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London England [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Hackney, London [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Leyton, Essex [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Oakley, Bucks [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Dalston, London [2]

Desborough, Northants [2]

Dorking, Surrey [2]

Elderslie Tas Tasmania [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kempsey New South Wales [2]

Loudwater, Buckinghamshire [2]

Otley, Suffolk [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Wivenhoe, Essex [2]

Angmering, Sussex [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Badwell Ash, Suffolk [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bishop Burton, Yorkshire [1]

Brill, Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckinghamshire England [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Burnham on Sea, Somerset, England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell,London [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Chalvey England [1]

Chesham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [567]

Gunner [73]

Driver [43]

Serjeant [40]

Corporal [38]

Lance Corporal [31]

Sapper [24]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Major [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Pioneer [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjutant/ Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel (Hon. Major General) [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [81]

Army Service Corps [73]

London Regiment [62]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Field Artillery [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [55]

Suffolk Regiment [50]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Middlesex Regiment [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Norfolk Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Northamptonshire Regiment [21]

Essex Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [878]

Royal Navy [113]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1173]

S [2]

B [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1151]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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London England [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Hackney, London [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Leyton, Essex [3] London, Middlesex [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Oakley, Bucks [3] Southwark, London [3] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Dalston, London [2] Desborough, Northants [2] Dorking, Surrey [2] Elderslie Tas Tasmania [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hertfordshire [2] Holloway, London [2] Islington, London [2] Kempsey New South Wales [2] Loudwater, Buckinghamshire [2] Otley, Suffolk [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Wivenhoe, Essex [2] Angmering, Sussex [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Badwell Ash, Suffolk [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bishop Burton, Yorkshire [1] Brill, Buckinghamshire [1] Buckinghamshire England [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Burnham on Sea, Somerset, England [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Camberwell,London [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Chalvey England [1] Chesham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [567] Gunner [73] Driver [43] Serjeant [40] Corporal [38] Lance Corporal [31] Sapper [24] Captain [21] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [15] Major [11] Acting Corporal [9] Pioneer [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjutant/ Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Armourer [1] Civilian [1] Colonel (Hon. Major General) [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [81] Army Service Corps [73] London Regiment [62] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Field Artillery [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [55] Suffolk Regiment [50] Royal Fusiliers [39] Middlesex Regiment [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Norfolk Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [24] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Northamptonshire Regiment [21] Essex Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Horse Artillery [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [878] Royal Navy [113] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] Australian Imperial Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1173] S [2] B [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1151] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

George A Hawes

British Army 45424 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William A Hawes

British Army 50579 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert H Hawes

British Army 98902 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Hawes

British Army 5870 Private London Regiment

British Army 252771 Private London Regiment

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Walter Hawes

British Army L/3604 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George J Hawes

British Army 159412 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John William Henry Hawes

British Army L1683 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ellis J Hawes

British Army 541507 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T2449 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Montague R Hawes

British Army 26199 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred M Hawes

British Army 27699 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Hawes

British Army M2/076948 Private Army Service Corps

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William Hawes

British Army L/6508 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John F Hawes

British Army 46846 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 305802 Private London Regiment

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Cecil Hawes

British Army 245 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Arthur E Hawes

British Army 314770 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 310935 Gunner Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 4514 Gunner Life Guards

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Wilfred Hawes

British Army 37632 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Henry Hawes

British Army 14153 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 242500 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James L Hawes

British Army 34346 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred H Hawes

British Army DM2/228870 Private Army Service Corps

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R J Hawes

British Army M2/034506 Private Army Service Corps

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