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Winchester, Hampshire [895]

Winchester, Hampshire, England [78]

Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire [7]

Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire [6]

St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire [5]

Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Christchurch, Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Weeke, Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Winchester,Hampshire [3]

Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire [2]

St. Peter's, Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Winchester,Hampshire. [2]

44 Kingsgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Arlesford Winchester Hampshire [1]

Bishopstoke, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Compton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Crawley St Mary, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Crawley, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Easton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Hesting Winchester Hampshire [1]

Highclere, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Houghton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Hyde Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Kingsworthy, Winchester,, Hampshire [1]

Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Medstead, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Meonstoke, Winchester diocese, Hampshire [1]

Near Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Odiham, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire. [1]

Parish of Hyde, in Winchester, Hampshire. [1]

Saint Michaels Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Shawford, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

St Peters, Cheesehill, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

St Thomas, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

St. Maurice, Winchester Hampshire [1]

St. Maurice, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Stockbridge, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Sutton Scotney, near Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Tadley, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Trinity, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Winchester Hampshire [1]

Winchester Hampshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Able Seaman [23]

Stoker 1st Class [23]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Leading Stoker [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Corporal [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Major [5]

Serjeant [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Captain [4]

Gunner [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sapper [3]

Bandsman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Signalman [2]

A Mech 1 / Engineer [1]

A Mech 1 / Fitter (A.E.) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1]

Admiral [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Officer [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [42]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

HMS Good Hope [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

HMS QUEEN MARY [4]

HMS Victory II [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS BROKE [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS TIPPERARY [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

13th Res Regt [1]

20th Hussars [1]

Army Schoolmistress [1]

Australian Army Pay Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

East Ontario Regiment [1]

Egyptian Labour Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [680]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [198]

British Army [97]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [130]

H [101]

S [95]

C [86]

W [82]

P [78]

G [69]

M [67]

A [47]

F [38]

R [38]

T [38]

L [37]

J [34]

D [28]

N [23]

O [17]

E [16]

K [13]

V [9]

Y [6]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [966]

Merchant Navy [74]

Country

United Kingdom [74]

India [3]

Australia [2]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Winchester, Hampshire [895] Winchester, Hampshire, England [78] Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire [7] Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire [6] St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire [5] Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire [4] Christchurch, Winchester, Hampshire [3] Micheldever, Winchester, Hampshire [3] Weeke, Winchester, Hampshire [3] Winchester,Hampshire [3] Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire [2] St. Peter's, Winchester, Hampshire [2] Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hampshire [2] Winchester,Hampshire. [2] 44 Kingsgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Arlesford Winchester Hampshire [1] Bishopstoke, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Compton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Crawley St Mary, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Crawley, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Easton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Hesting Winchester Hampshire [1] Highclere, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Houghton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Hyde Winchester, Hampshire [1] Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Kingsworthy, Winchester,, Hampshire [1] Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Medstead, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Meonstoke, Winchester diocese, Hampshire [1] Near Winchester, Hampshire [1] Odiham, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Otterbourne, Winchester, Hampshire. [1] Parish of Hyde, in Winchester, Hampshire. [1] Saint Michaels Winchester, Hampshire [1] Shawford, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire [1] St Peters, Cheesehill, Winchester, Hampshire [1] St Thomas, Winchester, Hampshire [1] St. Maurice, Winchester Hampshire [1] St. Maurice, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Stockbridge, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Sutton Scotney, near Winchester, Hampshire [1] Tadley, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Trinity, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Winchester Hampshire [1] Winchester Hampshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [60] Able Seaman [23] Stoker 1st Class [23] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Leading Stoker [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Corporal [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Major [5] Serjeant [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Captain [4] Gunner [4] Petty Officer [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sapper [3] Bandsman [2] Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Leading Signalman [2] Rifleman [2] Signalman [2] A Mech 1 / Engineer [1] A Mech 1 / Fitter (A.E.) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1] Admiral [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Officer [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [42] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] HMS Good Hope [6] HMS IRON DUKE [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [4] HMS QUEEN MARY [4] HMS Victory II [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS BROKE [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Hampshire [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Australian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS TIPPERARY [2] HMS Victory I [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] 13th Res Regt [1] 20th Hussars [1] Army Schoolmistress [1] Australian Army Pay Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] East Ontario Regiment [1] Egyptian Labour Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [680] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [198] British Army [97] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [130] H [101] S [95] C [86] W [82] P [78] G [69] M [67] A [47] F [38] R [38] T [38] L [37] J [34] D [28] N [23] O [17] E [16] K [13] V [9] Y [6] I [1] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [966] Merchant Navy [74]

Country

United Kingdom [74] India [3] Australia [2] South Africa [2] Canada [1] Malta [1]

James Sidney Finch

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283557

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Thomas Luke Brown

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Bandsman Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6930 Sergeant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Vyvyan Spurway

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 512 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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John Yockney Burchell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 380584 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 260310 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Charles George Edric Clowes

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Frederick Greenstock

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7819 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Herbert Legh

Born 1883

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Cecil Douglas Hale

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army Sergeant Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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David Greenstock

Born 1885

Died 1943

British Army 59596 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers 31st Divisional Signals Company

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Herbert Charles Bell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309649

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Frank Ernest Ward

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129219

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James Gorman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290843

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Albert Daniel Gay

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296941

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Francis Wilfred Mould

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212768

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Frederick Rogers

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275028

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William George Rodwell Carling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78589

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Frederick Richard Goodchild

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47979

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Herbert Charles Foster

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263982

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Walter George Witcher

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191331

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Frederick Wright

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48515

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