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Sydney New South Wales [14]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [12]

Hull, Yorkshire [12]

London England [9]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Darlington, Durham [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Manchester [4]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Swanage, Dorset [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Braidwood New South Wales [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Derby [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Greenwich, London [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Scottsdale Tasmania [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Derbyshire [2]

Durham [2]

Finchley, London [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Jarrow, Durham [2]

Rank

Private [2061]

Gunner [248]

Driver [163]

Corporal [156]

Sapper [129]

Serjeant [128]

Lance Corporal [77]

Second Lieutenant [73]

Lieutenant [63]

Captain [61]

Pioneer [42]

Acting Corporal [41]

Acting Serjeant [28]

Bombardier [22]

Major [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Rifleman [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Captain and Adjutant [4]

Colonel [4]

Commander [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Reverend [4]

Trooper [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [265]

Labour Corps [238]

Royal Engineers [234]

Army Service Corps [200]

Royal Garrison Artillery [131]

London Regiment [124]

Northumberland Fusiliers [111]

Royal Army Medical Corps [98]

Durham Light Infantry [97]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [94]

Machine Gun Corps [86]

Royal Fusiliers [70]

Lincolnshire Regiment [67]

West Yorkshire Regiment [66]

Manchester Regiment [58]

Yorkshire Regiment [57]

Rifle Brigade [54]

East Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Leicestershire Regiment [49]

Middlesex Regiment [49]

West Riding Regiment [48]

Essex Regiment [42]

York and Lancaster Regiment [42]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [41]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Royal Naval Division [38]

Hampshire Regiment [37]

Norfolk Regiment [37]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

The Queen's Regiment [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Army Ordnance Corps [32]

North Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Army Veterinary Corps [28]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Royal Defence Corps [24]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [24]

Border Regiment [22]

Grenadier Guards [22]

Tank Corps [22]

Dorsetshire Regiment [21]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3226]

Royal Navy [338]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [272]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [255]

Australian Imperial Force [179]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [41]

Last name first letter

H [4347]

G [19]

L [3]

C [1]

D [1]

F [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4290]

Merchant Navy [56]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [104]

Canada [2]

Guyana [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [14] Birmingham, Warwickshire [12] Hull, Yorkshire [12] London England [9] Melbourne Victoria [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Darlington, Durham [4] Hackney, London [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Manchester [4] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Swanage, Dorset [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Braidwood New South Wales [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Derby [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Greenwich, London [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Scottsdale Tasmania [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Yorkshire [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Derbyshire [2] Durham [2] Finchley, London [2] Grays, Essex [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Jarrow, Durham [2]

Rank

Private [2061] Gunner [248] Driver [163] Corporal [156] Sapper [129] Serjeant [128] Lance Corporal [77] Second Lieutenant [73] Lieutenant [63] Captain [61] Pioneer [42] Acting Corporal [41] Acting Serjeant [28] Bombardier [22] Major [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Rifleman [15] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Staff Nurse [7] Worker [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Deck Hand [5] Captain and Adjutant [4] Colonel [4] Commander [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Reverend [4] Trooper [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [265] Labour Corps [238] Royal Engineers [234] Army Service Corps [200] Royal Garrison Artillery [131] London Regiment [124] Northumberland Fusiliers [111] Royal Army Medical Corps [98] Durham Light Infantry [97] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [94] Machine Gun Corps [86] Royal Fusiliers [70] Lincolnshire Regiment [67] West Yorkshire Regiment [66] Manchester Regiment [58] Yorkshire Regiment [57] Rifle Brigade [54] East Yorkshire Regiment [49] Leicestershire Regiment [49] Middlesex Regiment [49] West Riding Regiment [48] Essex Regiment [42] York and Lancaster Regiment [42] King's Royal Rifle Corps [41] Liverpool Regiment [40] Royal Naval Division [38] Hampshire Regiment [37] Norfolk Regiment [37] Cheshire Regiment [36] The Queen's Regiment [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Army Ordnance Corps [32] North Staffordshire Regiment [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] Army Veterinary Corps [28] Northamptonshire Regiment [26] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Devonshire Regiment [25] Yorkshire Light Infantry [25] Royal Defence Corps [24] Royal Lancaster Regiment [24] Border Regiment [22] Grenadier Guards [22] Tank Corps [22] Dorsetshire Regiment [21] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [21] South Lancashire Regiment [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3226] Royal Navy [338] Canadian Expeditionary Force [272] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [255] Australian Imperial Force [179] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [41]

Last name first letter

H [4347] G [19] L [3] C [1] D [1] F [1] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4290] Merchant Navy [56] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [104] Canada [2] Guyana [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Friend Hardy

Born 1873

Died 1948

British Army M2/168216 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/168216 Private Motor Transport ASC

British Army M2/168216 Private Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) 638 company

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John Israel Hardy

Born 1888

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43137 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43137 Air Mechanic 1st Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43137 Air Mechanic 1st Class 57th Squadron

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Henry Hardy

Born 1888

Died 1952

British Army 15768 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 15768 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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John King Hardy

Born 1899

Died 1979

Royal Navy PI 40372 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 40372 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Killingholme-Calshot

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40372 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Calshot-Seaplane Squadron, Alexandria-64 Wing

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Frederick Austin Lackenby Hardy

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 196092 Pioneer Royal Engineers Special Brigade Depot

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Theodore Bayley Hardy

Born 1863

Died 1918

British Army Army Chaplains Department

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces The Reverend Army Chaplains Department

British Army The Reverend Royal Army Chaplains' Department (ATT 8TH LINC R)

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Sylvester Hardy

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 16/681 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 16/681 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 60858 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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William Hardy

Born 1885

Died 1943

British Army 12312 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army P11462 Private Military Foot Police

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Edward Hardy

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 8003 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 8003 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 8003 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert John Hardy

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 401 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 401 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 401 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Hardy

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 7408 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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John Joseph Hardy

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9285 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Percy Hardy

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 2208 Private London Regiment 3rd county of lond Battalion

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Herbert Hardy

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 45058 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Hardy

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 372620 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372620 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5277 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Thomas Hardy

Born 1899

Died 1940

British Army 64644 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 46823 Private Rifle Brigade

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 841560 Corporal Royal Air Force 903 Balloon Squadron

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Sidney Albert Hardy

Born 1895

Died 1939

Australian Imperial Force 2329

Australian Imperial Force Private

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Charles Hardy

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army 6540 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 6450 Private York and Lancaster Regiment First Battalion & in WW1 Army Reserrve

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Herbert Hardy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 12188 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John W Hardy

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 3824 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/6th Battalion

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