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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]

James Hansford

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98245

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Albert John Hansford

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426238

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426238 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Wilfred Gregory William Hansford

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 27835 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers royal welsh fusiliers 3rd Garrison Battalion

British Army 27835 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Morris G Hansford

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army T2/10051 Acting Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Herbert Frederick Hansford

Died 1915

British Army 8 Serjeant Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 8 Serjeant Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Sydney W R Hansford

Died 1919

British Army 153627 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 153627 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Rueben Henry Hansford

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 700 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 700 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Robert George Hansford

Died 1915

British Army 3/7548 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 3/7548 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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James A Hansford

Died 1917

British Army 38759 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Stephen Henry Hansford

Died 1917

British Army 206174 Private Tank Corps

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Edmund Hansford

Died 1916

British Army 17128 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 31717 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 31717 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Alfred James Hansford

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6199 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Hansford

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2917 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 2917 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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William John Hansford

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284778

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Donald Ernest Hansford

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112644

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Harry Hansford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194576

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Maurice Clarence Reeves Hansford

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101590

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Lawrence William Hansford

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408231

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Albert V Hansford

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424871

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424871 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Edwin Hansford

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187246

Canadian Expeditionary Force 187246 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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