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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Junee New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Fowey, Cornwall [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Heywood, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Port Adelaide South Australia [2]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2]

Romsey Victoria [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Waddington, Yorkshire [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Axminster, Devon, England [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bergen, Norway [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bradpole, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [995]

Gunner [134]

Driver [84]

Sapper [69]

Corporal [65]

Serjeant [57]

Lance Corporal [27]

Pioneer [21]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Captain [15]

Major [11]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [2]

Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Assistant Pantry [1]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major/ Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal/ Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Sister Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [169]

Labour Corps [123]

Royal Engineers [113]

Army Service Corps [104]

West Yorkshire Regiment [86]

West Riding Regiment [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [57]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Manchester Regiment [37]

Durham Light Infantry [36]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

York and Lancaster Regiment [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

London Regiment [29]

East Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Training Reserve [10]

British West Indies Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Service

British Army [1507]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [258]

Royal Navy [144]

Australian Imperial Force [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [2190]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2130]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [13] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Doncaster, Yorkshire [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Hobart Tasmania [4] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] South Shields, Durham [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Junee New South Wales [3] London England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bridport, Dorset [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Fowey, Cornwall [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Heywood, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Port Adelaide South Australia [2] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [2] Romsey Victoria [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Waddington, Yorkshire [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Auckland NZ [1] Axminster, Devon, England [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bergen, Norway [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bradpole, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [995] Gunner [134] Driver [84] Sapper [69] Corporal [65] Serjeant [57] Lance Corporal [27] Pioneer [21] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [15] Captain [15] Major [11] Bombardier [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [2] Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Corporal [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Assistant Pantry [1] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major/ Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal/ Lance Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Sister Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [169] Labour Corps [123] Royal Engineers [113] Army Service Corps [104] West Yorkshire Regiment [86] West Riding Regiment [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [57] Machine Gun Corps [47] Manchester Regiment [37] Durham Light Infantry [36] Yorkshire Regiment [36] York and Lancaster Regiment [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] London Regiment [29] East Yorkshire Regiment [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] East Lancashire Regiment [26] Liverpool Regiment [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Canadian Infantry [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Royal Naval Division [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Army Veterinary Corps [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Training Reserve [10] British West Indies Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Welsh Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Service

British Army [1507] Canadian Expeditionary Force [258] Royal Navy [144] Australian Imperial Force [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [2190] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2130] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Australia [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Hanson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195948

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Samuel Hanson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260532

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Herbert Hanson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187119

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Archibald Hanson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 14/636 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley)

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Percy Hanson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army R/19638 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/19638 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 17th Bn

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Harry Hanson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77443

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Herbert Hanson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97144

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George Hanson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31028

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Arthur Hanson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97760

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Oliver Hanson

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 444911

Canadian Expeditionary Force 444911 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Harry Hanson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228926

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Albert Hanson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230007

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Arthur Hanson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239499

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John Edward Hanson

Died 1918

British Army 62119 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29079 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Hanson

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army 5814 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 352544 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 352544 Private London Regiment

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Oscar N Hanson

Died 1917

British Army 25116 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Hanson

Born 1896

British Army 2704 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 202660 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5728 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Harry Hanson

Died 1916

British Army 27129 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Christopher Hanson

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 1817 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1817 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Sidney G Hanson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army S/25268 Private Rifle Brigade

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