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Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bewdley, Worcestershire [2]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [2]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Streatham, London [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Winchelsea Victoria [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Aston, Warks [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea Surrey England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Brading, Isle of Wight [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burton-on-Kent [1]

Camberley, Hampshire [1]

Chippingnorton, Oxfordshire [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Cobden Victoria [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Coventry England [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Fulwell, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hampton Lucy, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [348]

Gunner [40]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [20]

Driver [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

DRIVER [1]

Drummer [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Musician [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

S/C [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50]

Royal Engineers [43]

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

London Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [548]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Royal Navy [40]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [675]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [663]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bewdley, Worcestershire [2] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [2] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2] Deptford, Kent [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Streatham, London [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Winchelsea Victoria [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Aston, Warks [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Balsall Heath, Birmingham [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea Surrey England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Brading, Isle of Wight [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burton-on-Kent [1] Camberley, Hampshire [1] Chippingnorton, Oxfordshire [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1] Cobden Victoria [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Coventry England [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Fulwell, Sunderland, Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hampton Lucy, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1] Homerton, London [1] Hoxton, London [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [348] Gunner [40] Corporal [37] Serjeant [25] Sapper [20] Driver [18] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] DRIVER [1] Drummer [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Musician [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] S/C [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [51] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50] Royal Engineers [43] Army Service Corps [41] Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] London Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Warwickshire Yeomanry [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [548] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Royal Navy [40] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [675] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [663] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] India [1]

John Hands

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 6269 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6269 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Douglas Macey Hands

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Sth/420 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Sth/420 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Thomas Philip Hands

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 305439 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Blackall Hands

Born 1878

Died 1964

British Army 65201 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Hands

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 6209 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sidney Ernest Hands

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2131 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Charles Hands

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8784 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8784 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Hands

Born 1866

Died 1914

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Cressy

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John Arthur Hands

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1411 Drummer The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1st/5 Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1411 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

British Army 1411 Drummer Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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George Bertram Hands

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 8438 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Bertram Joseph Hands

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64770

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William Henry Hands

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113966

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Walter Hands

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107509

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Thomas Hands

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138944

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John Thomas Hands

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263149

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Arthur William Hands

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306564

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Cyril Whitmarsh Hands

Born 1893

Died 1933

British Army 74033 Corporal Royal Engineers

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John Hands

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4164 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 241702 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Cecil Hands

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 18/1356 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Henry Allen Hands

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28329

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