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Plymouth, Devon [5]

Newington, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Southwell, Nottinghamshire [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Burton on Trent [1]

Crumlin, Monmouthshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonshire England [1]

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Folkestone [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hayfield, Derbyshire [1]

Jamieson Victoria [1]

Kirkdale Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield, Yorkshire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Plymouth, Devonshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stroud Green, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

West Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [112]

Serjeant [18]

Gunner [17]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Driver [8]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

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Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

5th North General Hospital [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

American Ambulance Hospital [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [200]

Royal Navy [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

H [259]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [260] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5] Newington, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Southwell, Nottinghamshire [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Burton on Trent [1] Crumlin, Monmouthshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonshire England [1] Dover England [1] Dover, Kent [1] England [1] Folkestone [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hayfield, Derbyshire [1] Jamieson Victoria [1] Kirkdale Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Macclesfield, Yorkshire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Plymouth, Devonshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stroud Green, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] West Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [112] Serjeant [18] Gunner [17] Second Lieutenant [14] Driver [8] Sapper [8] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 5th North General Hospital [1] 6th Dragoons [1] American Ambulance Hospital [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [200] Royal Navy [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

H [259] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Ernest Handford

Died 1915

British Army 18609 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Handford

Died 1917

British Army 39662 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40980 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Samuel John Handford

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 90 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 420037 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 420037 Private London Regiment

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John Handford

Australian Imperial Force 2185

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Frederick George Handford

Born 1878

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 43122

Canadian Expeditionary Force 43122 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Archibald William Lionel Handford

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134288

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James George Handford

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 25317 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Handford

Died 1916

British Army 3773 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Frederick John Handford

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 9912 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 48912 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Albert Handford

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 5418 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Handford

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2872 Border Regiment

British Army 201475 Private Border Regiment

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Joseph N Handford

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army 240747 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 2nd/6th Battalion

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James Handford

Australian Imperial Force 2380

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Thomas Handford

Australian Imperial Force 76

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George Harrold Handford

Australian Imperial Force 4711

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Joseph Handford

Australian Imperial Force 6864

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Robert Handford

Australian Imperial Force 1774

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Douglas Fredrick Handford

Australian Imperial Force 1601

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George Handford

Australian Imperial Force 6779

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Charles Edward Handford

Born 1892

Royal Navy 14856 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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