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Whitchurch, Hampshire [26]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [25]

Overton, Hampshire [19]

Headley, Hampshire [14]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [11]

Swanmore, Hampshire [9]

Burghclere, Hampshire [8]

East Woodhay, Hampshire [8]

Tadley, Hampshire [8]

Baughurst, Hampshire [7]

Dover, Kent [5]

Sherborne St John, Hampshire [5]

Steventon, Hampshire [5]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Ecchinswell, Hampshire [4]

Pamber, Hampshire [4]

Andover, Hampshire [3]

Ashmansworth, Hampshire [3]

Bishops Waltham [3]

Highclere, Hampshire [3]

Hungerford, Berkshire [3]

North Waltham, Hampshire [3]

Ramsdell, Hampshire [3]

Barford Stream, Churt, Surrey [2]

Basingstoke, Hants [2]

Bramley, Hampshire [2]

Bramshott, Hampshire [2]

Burghfield, Berkshire [2]

Droxford, Hampshire [2]

Dummer, Hampshire [2]

Hampshire [2]

Haslemere, Surrey [2]

Kingsclere [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Royston, Hertfordshire [2]

Tadley [2]

Thames [2]

Wolverton Common, Hampshire [2]

Woolton Hill, Hampshire [2]

Wootton St Lawrence, Hampshire [2]

39, Castle Place, Dover, Kent [1]

Abingdon [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aldeburge, Suffolk [1]

Alresford Hampshire [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [380]

Gunner [27]

Lance Corporal [27]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [19]

Rifleman [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Driver [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Sapper [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Sergeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

1st Class Stoker [2]

AB [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Cyclist [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Nurse [2]

1st Boy [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

DVR [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Officers 3rd Steward [1]

Private (Pte) [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [154]

The Hampshire Regiment [65]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [40]

The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment [5]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5]

The Rifle Brigade [5]

Australian Infantry [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire) Regiment [4]

The Essex Regiment [4]

The Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

The Royal Marine Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Military Police [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery And Royal Field Artillery [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment [3]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [454]

Royal Navy [37]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [63]

S [50]

C [49]

W [37]

H [36]

G [34]

M [33]

T [29]

P [28]

R [27]

D [23]

L [20]

A [16]

N [16]

E [14]

K [14]

F [11]

J [7]

O [6]

I [5]

V [3]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [500]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [159]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Whitchurch, Hampshire [26] Kingsclere, Hampshire [25] Overton, Hampshire [19] Headley, Hampshire [14] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [11] Swanmore, Hampshire [9] Burghclere, Hampshire [8] East Woodhay, Hampshire [8] Tadley, Hampshire [8] Baughurst, Hampshire [7] Dover, Kent [5] Sherborne St John, Hampshire [5] Steventon, Hampshire [5] Basingstoke, Hampshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Ecchinswell, Hampshire [4] Pamber, Hampshire [4] Andover, Hampshire [3] Ashmansworth, Hampshire [3] Bishops Waltham [3] Highclere, Hampshire [3] Hungerford, Berkshire [3] North Waltham, Hampshire [3] Ramsdell, Hampshire [3] Barford Stream, Churt, Surrey [2] Basingstoke, Hants [2] Bramley, Hampshire [2] Bramshott, Hampshire [2] Burghfield, Berkshire [2] Droxford, Hampshire [2] Dummer, Hampshire [2] Hampshire [2] Haslemere, Surrey [2] Kingsclere [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Royston, Hertfordshire [2] Tadley [2] Thames [2] Wolverton Common, Hampshire [2] Woolton Hill, Hampshire [2] Wootton St Lawrence, Hampshire [2] 39, Castle Place, Dover, Kent [1] Abingdon [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aldeburge, Suffolk [1] Alresford Hampshire [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [380] Gunner [27] Lance Corporal [27] Corporal [26] Serjeant [19] Rifleman [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Driver [12] Acting Corporal [9] Sapper [8] Able Seaman [7] Captain [7] Lieutenant [7] Sergeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] 1st Class Stoker [2] AB [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Cyclist [2] Munitions Worker [2] Nurse [2] 1st Boy [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Engineer [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal of Horse [1] DVR [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Master Mariner [1] Officers 3rd Steward [1] Private (Pte) [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [154] The Hampshire Regiment [65] Royal Berkshire Regiment [40] The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment [5] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5] The Rifle Brigade [5] Australian Infantry [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Dorsetshire Regiment [4] The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire) Regiment [4] The Essex Regiment [4] The Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] The Royal Marine Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Military Police [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery And Royal Field Artillery [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment [3] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [454] Royal Navy [37] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [63] S [50] C [49] W [37] H [36] G [34] M [33] T [29] P [28] R [27] D [23] L [20] A [16] N [16] E [14] K [14] F [11] J [7] O [6] I [5] V [3] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [500] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [159] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Percy Tomsett

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force A582 Private Canadian Infantry “B” Coy, 1st Battalion

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William Sandy

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army P/5543 Private Acting Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army P/5543 Acting Lance Corporal Corps of Military Police Mounted Branch

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William Budd

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army RX4/275967 Private Army Service Corps

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Harvey West

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 28315 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army

British Army 28315 Gunner Royal Field Artillery “C” Battery 63rd Bde

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Arthur William Pearce

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7671 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 7671 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Cooper

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 10070 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10070 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 10070 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry James Brockman

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 2312 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 541387 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 541387 2nd Corporal The Royal Engineers Regiment 10th Field Troops (Imperial Camel Bde)

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William Henry Weeks

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 10776 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Carl Arthur Turner

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 2119 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd/4th Devon Fortress Coy

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Frank Fooks

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army T4/084568 Driver Army Service Corps 238th Battalion

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George William Hamblin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 21860 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21860 Private The Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Cross

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 31628 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Jesse David Parsons

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5402 Private Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Kernutt

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 35158 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 35158 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Lawrence

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army 567 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st/9th Bn

British Army 567 Cyclist Hampshire Regiment 1/9th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Albert Ernest Carter

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/13394 Private Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion

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Alfred John Thomas Watts

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 18801 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

British Army Po/18801 Private (Pte) The Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M Bn R.N. Div

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John Cox

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy PO/2231 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 1st

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Edward William Castle

Born 1871

Died 1943

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Andrew Edward Blanch

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 1027 Serjeant Royal Engineers 5th Field Coy

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