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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Dorchester, Dorset [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Fernhurst Sussex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Elphinstone Victoria [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Taradale Victoria [2]

Werribee Victoria [2]

Bere Regis, Dorset [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bridport, Dorset, England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broadgrove, Frome [1]

Broadwinsor, Dorset [1]

Castle Carey, Somerset [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Dorset [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

East Stour, Dorset [1]

Farnham Surrey [1]

Fordington, Dorset [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lanark, Scotland [1]

Loders, Dorset [1]

London [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Maiden Newton, Dorset [1]

Manning River New South Wales [1]

Mumbil New South Wales [1]

Netherbury, Dorset [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Port Douglas Queensland [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Powerstock, West Milton, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Probus, Cornwall [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [15]

Driver [15]

Sapper [15]

Serjeant [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Armourer's Crew [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Dorset Yeomanry [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/2nd Gurkha Rifles [1]

16th Lancers [1]

1st Reserve [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

1st South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [259]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [390]

Contribution

Military Service [375]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [390] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Dorchester, Dorset [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Fernhurst Sussex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Elphinstone Victoria [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Taradale Victoria [2] Werribee Victoria [2] Bere Regis, Dorset [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorset, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broadgrove, Frome [1] Broadwinsor, Dorset [1] Castle Carey, Somerset [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Dorset [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] East Stour, Dorset [1] Farnham Surrey [1] Fordington, Dorset [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Haggerston, London [1] Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Lanark, Scotland [1] Loders, Dorset [1] London [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Maiden Newton, Dorset [1] Manning River New South Wales [1] Mumbil New South Wales [1] Netherbury, Dorset [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Port Douglas Queensland [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Powerstock, West Milton, Bridport, Dorset [1] Probus, Cornwall [1] Saint Pancras, London [1]

Rank

Private [151] Gunner [33] Corporal [15] Driver [15] Sapper [15] Serjeant [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Lance Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Armourer's Crew [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Major [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [12] London Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Dorset Yeomanry [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles [1] 16th Lancers [1] 1st Reserve [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 1st South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [259] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [390]

Contribution

Military Service [375] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Stanley Hansford

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 9536 Serjeant Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Wilson Frederick Henry Hansford

Born 1895

Died 1976

Royal Navy 16712 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Levi Joseph Hansford

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 20215 Dorsetshire Regiment

Royal Navy 145005 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Sappho

British Army 8592 Corporal Royal Defence Corps 262nd Protection Coy.

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Thomas John Hansford

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 66941 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 16240 Welsh Regiment

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David Hansford

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114517

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Edwin James Hansford

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45178

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Thomas Joseph Hansford

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302360

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Henry James Hansford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222296

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Harold John Hansford

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5723

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William Gregory Hansford

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277094

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Ernest James Hansford

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310154

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Reginald Hansford

Died 1917

British Army TF5208 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 266883 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Robert George Hansford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42656 Private Essex Regiment

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George Hansford

Died 1918

British Army 38624 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 38624 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Stovold Hansford

Born 1896

Died 1971

Royal Navy 18456 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Frederick Augustus Hansford

Born 1892

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141125

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141125 Sapper Canadian Engineers 2nd Tramway Coy

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Henry Thomas Hansford

Died 1916

British Army 9903 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9903 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Edward Martin Hansford

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 27422 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Charles Ernest Hansford

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 25974 Private Grenadier Guards

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Albert George Hansford

Died 1914

British Army 7113 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 7113 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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