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Winchester, Hampshire [895]

Winchester, Hampshire, England [78]

Winchester [67]

Winchester England [57]

Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire [7]

Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire [6]

Winchester, Hants [6]

St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire [5]

Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Winchester Hants [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]

St. Thomas, Winchester [2]

Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Winchester Western Australia [2]

Winchester, Ontario [2]

Winchester, Sussex [2]

Winchester,Hampshire. [2]

44 Kingsgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Arlesford Winchester Hampshire [1]

Barton Stacey, Winchester, Hants [1]

Bishopstoke, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Cheese Hill,Winchester,Hants. [1]

Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Compton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Crawley St Mary, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Crawley Winchester [1]

Crawley, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Easton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Greenlay Winchester [1]

Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Hesting Winchester Hampshire [1]

Highclere, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Holy Trinity Winchester [1]

Houghton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Hursley, Winchester [1]

Hursley, Winchester, Hants [1]

Hyde Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Kings Worthy Winchester [1]

Kings Worthy, Winchester England [1]

Kingsworthy, Winchester,, Hampshire [1]

Littleton, Winchester [1]

Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Medstead, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Meonstoke, Winchester diocese, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [107]

Stoker 1st Class [24]

Able Seaman [23]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Serjeant [12]

Captain [11]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [9]

Major [9]

Leading Stoker [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Sergeant [7]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Petty Officer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sapper [4]

Stoker Petty Officer [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Bandsman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Signalman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

A Mech 1 / Engineer [1]

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

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting warrant officer class 1 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [59]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

HMS Good Hope [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [5]

HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Australian Infantry [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

HMS QUEEN MARY [4]

HMS Victory II [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

HMS BROKE [3]

HMS BULWARK [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS TIPPERARY [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

13th Res Regt [1]

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

20th Hussars [1]

26th Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [711]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [200]

British Army [169]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [147]

H [122]

S [112]

C [107]

W [94]

P [83]

M [79]

G [77]

A [54]

R [51]

L [43]

F [42]

T [40]

J [37]

D [34]

N [26]

E [21]

O [21]

K [19]

V [12]

Y [6]

Q [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1135]

Merchant Navy [74]

Country

United Kingdom [102]

India [3]

South Africa [3]

Australia [2]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Winchester, Hampshire [895] Winchester, Hampshire, England [78] Winchester [67] Winchester England [57] Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire [7] Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire [6] Winchester, Hants [6] St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire [5] Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire [4] Winchester Hants [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] St. Thomas, Winchester [2] Sutton Scotney, Winchester, Hampshire [2] Winchester Western Australia [2] Winchester, Ontario [2] Winchester, Sussex [2] Winchester,Hampshire. [2] 44 Kingsgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Arlesford Winchester Hampshire [1] Barton Stacey, Winchester, Hants [1] Bishopstoke, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Cheese Hill,Winchester,Hants. [1] Colden Common, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Compton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Crawley St Mary, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Crawley Winchester [1] Crawley, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Easton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Greenlay Winchester [1] Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Hesting Winchester Hampshire [1] Highclere, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Holy Trinity Winchester [1] Houghton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Hursley, Winchester [1] Hursley, Winchester, Hants [1] Hyde Winchester, Hampshire [1] Itchen Abbas, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Kings Worthy Winchester [1] Kings Worthy, Winchester England [1] Kingsworthy, Winchester,, Hampshire [1] Littleton, Winchester [1] Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Medstead, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Meonstoke, Winchester diocese, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [107] Stoker 1st Class [24] Able Seaman [23] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [15] Serjeant [12] Captain [11] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [9] Major [9] Leading Stoker [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Sergeant [7] Boy 1st Class [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Petty Officer [4] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Stoker Petty Officer [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Bandsman [2] Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Signalman [2] Signalman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] A Mech 1 / Engineer [1] A Mech 1 / Fitter (A.E.) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting warrant officer class 1 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [59] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] HMS Good Hope [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] HMS IRON DUKE [5] HMS NEPTUNE [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Australian Infantry [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [4] HMS QUEEN MARY [4] HMS Victory II [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] HMS BROKE [3] HMS BULWARK [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Hampshire [3] HMS Victory I [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS TIPPERARY [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 13th Res Regt [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 20th Hussars [1] 26th Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [711] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [200] British Army [169] Australian Imperial Force [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [147] H [122] S [112] C [107] W [94] P [83] M [79] G [77] A [54] R [51] L [43] F [42] T [40] J [37] D [34] N [26] E [21] O [21] K [19] V [12] Y [6] Q [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1135] Merchant Navy [74]

Country

United Kingdom [102] India [3] South Africa [3] Australia [2] Canada [2] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

Frank Victor Gilmour

Born 1896

Died 1992

British Army 201116 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 4/3313 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th

British Army 4/3313 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Alfred Saunders

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 112 Boy King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army 112 Boy King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 112 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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George Hand

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 48899 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Sydney Bullpit Kemish

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army T/8744 First Class Staff Serjeant Major Army Service Corps 3rd Divisional Train

British Army T/8744 Serjeant Army Service Corps 33rd Company

British Army T/8744 Company Sergeant Major Army Service Corps 40 Company

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Walter Ernest Gilmour

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4/2924 Private Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force

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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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Herbert Southcott

Born 1873

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197507 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Repair Depot

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Leonard Newman Bishop

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9416 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9416 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Osbert Harold Brown

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army 45260 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

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William James Gilmour

Born 1884

Died 1972

British Army 66677 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 66677 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 183 Siege Battery

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Stanley Froome

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 2567 Private Australian Infantry 44th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2567 Private Australian Army Pay Corps No. 2 Command Depot [Weymouth Dorset]

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Thomas Francis Greenstock

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 8298 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 8298 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 8298 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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William Robson

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 18368 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army T/294484 Private Army Service Corps

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Francis Edward Henry John Johnson

Born 1897

British Army 1580 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105144 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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John Dennis Froome

Born 1883

Died 1958

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3352758 Saskatchewan Regiment 1st Depot Battalion

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Cleeve Edward William Napier Clowser

Born 1899

Died 1966

Royal Navy Midshipman (temporary) Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Excellent

Royal Navy Midshipman (temporary) Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Hyacinth

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve (Special Branch)

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Charles Morris

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9932 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Mcwhinney

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 405 Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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John Beauclerk Vandeleur

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment attached Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Harold Frederick Verrall

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 40595 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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