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Melbourne Victoria [26]

London England [23]

Sydney New South Wales [22]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [20]

Ballarat Victoria [13]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Brisbane Queensland [11]

Folkestone, Kent [9]

Folkestone, Kent, England [9]

London, Middlesex [9]

Bethnal Green, London [8]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Hackney, London [7]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [6]

Islington, London [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Harwich, Essex, England [5]

Warwick Queensland [5]

Watford, Hertfordshire [5]

Wigan, Lancashire [5]

Bedford [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Brewarrina New South Wales [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Barkly Victoria [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Abbotsford Victoria [2]

Antrim [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [2972]

Gunner [360]

Driver [265]

Corporal [260]

Serjeant [190]

Sapper [165]

Lance Corporal [133]

Second Lieutenant [106]

Lieutenant [95]

Captain [69]

Acting Corporal [59]

Pioneer [58]

Acting Serjeant [42]

Major [30]

Bombardier [29]

Rifleman [25]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Battery Serjeant Major [10]

Temporary Captain [10]

Worker [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Sergeant [7]

Signaller [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Private /Lance Corporal [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [4]

Bandsman [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Assistant Paymaster [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [435]

Labour Corps [377]

Royal Engineers [328]

Army Service Corps [310]

London Regiment [218]

Royal Garrison Artillery [207]

Royal Army Medical Corps [146]

Machine Gun Corps [127]

Royal Fusiliers [125]

Middlesex Regiment [105]

Northumberland Fusiliers [72]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [69]

Bedfordshire Regiment [68]

Essex Regiment [68]

Liverpool Regiment [66]

Suffolk Regiment [66]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [65]

Worcestershire Regiment [65]

Royal Army Service Corps [64]

Manchester Regiment [63]

Rifle Brigade [61]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [59]

Lancashire Fusiliers [55]

Durham Light Infantry [54]

East Kent Regiment [53]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [53]

Northamptonshire Regiment [51]

Highland Light Infantry [49]

The Queen's Regiment [49]

Royal Naval Division [47]

West Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Royal West Kent Regiment [46]

Leicestershire Regiment [44]

Gloucestershire Regiment [43]

Devonshire Regiment [42]

East Surrey Regiment [42]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Dorsetshire Regiment [39]

Army Ordnance Corps [38]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

East Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Royal Scots [37]

South Lancashire Regiment [37]

Lincolnshire Regiment [35]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34]

South Wales Borderers [33]

Tank Corps [33]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32]

Service

British Army [4684]

Royal Navy [461]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [353]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [351]

Australian Imperial Force [317]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [79]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [3]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

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B [2]

D [2]

F [2]

W [2]

L [1]

P [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6234]

Merchant Navy [124]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [125]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

New Zealand [2]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Myanmar [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

