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Sydney New South Wales [19]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Junee New South Wales [5]

London England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Hanley, Staffordshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Liskeard, Cornwall [4]

Torpoint, Cornwall [4]

Ballina New South Wales [3]

Brentford, Middlesex [3]

Chester [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Kapunda South Australia [3]

Moonta South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bampton, Devon [2]

Barrowford, Lancashire [2]

Bellingen New South Wales [2]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2]

Box, Wiltshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Bute South Australia [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cawsand, Cornwall [2]

Corsham, Wiltshire [2]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Dunolly Victoria [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ilfracombe, Devon [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1565]

Gunner [201]

Serjeant [131]

Driver [125]

Corporal [110]

Sapper [106]

Lance Corporal [65]

Second Lieutenant [58]

Lieutenant [48]

Acting Corporal [34]

Bombardier [25]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Captain [24]

Pioneer [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Rifleman [12]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Colonel [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Commander [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Corporal [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [212]

Royal Field Artillery [204]

Labour Corps [191]

Army Service Corps [170]

Royal Garrison Artillery [133]

London Regiment [95]

Royal Army Medical Corps [89]

North Staffordshire Regiment [76]

Machine Gun Corps [65]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [64]

Devonshire Regiment [55]

Royal Fusiliers [52]

Cheshire Regiment [47]

Gloucestershire Regiment [43]

Middlesex Regiment [43]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [40]

Manchester Regiment [40]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [39]

South Wales Borderers [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

Worcestershire Regiment [37]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [33]

Rifle Brigade [33]

Somerset Light Infantry [33]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Royal Naval Division [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Essex Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Wiltshire Regiment [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [25]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

West Riding Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2460]

Royal Navy [280]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [174]

Australian Imperial Force [172]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [93]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40]

Other Empire Force [3]

British Indian Army [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [3254]

D [1]

N [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3213]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [81]

Barbados [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [19] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Saint Austell, Cornwall [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] London, Middlesex [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Junee New South Wales [5] London England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Hanley, Staffordshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Liskeard, Cornwall [4] Torpoint, Cornwall [4] Ballina New South Wales [3] Brentford, Middlesex [3] Chester [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Kapunda South Australia [3] Moonta South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bampton, Devon [2] Barrowford, Lancashire [2] Bellingen New South Wales [2] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2] Box, Wiltshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Bute South Australia [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cawsand, Cornwall [2] Corsham, Wiltshire [2] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Dublin [2] Dunolly Victoria [2] Fulham, London [2] Gloucester [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ilfracombe, Devon [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1565] Gunner [201] Serjeant [131] Driver [125] Corporal [110] Sapper [106] Lance Corporal [65] Second Lieutenant [58] Lieutenant [48] Acting Corporal [34] Bombardier [25] Acting Serjeant [24] Captain [24] Pioneer [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Rifleman [12] Acting Bombardier [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Trooper [5] Able Seaman [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Colonel [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Commander [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Nursing Sister [2] Petty Officer [2] Squadron Quarter Master Corporal [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [212] Royal Field Artillery [204] Labour Corps [191] Army Service Corps [170] Royal Garrison Artillery [133] London Regiment [95] Royal Army Medical Corps [89] North Staffordshire Regiment [76] Machine Gun Corps [65] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [64] Devonshire Regiment [55] Royal Fusiliers [52] Cheshire Regiment [47] Gloucestershire Regiment [43] Middlesex Regiment [43] King's Royal Rifle Corps [40] Manchester Regiment [40] Royal Berkshire Regiment [39] South Wales Borderers [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] Worcestershire Regiment [37] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [33] Rifle Brigade [33] Somerset Light Infantry [33] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Liverpool Regiment [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Royal Naval Division [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Welsh Regiment [28] Essex Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] Wiltshire Regiment [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [25] Durham Light Infantry [25] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Hampshire Regiment [21] Suffolk Regiment [19] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] West Riding Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] The Queen's Regiment [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Norfolk Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2460] Royal Navy [280] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [174] Australian Imperial Force [172] Canadian Expeditionary Force [93] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40] Other Empire Force [3] British Indian Army [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [3254] D [1] N [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3213] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [81] Barbados [1] France [1] India [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

Harry Hancock

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army C990 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C990 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

British Army C990 Lance Corporal Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert John 'jack' Hancock

Born 1888

Died 1941

Royal Navy 347303

Royal Navy 347303 HMS Revenge

Royal Navy 347303 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Revenge

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George William Hancock

Born 1882

Died 1925

British Army 14660 Private 10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Sherwood Foresters

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Walter Henry Hancock

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 204618 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 88493 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)

British Army 204618 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 11th Bn.

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Reginald Lionel Hancock

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy Commander HMS Comet

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Owen Samuel Hancock

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 7263 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 7263 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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Percy Hancock

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 15829 Lance Sergeant King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 15829 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 15829 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion

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Ernest Hancock

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2137 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Private Territorial Reserves (Middlesex)

British Army 2137 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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George Herbert Hancock

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 373930 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army 373930 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 7082 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Cyril Percy Hancock

Born 1896

Died 1990

British Army Captain 114th Mahrattas

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Herbert Arthur Hancock

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army C7885 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Jesse Samuel Hancock

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy K43378

British Army 20733 Private Wiltshire Regiment 8th Battalion

Royal Navy K43378 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II, HMS Tiger

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Hugh Oswald Hancock

Born 1897

British Army Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 45908 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 45908 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Charles Percy Hancock

Born 1883

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52320 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Francis Barrett Hancock

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army 32143 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 38368 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick George Hancock

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1313 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London)Battalion (Rifles)

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John Eliot Hancock

Died 1918

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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Walter Henry Hancock

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7140 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 7140 Acting Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 7140 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ralph Longhurst Hancock

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Ralph Escott Hancock

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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