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Darlington, Durham [2]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Alsager, Cheshire England [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Endon, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Lambeth [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lilydale Tasmania [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Saint Marys, Stafford [1]

Silvertown, London [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Warwickshire [1]

West Hackney, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [124]

Gunner [22]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Commander [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major General [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Fitter [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Labour Corps [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

11th Division Staff [1]

13th Hussars [1]

14th Lancers [1]

14th Murray's Jat Lancers [1]

1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [209]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [265]

Contribution

Military Service [261]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Belgium [1]

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People [265] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Darlington, Durham [2] Alsager Cheshire [1] Alsager, Cheshire [1] Alsager, Cheshire England [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Endon, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Lambeth [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lilydale Tasmania [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Saint Marys, Stafford [1] Silvertown, London [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Warwickshire [1] West Hackney, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Ham, London [1] Wolverhampton [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [124] Gunner [22] Driver [15] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Corporal [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Canteener [1] Commander [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major General [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Fitter [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Army Service Corps [16] Labour Corps [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 11th Division Staff [1] 13th Hussars [1] 14th Lancers [1] 14th Murray's Jat Lancers [1] 1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [209] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [265]

Contribution

Military Service [261] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Belgium [1]

Eric Victor Hammersley

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army 10663 Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 14th Battalion

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John Hammersley

Born 1884

British Army 8595 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7244 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army 8595 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Alan George Hammersley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2754 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

British Army 2754 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

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Leslie Brocus Hammersley

Born 1899

Died 1992

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 311263 Private Tank Corps 18th Tank Corps

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Rupert Lawrence Hammersley

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J5015 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J5015 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J5015 Boy 1st Class HMS Impregnable

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John Hammersley

Died 1918

British Army 10625 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 93168 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Edward Hammersley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 41545 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2271 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Richard Smith Hammersley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225175

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Frederick William Hammersley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223702

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George William Hammersley

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286766

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Tom Andrew Hammersley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162640

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Robert Hammersley

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400587

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400587 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter John Hammersley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57475

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Reuben George Hammersley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68953

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Albert Arthur Hammersley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 33006 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 63117 Private Labour Corps

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John Hammersley

Died 1915

British Army 21065 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 21065 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Hammersley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3911 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army 3911 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Hammersley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 13978 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 20349 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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John Hammersley

Died 1918

British Army 47148 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Hammersley

Died 1918

British Army S4/161480 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 28036 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 38036 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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