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Dunster, Somerset [4]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

BOURNEMOUTH, HANTS [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broadmayne, Dorset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Devon [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Silvertown London England [1]

Southampton [1]

St Osyth, Essex, England [1]

Stalbridge, Dorset [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Driver [9]

Gunner [9]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major/Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith /Acting Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th Hussars [1]

2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

5th Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East African Railway Transport Department [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancers/ Cavalry [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [116]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [165]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [165] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dunster, Somerset [4] Taunton, Somerset [2] BOURNEMOUTH, HANTS [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broadmayne, Dorset [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Devon [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dover, Kent [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Silvertown London England [1] Southampton [1] St Osyth, Essex, England [1] Stalbridge, Dorset [1] Wellington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [69] Driver [9] Gunner [9] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major/Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith /Acting Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Royal Field Artillery [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th Hussars [1] 2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry [1] 5th Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East African Railway Transport Department [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancers/ Cavalry [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [116] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [165]

Contribution

Military Service [163] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frederick Richard Hartnell

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1217 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1217 Lance Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Vickery Hartnell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56848

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Sidney Joseph Hartnell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144293

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Edward Bush Hartnell

Born 1868

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frank Charles Hartnell

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy 1827 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/1827(S) Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - H.M.S. "Cyclops II."

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Cuthbert Hartnell

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 8th battalion west Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 8th battalion west Battalion

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Charles Hartnell

Born 1889

Died 1965

British Army 46 Private 9th Lancers

British Army 41318 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 46 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 7th Battalion

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John Hartnell

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army 24585 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Walter Frank Hartnell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33898

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Arthur Hartnell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220639

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Henry James Hartnell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 557 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Alfred Hartnell

Died 1918

British Army 3968 Private Welsh Guards

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Ernest Hartnell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 202067 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Walter Ernest Hartnell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6661 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19547 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 6661 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Herbert Henry Hartnell

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 51836 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 25503 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 93239 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Hartnell

Died 1914

British Army 7712 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 7712 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Charles Hartnell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24117

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William Henry John Hartnell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108996

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Herbert Cecil Hartnell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193181

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James Hartnell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27251

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