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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Coleshill Warwickshire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3]

Hailsham, Sussex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Hailsham [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Highbury, London [2]

Kingston South Australia [2]

Kingston, Surrey [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Trinity Street, Oxford [2]

Warragul Victoria [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, London [1]

Abbington England [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldford, Cheshire, England [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bengal [1]

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broughton Salford Lancashire [1]

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [499]

Gunner [58]

Serjeant [47]

Corporal [45]

Driver [44]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [26]

Captain [22]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [10]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Sister [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Captain/ Captain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68]

Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Scots [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Scots Guards [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [822]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [113]

Royal Navy [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1180]

R [2]

A [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1153]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [5] Coleshill Warwickshire [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] Hailsham, Sussex [3] Islington, London [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Hailsham [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Highbury, London [2] Kingston South Australia [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mile End, London [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Trinity Street, Oxford [2] Warragul Victoria [2] West Ham, Essex [2] 7 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, London [1] Abbington England [1] Aberdeen [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldford, Cheshire, England [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayrshire [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bengal [1] Bonchurch, Isle of Wight [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughton Salford Lancashire [1] Broxbourne, Hertfordshire [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [499] Gunner [58] Serjeant [47] Corporal [45] Driver [44] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [26] Captain [22] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [11] Major [10] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Sister [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy Artificer [1] Brevet Major [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Captain/ Captain [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68] Army Service Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [58] Royal Engineers [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Middlesex Regiment [25] London Regiment [22] Royal Scots [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Highland Light Infantry [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Durham Light Infantry [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] East Kent Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Highlanders [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Scots Guards [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [822] Canadian Expeditionary Force [113] Royal Navy [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Australian Imperial Force [55] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1180] R [2] A [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1153] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

John Henry Hastings

Born 1858

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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John Charles Hastings

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9255 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Henry Hastings

Born 1896

Died 1973

Royal Navy K23274

Royal Navy HMS Botha

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Stephen Hastings

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army S/407351 Private Army Service Corps 2/4 Field Bakery

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Ernest Arthur Hastings

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 73195 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Frederick Hastings

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army 47908 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army S/408610 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred Hastings

Born 1889

Died 1961

British Army 456 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 456 private Gloucestershire

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William Abraham Hastings

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 61337 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1/2nd Lancashire battery

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Percy Hastings

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Second-Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

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David Eldon Hastings

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654760

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654760 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Eastern Ontario Regiment 38th Ottawa Battalion

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Alfred Howard Hastings

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77140

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77140 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry 16th Bn.

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Joseph Hastings

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12534 Warrant Officer Class 2 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 12534 Company Serjeant Major Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion The 2nd Salford Pals

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George Hastings

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 15823 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15823 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 11th Battalion.

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Basil Macdonald Hastings

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185601

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Leonard Alfred Hastings

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28557

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Thomas Ernest Hastings

Born 1894

British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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John Hastings

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40106

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Jacob Alfred Hastings

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102260

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Rowland Henry Hastings

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275624

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Hugh Hastings

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 112067

Canadian Expeditionary Force 112067 Corporal Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment

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