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London England [3]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Gillingham, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Bournemouth [1]

Bourton, Gloucestershire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley By Bow, Middlesex [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1]

Cowplain, Hampshire [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hawksburn Victoria [1]

Horsley Down, Surrey [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leeds, West Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Mere, Wiltshire [1]

Montreal [1]

Norwich England [1]

Paris [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Western Western Australia [1]

Zeals, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Major [6]

Sapper [6]

Gunner [5]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Nursing Member [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commandant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mech Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer (New Scheme) [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

28th Punjabis [2]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Irish Horse [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment British Red Cross [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

11th Irish Fusiliers Of Canada [1]

18th Battery [1]

1st Depot Tank Battalion [1]

2nd Canadian Divisional Cyclists [1]

2nd Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

51st Machine Gun Corps [1]

5th Labour Battalion [1]

5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [163]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [230]

V [5]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [230]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [236] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London England [3] East Ham, Essex [2] Gillingham, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Bournemouth [1] Bourton, Gloucestershire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley By Bow, Middlesex [1] Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1] Cowplain, Hampshire [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hawksburn Victoria [1] Horsley Down, Surrey [1] Islington, London [1] Leeds, West Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Mere, Wiltshire [1] Montreal [1] Norwich England [1] Paris [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queanbeyan New South Wales [1] Wandsworth, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Western Western Australia [1] Zeals, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [91] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Major [6] Sapper [6] Gunner [5] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Nursing Member [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Admiral [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Bombardier [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commandant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mech Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer (New Scheme) [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Army Service Corps [10] Labour Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 28th Punjabis [2] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Irish Horse [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment British Red Cross [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 11th Irish Fusiliers Of Canada [1] 18th Battery [1] 1st Depot Tank Battalion [1] 2nd Canadian Divisional Cyclists [1] 2nd Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 51st Machine Gun Corps [1] 5th Labour Battalion [1] 5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [163] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [230] V [5] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [230] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Enoch George Harcourt

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 4010 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Mary Ethel Harcourt, Viscountess Harcourt

Born 1874

Died 1961

Other Empire Force Commandant American Women's Hospital for British Officers

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Howard Leslie Harcourt

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph Harcourt

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 10000 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Isaiah Harcourt

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 82775 Sapper Royal Engineers 174 Tunnelling Company

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William Harcourt

Died 1915

British Army 14969 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Wilfred Harcourt

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 36592 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 32084 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Harcourt

Died 1916

British Army 8939 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest W Harcourt

Died 1915

British Army 11462 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Walter Charles Harcourt

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 5981 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred Constantine Harcourt

Died 1916

British Army 2868 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2/1st Battalion

British Army 39744 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt

Born 1892

Died 1959

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

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Arthur Wellesley Harcourt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/307519 Private Army Service Corps

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William Lyon Harcourt

Australian Imperial Force 6810

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Reginald Frederick Harcourt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182981

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Alfred Alan Harcourt

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215603

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Joseph Harcourt

Died 1914

British Army 3/5014 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/5014 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George Harcourt

Died 1916

British Army 1937 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 23262 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23262 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry W Harcourt

Died 1917

British Army 33557 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Herbert Harcourt

Died 1916

British Army R/18531 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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