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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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Place of birth

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]

Joseph Hancock

British Army 6332 Private 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

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Andrew Hancock

British Army 14127 Private 8th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 156209 Private Royal Engineers

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John Hancock

British Army L/11397 Private 21st Lancers

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Robert Hancock

British Army 6586 Private 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment

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Frederick Hancock

British Army D/32655 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 391724 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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Alfred Hancock

British Army 38629 Private 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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T H Hancock

British Army 440 Driver 1/1st Warwikshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force

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Albert E Hancock

British Army 12839 Private 10th Hussars

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Esther Devonald

Born 1885

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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George Lewis Hancock

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E. E. Hancock

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A Hancock

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J. W. Hancock

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Fred. W. Hancock

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William Venning Glanville Hancock, O.b.e.

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force

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William Frederick Watkins-Hancock

Born 1888

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Henry Hancock

Born 1885

Royal Navy 300920

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