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Bath, Somerset [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

London England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Cotton Suffolk [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Penguin Tasmania [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bradwell Essex [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cospicua, Malta [2]

Cullen, Banffshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Kettering England [2]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Minto New South Wales [2]

Rainham, Kent [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sittingbourne England [2]

Stratford, London [2]

Acocks Green Worcester [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ardleigh Essex [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Binfield [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Boxted, Essex [1]

Bredgar, Kent [1]

Bridgewater South Australia [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Broughton Astley, Leicestershire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chatham [1]

Chatham Kent [1]

Rank

Private [496]

Driver [64]

Gunner [57]

Serjeant [47]

Corporal [37]

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Chaplain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class/ Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Bearer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [82]

Royal Engineers [64]

Labour Corps [61]

Army Service Corps [60]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Grenadier Guards [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [7]

Tank Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [784]

Royal Navy [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [1054]

B [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1038]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [1]

Greece [1]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] London England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Cotton Suffolk [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Penguin Tasmania [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bradwell Essex [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cospicua, Malta [2] Cullen, Banffshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Kettering England [2] Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] Minto New South Wales [2] Rainham, Kent [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sittingbourne England [2] Stratford, London [2] Acocks Green Worcester [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ardleigh Essex [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Binfield [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boxted, Essex [1] Bredgar, Kent [1] Bridgewater South Australia [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Bromley, London [1] Broughton Astley, Leicestershire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chatham [1] Chatham Kent [1]

Rank

Private [496] Driver [64] Gunner [57] Serjeant [47] Corporal [37] Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [3] Chaplain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class/ Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Lance Bearer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [82] Royal Engineers [64] Labour Corps [61] Army Service Corps [60] London Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Machine Gun Corps [25] Suffolk Regiment [24] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Middlesex Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [13] Grenadier Guards [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Border Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Munster Fusiliers [7] Tank Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [784] Royal Navy [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Australian Imperial Force [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [1054] B [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1038] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [1] Greece [1]

Wilfred Leslie Hales

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 163139 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Edward Hales

Born 1891

Died 1964

British Army 86090 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 86090 Driver Royal Field Artillery 64th Army Brigade, A Battery

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John James Hales

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 372454 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372454 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5085 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur John Shirley Hoare Hales

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 10328 Corporal /Acting Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Harry Hales

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 2105 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Hyde Whitehead Hales

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280208

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James Frederick Hales

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30673

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Harold Bernard Hales

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161000

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Edward Hales

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100822

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George Hales

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300289

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Albert Edward Hales

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 13153 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 13153 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Austin Hales

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139299

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Albert Hales

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146561

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Leonard William Hales

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 18445 Private Grenadier Guards

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Walter Hales

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265465

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Sidney Arthur Hales

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1 Battalion

British Army G/35640 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Samuel Edward William Hales

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186302

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William Henry Hales

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263059

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Robert John Hales

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282625

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William Harold Hales

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120388

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