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Southampton, Hampshire [15]

Southampton [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Portland, Dorset [3]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [2]

Bridstow, Northlew, Devon [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Chale, Isle of Wight [1]

Chichester [1]

Eastbourne. [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Francis South Australia [1]

Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Hanwell , Middlesex. [1]

Horndean, Hampshire [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

Kennington, London [1]

King's Worthy, Hampshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lyndhurst [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Northam, Southampton [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rotterdam [1]

Rownhams, Hampshire [1]

Southampton England [1]

Southampton, England [1]

St. Paul's, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stamshaw, Hampshire [1]

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [105]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [19]

Gunner [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [6]

Driver [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Bombardier Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Reverend [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [77]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

London Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

French Red Cross [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

Hampshire Yeomanry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1]

12th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Liverpool Regiment [1]

21st Lancers [1]

260th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

2nd Canadian Division [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Air Service [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

By Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Cornwall [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Military Police [1]

Service

British Army [196]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [100]

C [19]

H [18]

A [17]

L [16]

S [14]

P [10]

G [8]

W [8]

R [7]

T [7]

D [6]

F [6]

M [5]

Q [2]

V [2]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [239]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [139]

Australia [1]

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People [248] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [15] Southampton [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Portland, Dorset [3] Plymouth, Devon [2] Sandown, Isle of Wight [2] Bridstow, Northlew, Devon [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Chale, Isle of Wight [1] Chichester [1] Eastbourne. [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Francis South Australia [1] Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Hanwell , Middlesex. [1] Horndean, Hampshire [1] Isle of Wight [1] Kennington, London [1] King's Worthy, Hampshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lyndhurst [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Northam, Southampton [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rotterdam [1] Rownhams, Hampshire [1] Southampton England [1] Southampton, England [1] St. Paul's, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stamshaw, Hampshire [1] Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [105] Corporal [19] Serjeant [19] Gunner [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [6] Driver [6] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Bombardier Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Matron [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Reverend [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [77] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] London Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] French Red Cross [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] Hampshire Yeomanry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1] 12th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Liverpool Regiment [1] 21st Lancers [1] 260th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 2nd Canadian Division [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Air Service [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] By Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Cornwall [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Military Police [1]

Service

British Army [196] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [100] C [19] H [18] A [17] L [16] S [14] P [10] G [8] W [8] R [7] T [7] D [6] F [6] M [5] Q [2] V [2] J [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [239] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [139] Australia [1]

Francis Hugh Bacon

Born 1869

Died 1915

Royal Navy Temporary Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve - Yacht "Aries."

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Graham Douglas Brown

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 330922 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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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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Ernest Alfred Ayres

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Stonecrop."

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William Frederick Argyle

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33766

Royal Navy J33766 Boy Telegraphist HMS Defence

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Alfred John Ayling

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16623 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Geoffrey Warner Arnell

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Frank Austin

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16039 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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