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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]

Samuel Horace Hale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186201

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Frederick Stanley Hale

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244545

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Alfred William Hale

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139706

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Ernest Hale

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 39896 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Joseph Hale

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232475

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William Hale

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242837

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Reginald Roberts Hale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253696

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Arthur Leonard Hale

Died 1916

British Army 2609 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 301702 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 301702 Rifleman London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frank Ernest Hale

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th (Service) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

British Army 265850 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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William Hale

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14795 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Neason Henry Hale

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 40841 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 1st Battalion

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Samuel A Hale

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army 24090 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Henry E Hale

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army 56275 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Edward Dobson Hale

Born 1892

Died 1945

British Army 27090 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 55517 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20543 Private Army Pay Corps

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George Edwin Hale

Died 1918

British Army 106453 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 104455 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Hale

Born 1874

Died 1914

British Army 9909 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Alfred Hale

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 200214 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 1534 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Thomas Percy Hale

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91962

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George Samuel Hale

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282012

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Frank Hale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86806

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