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Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Biddulph, Staffordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Stoke, Staffordshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Calculta, India [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lewisham New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tunstall [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Widnes England [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Major [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private/Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant/ Bombardier [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [25]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

52nd Garrison Battalion Training [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Depot Welsh Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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H [278]

Contribution

Military Service [275]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [278] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Biddulph, Staffordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Stoke, Staffordshire [2] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Calculta, India [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hornsey, London [1] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lewisham New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tunstall [1] Walworth, London [1] Widnes England [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [145] Corporal [16] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Sapper [12] Serjeant [6] Pioneer [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Major [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private/Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant/ Bombardier [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Cheshire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 52nd Garrison Battalion Training [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Depot Welsh Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East African Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [225] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [278]

Contribution

Military Service [275] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Alfred Hackney

Born 1879

British Army 25535 Driver Royal Field Artillery 119 Battery

British Army 25535 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Battalion

British Army 25535 Driver Royal Field Artillery 84th Brigade

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George Hackney

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 31 Private Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army 31 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

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Arthur Hackney

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282478

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Charlie Brindley Hackney

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233119

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Herbert Hackney

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125555

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Walter Percy Hackney

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23185

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John Hackney

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 31406 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Vernon Hackney

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229662

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Albert John Hackney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241145

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Alec White Hackney

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32531

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Percy Charles Hackney

Died 1918

British Army 200757 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Hackney

Died 1918

British Army 241714 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Arthur Norman Hackney

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2030304

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2030304 Private Canadian Infantry

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Christopher James Hackney

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10535

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David Henry Hackney

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184260

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John Hackney

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 40456 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Sidney Thomas Hackney

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 7871 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7871 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albert Hackney

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 241649 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Frederick Hackney

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2665 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 300847 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Hackney

Died 1915

British Army 2588 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 2588 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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