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West Bromwich, Staffordshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bradfield, Berkshire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Leek, Staffordshire [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adaminaby New South Wales [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot [1]

Alton, Staffordshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bedford [1]

Boxmoor, Hertfordshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Cheshire [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Fenton England [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hay, Breconshire [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kiandra New South Wales [1]

Leek [1]

Leftwich, Cheshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moree New South Wales [1]

Noradjuha Victoria [1]

Peterborough [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Roker, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Salop, Shropshire [1]

St Pauls, Walsall, Staffs [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Strathfield New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [253]

Gunner [27]

Driver [18]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

A. Bombardier [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Band Boy [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

L/Sgt [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [33]

Cheshire Regiment [31]

Royal Engineers [31]

Army Service Corps [20]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Scots [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [354]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [440]

Contribution

Military Service [435]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

India [1]

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Place of birth

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bradfield, Berkshire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Leek, Staffordshire [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adaminaby New South Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot [1] Alton, Staffordshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bedford [1] Boxmoor, Hertfordshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Cheshire [1] East Ham, London [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Fenton England [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hay, Breconshire [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kiandra New South Wales [1] Leek [1] Leftwich, Cheshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moree New South Wales [1] Noradjuha Victoria [1] Peterborough [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Roker, Sunderland, Durham [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Salop, Shropshire [1] St Pauls, Walsall, Staffs [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Strathfield New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [253] Gunner [27] Driver [18] Corporal [12] Sapper [10] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] A. Bombardier [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Band Boy [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] L/Sgt [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signaller [1] Staff Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [33] Cheshire Regiment [31] Royal Engineers [31] Army Service Corps [20] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Shropshire Light Infantry [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Scots [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [354] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [440]

Contribution

Military Service [435] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] India [1]

Edwin Hassall

Born 1883

Died 1923

British Army 44817 A. Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 49 Siege Battery

British Army 44817 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 44817 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 270 Siege Battery

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William Hassall

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army L/Sgt Territorial

British Army 1493 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 514415 Corporal Labour Corps

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George Henry Hassall

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army 57424 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Fred Hassall

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163621

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George Hassall

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 238930 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Reserve Battalion

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Joseph William Hassall

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10621 Boy South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10621 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Hassall

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67084

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Arthur Hassall

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39564

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William H Goulden Hassall

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82356

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Arthur Hassall

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125806

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Joseph Hassall

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282391

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James Hassall

Born 1882

Royal Navy 745 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 248th Field Co.

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Charles William Hassall

Born 1896

Died 1945

British Army 302593 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Mark Hassall

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281779

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Harry Hassall

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282149

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Albert John Wadison Hassall

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9277

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Henry William Hassall

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224526

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Herbert Wilfred Hassall

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224726

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Henry Hassall

Died 1915

British Army 2002 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Hy Hassall

Born 1887

British Army 85167 Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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