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Melbourne Victoria [8]

Newport, Isle of Wight [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Newport Isle of Wight [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Bedhampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Broadstairs England [1]

Buckland, Surrey [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Childers Queensland [1]

Cowes, Hampshire [1]

Dartmoor, Devon [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Faversham [1]

Fishbourne, Isle of Wight [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Nerang Queensland [1]

New Romney, Kent [1]

Niton Isle of Wight [1]

Rainham Kent [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Wroxall Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Driver [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bugler [1]

Midshipman [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Hand [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant-Engineer [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Fishing Fleet - Smack "Ophir" (Ramsgate) [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Victory, R.N.R. [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Hussars [1]

Jamaica War Contingent [1]

Labour Corps London District Ex City of London Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers West Riding Field Company [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West India Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [84]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

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H [141]

Contribution

Military Service [133]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [141] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [8] Newport, Isle of Wight [3] Portsea, Hampshire [3] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Newport Isle of Wight [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Bedhampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Broadstairs England [1] Buckland, Surrey [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1] Childers Queensland [1] Cowes, Hampshire [1] Dartmoor, Devon [1] Deal, Kent [1] Faversham [1] Fishbourne, Isle of Wight [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Nerang Queensland [1] New Romney, Kent [1] Niton Isle of Wight [1] Rainham Kent [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wollongong New South Wales [1] Wroxall Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [56] Gunner [10] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Driver [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bugler [1] Midshipman [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Second Hand [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant-Engineer [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Fishing Fleet - Smack "Ophir" (Ramsgate) [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. Victory, R.N.R. [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Hussars [1] Jamaica War Contingent [1] Labour Corps London District Ex City of London Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers West Riding Field Company [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] West India Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [84] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [141]

Contribution

Military Service [133] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Ernest George Hayles

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 23423 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 23423 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 23423 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 7th Signal Company

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Phillip Hayles

Born 1897

Other Empire Force 7079 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8613 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Trevor George Lawless Hayles

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Edward Hayles

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 197731 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Percy Hayles

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army 2063 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Hayles

Born 1879

Died 1919

Royal Navy RMA/7003 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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George W Hayles

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army L/30262 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Howard Hayles

Died 1917

British Army 5465 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/43922 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred Hayles

Died 1916

British Army G/5565 Private East Kent Regiment

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William Albert Hayles

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113899

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John Henry Hayles

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231747

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Albert Ernest Hayles

Australian Imperial Force 765

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Frederick William Hayles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142499

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Joel Henry Hayles

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197729

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Henry Hayles

Died 1917

British Army RTS/4628 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 50347 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 50347 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George E Hayles

Died 1915

British Army 23954 Bugler Royal Engineers

British Army 23954 Private Royal Engineers

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Alfred W Hayles

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 22240 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Joseph Hayles

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2001 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330566 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330566 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Edwin John Hayles

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 14688 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Edward Hayles

Died 1917

British Army 7320 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 203674 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 203674 Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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