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Reading, Berkshire [10]

Newbury, Berkshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Berkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Sherborne, Dorset [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Witham [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Barney Norfolk [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Berkshire England [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, South Wales [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Dimmer, Somerset [1]

DinaPore, India [1]

Epsom district [1]

Evercreech, Somerset [1]

Felcham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Holcombe, Somerset [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

London England [1]

Newbury [1]

Newbury England [1]

Oldford, London [1]

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1]

Warminster, Wiltshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Westminster [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Witham, Essex [1]

barney,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [168]

Corporal [23]

Driver [17]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Cadet [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29]

Army Service Corps [27]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Scots Guards [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Harvard UnitNursing Staff [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [277]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [384]

Contribution

Military Service [381]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [10] Newbury, Berkshire [5] Bath, Somerset [2] Berkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Sherborne, Dorset [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Witham [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Barney Norfolk [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Berkshire England [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, South Wales [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Dimmer, Somerset [1] DinaPore, India [1] Epsom district [1] Evercreech, Somerset [1] Felcham, Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hampstead, London [1] Holcombe, Somerset [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] Kingsclere, Hampshire [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Ledbury, Herefordshire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] London England [1] Newbury [1] Newbury England [1] Oldford, London [1] Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1] Warminster, Wiltshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Westminster [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1] Witham, Essex [1] barney,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [168] Corporal [23] Driver [17] Gunner [16] Serjeant [16] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Cadet [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Serjeant Private [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29] Army Service Corps [27] Labour Corps [21] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Hampshire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Scots Guards [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Harvard UnitNursing Staff [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [277] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [384]

Contribution

Military Service [381] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

George William Hamblin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 21860 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21860 Private The Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter John Hamblin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 21337 Private Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 21337 Private Border Regiment

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Edward Hamblin

Born 1876

Died 1971

British Army L/31341 Driver Royal Field Artillery 77 Brigade

British Army L/31341 Driver Royal Field Artillery 77th Brigade

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Charles William Hamblin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88892

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Leonard Hamblin

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K8080 Stoker 1st Class HMS PORPOISE

Royal Navy K/8080 Stoker 1st Class HMS Relentless

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William Adam Hamblin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145866

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Henry John Swain Hamblin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54259

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George Hamblin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70977

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Frank Hamblin

Died 1916

British Army 201004 Private Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 201004 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/3130 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Ernest James Hamblin

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42323 Auckland Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Hamblin

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army S/9204 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9204 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Leo Hamblin

British Army 8076 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William John Hamblin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137394

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Harry Robert Hamblin

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/1343 Royal Naval Division

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Henry John Hamblin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261936

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Reginald William Hamblin

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 4542 Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 20489 King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 27757 Private Border Regiment

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Cecil Claude Hamblin

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army L/10040 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1 Battalion

British Army L/10040 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1 Battalion

British Army L/10040 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Archibald Hamblin

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 74075 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 49394 Private Labour Corps

British Army 74075 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John H Hamblin

Died 1918

British Army 611576 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 611576 Private London Regiment

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George Hamblin

Died 1918

British Army 71653 Driver Royal Engineers

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