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Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Herne Bay, Kent [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Landsborough Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Anstey, Leicestershire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

BEDFORDSHIRE [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

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Birmingham, Worcestershire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bridgewater NS [1]

Broadstairs, Kent, England [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Chilham Lees, Kent [1]

Clapham Junction, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Essex England [1]

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Forest Gate, London [1]

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Ipswich Queensland [1]

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Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Minster Thanet, Kent [1]

Minster, Kent [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne England [1]

Nonington, Kent [1]

Northampton England [1]

Rank

Private [207]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [16]

Gunner [13]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Major [1]

Mister [1]

Ord. Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sister /Acting Matron [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

rifleman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [17]

London Regiment [14]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

18th Hussars [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Training Reserve [3]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [307]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [443]

Contribution

Military Service [429]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Australia [1]

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People [443] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [4] Canterbury, Kent [3] Herne Bay, Kent [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Landsborough Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Anstey, Leicestershire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] BEDFORDSHIRE [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Worcestershire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bridgewater NS [1] Broadstairs, Kent, England [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Canterbury England [1] Chilham Lees, Kent [1] Clapham Junction, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Essex England [1] Essex, England [1] Folkestone England [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Minster Thanet, Kent [1] Minster, Kent [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne England [1] Nonington, Kent [1] Northampton England [1]

Rank

Private [207] Corporal [18] Serjeant [17] Driver [16] Gunner [13] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Second Class [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Major [1] Mister [1] Ord. Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sister /Acting Matron [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] rifleman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [17] London Regiment [14] East Kent Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] South Wales Borderers [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] 18th Hussars [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Training Reserve [3] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [307] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [443]

Contribution

Military Service [429] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Australia [1]

Frederick Harlow

Born 1897

Died 1980

British Army 18211 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Harlow

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 1214 Gunner West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 312511 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 142nd (Durham) Heavy Battery

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Harold Harlow

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army R 5216 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/5216 rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 13th Battalion

British Army R/5216 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Sydney Arthur Harlow

Born 1894

Died 1968

Royal Navy Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 14232 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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George Wilfred Harlow

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 24186 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 24186 Private Leicestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Herbert Harlow

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28728

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Walter Henry Harlow

Born 1893

Died 1979

Royal Navy K12658

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William Jesse Harlow

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7434 Ord. Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy SS7434 Ord. Seaman HMS Ganges

Royal Navy SS7434 Able Seaman HMS Ganges

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James Daniel Harlow

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227294

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Henry Harlow

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267024

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James Harlow

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army TSR/649 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 649 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps 124 G

British Army 649 Serjeant Army Service Corps 124 G

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Philip James Harlow

Born 1887

British Army 1790 Acting Staff Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 9930 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9930 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Edward Cecil Harlow

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15/432 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/432 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harold Harlow

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2177 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 200393 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Ernest Harlow

Died 1917

British Army 33905 Private Essex Regiment

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Harold Leonard Harlow

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 157169 The Queen's Regiment

British Army 42646 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Arthur Harlow

Born 1892

Died 1942

British Army 45184 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 86616 Private Labour Corps

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Nathaniel Harlow

Born 1890

British Army 10889 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Laurie Harlow

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 733462

Canadian Expeditionary Force 733462 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frank Harold Harlow

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 734193

Canadian Expeditionary Force 734193 Private Canadian Infantry

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