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Bristol, Gloucestershire [17]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Bothwell Tasmania [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Cinderford, Gloucestershire [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [3]

Kyneton Victoria [3]

London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Binfield [2]

Bow, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chalford, Gloucestershire [2]

Christchurch NZ [2]

Coolamon New South Wales [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Geraldton Western Australia [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gornal Wood, Staffordshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Highgate, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Rotherfield, Sussex [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [1090]

Gunner [129]

Driver [101]

Corporal [99]

Serjeant [92]

Sapper [72]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Captain [18]

Lieutenant [18]

Bombardier [15]

Rifleman [14]

Acting Corporal [10]

Pioneer [10]

Major [8]

Colonel [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Reverend [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister/ Acting Sister [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmiths Mate [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [159]

Army Service Corps [132]

Labour Corps [130]

Royal Engineers [115]

London Regiment [91]

Royal Garrison Artillery [79]

Gloucestershire Regiment [57]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

Worcestershire Regiment [46]

Royal Army Medical Corps [43]

Wiltshire Regiment [40]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

Royal Fusiliers [33]

South Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [26]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

South Wales Borderers [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Service

British Army [1700]

Royal Navy [203]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [151]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [123]

Australian Imperial Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [2326]

A [1]

B [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2271]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [62]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [17] Melbourne Victoria [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Bothwell Tasmania [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Cinderford, Gloucestershire [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Hertford, Hertfordshire [3] Kyneton Victoria [3] London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Binfield [2] Bow, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chalford, Gloucestershire [2] Christchurch NZ [2] Coolamon New South Wales [2] Deptford, London [2] Edmonton, London [2] Geraldton Western Australia [2] Gloucester [2] Gornal Wood, Staffordshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Highgate, London [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Liverpool England [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [2] Mile End, London [2] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2] Rotherfield, Sussex [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [1090] Gunner [129] Driver [101] Corporal [99] Serjeant [92] Sapper [72] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [35] Acting Serjeant [22] Captain [18] Lieutenant [18] Bombardier [15] Rifleman [14] Acting Corporal [10] Pioneer [10] Major [8] Colonel [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Reverend [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sister/ Acting Sister [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmiths Mate [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [159] Army Service Corps [132] Labour Corps [130] Royal Engineers [115] London Regiment [91] Royal Garrison Artillery [79] Gloucestershire Regiment [57] Machine Gun Corps [53] Worcestershire Regiment [46] Royal Army Medical Corps [43] Wiltshire Regiment [40] Middlesex Regiment [35] Royal Fusiliers [33] South Staffordshire Regiment [32] Devonshire Regiment [31] Hampshire Regiment [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Welsh Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [27] Cheshire Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [26] The Queen's Regiment [25] Rifle Brigade [24] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] South Wales Borderers [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Army Veterinary Corps [15] East Surrey Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [13] Royal Irish Rifles [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Canadian Infantry [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [10]

Service

British Army [1700] Royal Navy [203] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [151] Canadian Expeditionary Force [123] Australian Imperial Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [2326] A [1] B [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2271] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [62] Canada [1] Guyana [1] Ireland [1]

Francis Hale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101965

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James Hale

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 70157 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 153rd Siege Battery

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Walter Churchill Hale, O.b.e.

Born 1881

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 4th Brigade

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Henry Hale-Fletcher

British Army SS/17289 (incomplete) Private/ Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army 2998 (incomplete) Serjeant Labour Corps

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Beatrice M Hale-Monro

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Isabella G Hale-Monro

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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C A Hale

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Margaret Marjorie Black

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service General Hospital

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L A Armstrong (mrs Hale)

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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