South Africa [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [26] London England [23] Sydney New South Wales [22] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [20] Ballarat Victoria [13] London, Middlesex, England [12] Brisbane Queensland [11] Folkestone, Kent [9] Folkestone, Kent, England [9] London, Middlesex [9] Bethnal Green, London [8] Brighton, Sussex [7] Hackney, London [7] Maidstone, Kent [7] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [6] Islington, London [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Harwich, Essex, England [5] Warwick Queensland [5] Watford, Hertfordshire [5] Wigan, Lancashire [5] Bedford [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Brewarrina New South Wales [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Poplar, London [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Barkly Victoria [3] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bromley, Kent [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Edmonton, London [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Abbotsford Victoria [2] Antrim [2] Barking, Essex [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [2972] Gunner [360] Driver [265] Corporal [260] Serjeant [190] Sapper [165] Lance Corporal [133] Second Lieutenant [106] Lieutenant [95] Captain [69] Acting Corporal [59] Pioneer [58] Acting Serjeant [42] Major [30] Bombardier [29] Rifleman [25] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Staff Serjeant [16] Lance Serjeant [13] Company Serjeant Major [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Able Seaman [10] Acting Bombardier [10] Battery Serjeant Major [10] Temporary Captain [10] Worker [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Sergeant [7] Signaller [7] Acting Captain [6] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Temporary Major [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Private /Lance Corporal [5] Shoeing Smith [5] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [4] Bandsman [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Leading Stoker [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Private Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Assistant Paymaster [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [435] Labour Corps [377] Royal Engineers [328] Army Service Corps [310] London Regiment [218] Royal Garrison Artillery [207] Royal Army Medical Corps [146] Machine Gun Corps [127] Royal Fusiliers [125] Middlesex Regiment [105] Northumberland Fusiliers [72] King's Royal Rifle Corps [69] Bedfordshire Regiment [68] Essex Regiment [68] Liverpool Regiment [66] Suffolk Regiment [66] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [65] Worcestershire Regiment [65] Royal Army Service Corps [64] Manchester Regiment [63] Rifle Brigade [61] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [59] Lancashire Fusiliers [55] Durham Light Infantry [54] East Kent Regiment [53] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [53] Northamptonshire Regiment [51] Highland Light Infantry [49] The Queen's Regiment [49] Royal Naval Division [47] West Yorkshire Regiment [47] Royal West Kent Regiment [46] Leicestershire Regiment [44] Gloucestershire Regiment [43] Devonshire Regiment [42] East Surrey Regiment [42] Hampshire Regiment [42] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40] Yorkshire Regiment [40] Dorsetshire Regiment [39] Army Ordnance Corps [38] Cheshire Regiment [38] East Yorkshire Regiment [37] Royal Scots [37] South Lancashire Regiment [37] Lincolnshire Regiment [35] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34] South Wales Borderers [33] Tank Corps [33] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32]

Service

British Army [4684] Royal Navy [461] Canadian Expeditionary Force [353] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [351] Australian Imperial Force [317] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [79] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [3] Indian Army [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [6381] B [2] D [2] F [2] W [2] L [1] P [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6234] Merchant Navy [124] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [125] Ireland [3] Canada [2] New Zealand [2] Australia [1] Germany [1] India [1] Myanmar [1] Sierra Leone [1] South Africa [1]

Anne Kidd Hart Rrc

Born 1875

Died 1937

Australian Imperial Force Head Sister Australian Army Nursing Service

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Joseph Hart

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1310 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 1310 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Samuel Hart

Born 1868

Died 1920

British Army 56197 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Archie M Hart

Died 1916

British Army 4416 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion (Territorial)

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Leslie William Hart

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 865 Corporal Australian Infantry 32 Battalion

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James Arthur Hart

Born 1893

Died 1986

Royal Navy M16137

Royal Navy M16137 Ships Steward Assistant HMS VICTORY

Royal Navy M16137 Victuallers Assistant HMS KENT

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Herbert Albert R G Hart

Born 1887

Died 1949

British Army 65240 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 77599 Private Royal Defence Corps 467 Coy

British Army 15456 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Harty Hart

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 373340 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 373340 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6406 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Bertram Welby Hart

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service: HMS Pembroke

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Harry Pennington Hart

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 74444 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Reuben Hart

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 4955 Private Devonshire Regiment Section B Army Reserve

British Army 403445 Private Labour Corps 858th Area Employment Company

British Army 19101 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Regiment

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William Hart

Born 1884

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2503600

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2503600 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops 10th Battalion

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Esau Hargreaves Hart

Born 1896

Died 1959

Royal Navy J50550 Able Seaman HMS CASSANDRA

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Frederick Wilfred Hart

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2535 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank Arthur Squire Hart

Died 1916

British Army PS/625 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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James George Hart

Born 1887

Died 1946

British Army S4/236858 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S4/236858 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Fred Hart

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 20869 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 20869 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion.

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Dorothy Maud Rebecca Willis

Born 1894

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Horace Hart

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 150725 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Randolph Hart

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 60402 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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