchester Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Depot [1] Political Department [1] Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1] Prince of Wales's. Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS THUNDERER [1] Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Agincourt [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Venerable [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [197] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] British Army [16]

Last name first letter

S [32] C [29] H [25] B [22] P [20] W [20] M [19] T [16] G [13] D [11] R [11] A [9] F [8] J [8] K [6] L [6] N [6] O [5] E [3] V [3] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [259] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [6] India [1]

Charles Maunoir Sumner

Born 1857

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 82nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 82nd Battalion

British Army Captain Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)

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Harold Victor Worsfold

Born 1897

Died 1980

Royal Navy J21370

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Alfred Charles Tull

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14117 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Edward Ethelbert Crockford

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 17627 Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn

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Gerard Evelyn Leachman

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Political Department

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Edwin Collins

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army M2/221661 Serjeant Army Service Corps M.T.

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Percy George Chappell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197710

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Edwin Hobbs

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10312 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles James Tadd

Born 1883

Died 1947

British Army G/95321 Private Middlesex Regiment Depot

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Percy Albert Chitty

Born 1893

Died 1975

Royal Navy K18189

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Alban Daniel Treagus

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406209

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Charles Albert Thomas

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299467

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William Henry Bulbeck

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J4675

Royal Navy J.4675. (Po.) Able Seaman HM Submarine E16

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Robert Charles Swan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215637

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Robert George Hogg

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218284

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George Jefferies

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227945

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Alfred Gammon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250694

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Eric Melford Gardner

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1779 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Harry Carter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213157

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William Lambert

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165683

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