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Forbes New South Wales [4]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [3]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Fritham England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

BRIDGNORTH, SALOP [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire [1]

Christchurch NZ [1]

Collyweston, Northamptonshire [1]

Compton, Hampshire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Derby [1]

Doddinghurst, Essex [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Glen Osmond South Australia [1]

Grangetown, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hareham, Dorset [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [432]

Gunner [46]

Serjeant [43]

Sapper [33]

Corporal [32]

Driver [29]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battalion Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Lieutenant/Captain [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Labour Corps [39]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Service

British Army [627]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [828]

B [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [812]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Forbes New South Wales [4] Chippenham, Wiltshire [3] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Fritham England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Aston, Warwickshire [1] BRIDGNORTH, SALOP [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Bradstock, Dorset [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire [1] Christchurch NZ [1] Collyweston, Northamptonshire [1] Compton, Hampshire [1] Dalston, London [1] Dalston, London, Middlesex [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Derby [1] Doddinghurst, Essex [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Edinburgh [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Glen Osmond South Australia [1] Grangetown, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hareham, Dorset [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hong Kong [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [432] Gunner [46] Serjeant [43] Sapper [33] Corporal [32] Driver [29] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battalion Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner RMA [1] Lieutenant/Captain [1] Munitions Worker [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54] Royal Field Artillery [47] Labour Corps [39] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4]

Service

British Army [627] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [828] B [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [812] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

Herbert Leonard Hand

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166625

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Edwin Hand

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277789

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Ernest Reginald Hand

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146742

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William Hand

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406502

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Percy Hand

Died 1914

British Army 12333 Private Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick Hand

Died 1915

British Army 25/282 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 25th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion

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Arthur George Hand

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231709

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John W. Hand

Died 1918

British Army 764643 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 764643 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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Edward Hand

Died 1915

British Army 17448 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Hand

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 27038 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harpin Hand

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301922

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Hubert Hand

Died 1917

British Army 357136 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357136 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Oliver C Hand

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57058 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Hand

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19002 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Maurice William Hand

Died 1915

British Army L/8267 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Denis Hand

Born 1895

British Army 77278 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Herbert Hand

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army SD/3145 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/3145 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Hand

Died 1918

British Army 4140 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 39799 Private South Wales Borderers 5th Battalion

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William James Hand

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202403 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles William Hand

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234781

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