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Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Rochdale, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Lancashire England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

West Maitland New South Wales [3]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Honeyborough, Pembrokeshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Oswestry [2]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [2]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Aberystwyth, Wales [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Bacup [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birstall, Near Leeds [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bromley Cross Bolton [1]

Bury England [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardington, Shropshire [1]

Charlestown, Todmorden, Yorkshire [1]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [1]

Coxlodge, Northumberland [1]

Derby, England [1]

Dugandan Queensland [1]

Ford, Shropshire [1]

Heywood, Lancashire [1]

Jedburgh, Roxburgh [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Littleborough England [1]

Llandinam, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire [1]

Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Merthyr Tydfil,Glamorgan. [1]

Rank

Private [632]

Gunner [81]

Corporal [43]

Serjeant [43]

Driver [35]

Sapper [24]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [13]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Worker [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieut [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sepoy [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Acting Battery Sergeant Major) [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [87]

Army Service Corps [71]

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Lancashire Fusiliers [64]

Royal Engineers [56]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [53]

Manchester Regiment [49]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

West Riding Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Welsh Regiment [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Border Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Tank Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [909]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [45]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [1105]

L [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1093]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Manchester, Lancashire [7] Bolton, Lancashire [6] Rochdale, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Lancashire England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] West Maitland New South Wales [3] Hobart Tasmania [2] Honeyborough, Pembrokeshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Islington, London [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Oswestry [2] Radcliffe, Lancashire [2] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Aberystwyth, Wales [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Bacup [1] Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birstall, Near Leeds [1] Bolton England [1] Bromley Cross Bolton [1] Bury England [1] Cardiff [1] Cardington, Shropshire [1] Charlestown, Todmorden, Yorkshire [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Coxlodge, Northumberland [1] Derby, England [1] Dugandan Queensland [1] Ford, Shropshire [1] Heywood, Lancashire [1] Jedburgh, Roxburgh [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Limehouse, London [1] Littleborough England [1] Llandinam, Montgomeryshire [1] Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire [1] Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Merthyr Tydfil,Glamorgan. [1]

Rank

Private [632] Gunner [81] Corporal [43] Serjeant [43] Driver [35] Sapper [24] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [13] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [11] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Worker [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Private Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieut [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sepoy [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 (Acting Battery Sergeant Major) [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [87] Army Service Corps [71] Royal Field Artillery [71] Lancashire Fusiliers [64] Royal Engineers [56] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [53] Manchester Regiment [49] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Liverpool Regiment [32] Cheshire Regiment [28] Machine Gun Corps [27] West Riding Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [18] Welsh Regiment [18] South Lancashire Regiment [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Border Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [7] Tank Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Naval Division [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] The Queen's Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [909] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [45] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [1105] L [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1093] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Walter Hamer

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5878 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 280878 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 312463 Sergeant Royal Engineers J Corps Signal Company

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Frank Hamer

British Army 5877 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 13 Siege Battery

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery 5th Lancashire (Volunteers)

British Army Acting Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 13 Siege Battery

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William Hamer

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army 32219 Private Manchester Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Private 30th Infantry Base Depot

British Army Private 58th Salvage Division

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Victor John Hamer

Born 1892

British Army 21413 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 41752 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41752 Corporal Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Frank Hamer

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Jack Hamer

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 21018 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21018 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Samuel Hamer

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 441801 Private Labour Corps 725th Irish Command Company

British Army 200808 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 50th Provisional Battalion

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William Hamer

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 13094 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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Samuel Hamer

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 11614 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion 2nd Salford Pals.

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William Horton Hamer

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 932 Private Manchester Regiment 9th manchest Battalion

British Army 932 Private Manchester Regiment

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Gilbert Ernest Hamer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105749

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James Pickersgill Hamer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299859

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Henry Hamer

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142930

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John Thomas Hamer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23844

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Sam Hamer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269979

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Robert Hamer

Born 1894

British Army WR40856 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

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Thomas Hamer

Died 1916

British Army 17879 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 17879 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 17879 Private Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st Battalion

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John Welsey Hamer

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71504

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G Hamer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195268

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Alfred Hamer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42390

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