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Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [4]

Elvetham Hampshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Durham [3]

Greenwich, London [3]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [3]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Colebrook Tas Tasmania [2]

Cubbington, Warwickshire [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Mortlake, Surrey [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Woodford Victoria [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Acton, London [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Arundel [1]

Arundel Sussex [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Baldock,Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, London [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens, London [1]

Rank

Private [893]

Driver [99]

Gunner [97]

Corporal [74]

Serjeant [61]

Lance Corporal [42]

Sapper [39]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Acting Corporal [17]

Pioneer [16]

Captain [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Sub Lieutenant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [3]

Sergeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

1st Class Petty Officer [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

AB [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

B1C [1]

B2C [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain Temporary Quarter Master [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [136]

Labour Corps [112]

Army Service Corps [101]

Royal Engineers [92]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Machine Gun Corps [46]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

London Regiment [42]

Royal Fusiliers [33]

Durham Light Infantry [32]

East Lancashire Regiment [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

West Riding Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Tank Corps [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1362]

Royal Navy [159]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [98]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1806]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1759]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Canada [1]

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Bolton, Lancashire [4] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [4] Elvetham Hampshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Durham [3] Greenwich, London [3] Guernsey, Channel Islands [3] Hobart Tas Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Colebrook Tas Tasmania [2] Cubbington, Warwickshire [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mile End, London [2] Mortlake, Surrey [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Peckham, London [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Woodford Victoria [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Acton, London [1] Aldgate, London [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Arundel [1] Arundel Sussex [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Baldock,Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, London [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens, London [1]

Rank

Private [893] Driver [99] Gunner [97] Corporal [74] Serjeant [61] Lance Corporal [42] Sapper [39] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [25] Acting Corporal [17] Pioneer [16] Captain [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Able Seaman [7] Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Sub Lieutenant [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [3] Sergeant [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] 1st Class Petty Officer [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] AB [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] B1C [1] B2C [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain Temporary Quarter Master [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [136] Labour Corps [112] Army Service Corps [101] Royal Engineers [92] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Machine Gun Corps [46] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] London Regiment [42] Royal Fusiliers [33] Durham Light Infantry [32] East Lancashire Regiment [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Liverpool Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Royal Sussex Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] West Riding Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Norfolk Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Somerset Light Infantry [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Army Veterinary Corps [15] Essex Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Suffolk Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Tank Corps [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1362] Royal Navy [159] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [98] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Australian Imperial Force [54] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Indian Army [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1806] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1759] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Canada [1]

James Henry Harwood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123799

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William Harwood

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85529

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John Harwood

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27256

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George Edmund Harwood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296237

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Lewis Gladstone Harwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133339

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Charles William Harwood

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 290647 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Bn.

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William Thomas Harwood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118196

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Harry Harwood

Born 1861

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409265

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Frederick Herbert Harwood

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160075

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Charles Edward Harwood

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301355

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Thomas Harwood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307362

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James John Harwood

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28743

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Henry Harwood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139462

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James Harwood

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 99780 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John George Harwood

Born 1890

Died 1941

Royal Navy K735

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George Harwood

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 24909 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 24909 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Joseph William Harwood

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 241216 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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James Harwood

Born 1891

Died 1975

Royal Navy J2483

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Frank Lester Harwood

Born 1899

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frederick W Harwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40369

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