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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [7]

London, Middlesex [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

London England [5]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [5]

Armidale New South Wales [4]

Avoca Victoria [3]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Holbrook New South Wales [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelsea, Middlesex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Luddenham New South Wales [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middleton South Australia [2]

Penrith New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stafford [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Wye, Kent [2]

3 Midland Terrace, Hellifield, Settle, York [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Arborfield Wokingham, Berkshire [1]

Armadale New South Wales [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Barbadoes [1]

Barrow in Furness England [1]

Rank

Private [1343]

Gunner [169]

Driver [120]

Corporal [117]

Serjeant [102]

Sapper [80]

Lance Corporal [59]

Pioneer [37]

Lieutenant [33]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Acting Corporal [30]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Captain [18]

Bombardier [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Rifleman [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Fitter [3]

Major [3]

Private /Lance Corporal [3]

Saddler [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

ALIAS Private [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major and Brevet Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [193]

Royal Engineers [183]

Labour Corps [173]

Army Service Corps [155]

London Regiment [104]

Royal Garrison Artillery [92]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69]

Royal Army Medical Corps [65]

Machine Gun Corps [61]

Middlesex Regiment [55]

South Staffordshire Regiment [50]

Royal Fusiliers [48]

Northamptonshire Regiment [39]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38]

Rifle Brigade [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Suffolk Regiment [27]

East Surrey Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

Royal Horse Artillery [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Army Veterinary Corps [17]

British West Indies Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Air Force [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Service

British Army [2131]

Royal Navy [202]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [177]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [115]

Australian Imperial Force [101]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [2776]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2725]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Australia [1]

Barbados [1]

India [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] London, Middlesex, England [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [7] London, Middlesex [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] London England [5] Oxford, Oxfordshire [5] Armidale New South Wales [4] Avoca Victoria [3] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Holbrook New South Wales [3] Kensington, London [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelsea, Middlesex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Hobart Tas Tasmania [2] Kennington, London [2] Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Luddenham New South Wales [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middleton South Australia [2] Penrith New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stafford [2] Tottenham, London [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Wye, Kent [2] 3 Midland Terrace, Hellifield, Settle, York [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Arborfield Wokingham, Berkshire [1] Armadale New South Wales [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auckland NZ [1] Barbadoes [1] Barrow in Furness England [1]

Rank

Private [1343] Gunner [169] Driver [120] Corporal [117] Serjeant [102] Sapper [80] Lance Corporal [59] Pioneer [37] Lieutenant [33] Second Lieutenant [32] Acting Corporal [30] Acting Serjeant [23] Captain [18] Bombardier [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Rifleman [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Worker [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Fitter [3] Major [3] Private /Lance Corporal [3] Saddler [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] ALIAS Private [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major and Brevet Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [193] Royal Engineers [183] Labour Corps [173] Army Service Corps [155] London Regiment [104] Royal Garrison Artillery [92] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69] Royal Army Medical Corps [65] Machine Gun Corps [61] Middlesex Regiment [55] South Staffordshire Regiment [50] Royal Fusiliers [48] Northamptonshire Regiment [39] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38] Rifle Brigade [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Leicestershire Regiment [32] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Devonshire Regiment [31] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [28] Manchester Regiment [28] Suffolk Regiment [27] East Surrey Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [24] Hampshire Regiment [23] Royal Horse Artillery [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Essex Regiment [22] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Army Veterinary Corps [17] British West Indies Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Air Force [17] Army Ordnance Corps [16] East Kent Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Service

British Army [2131] Royal Navy [202] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [177] Canadian Expeditionary Force [115] Australian Imperial Force [101] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [2776] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2725] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Australia [1] Barbados [1] India [1]

John Haynes

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army S/13104 Private Middlesex Regiment

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James Haynes

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army G/14356 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Sergeant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment

British Army G/14356 Seargeant Middlesex Regiment 20th

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Oliver Mark Haynes

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 7365 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Haynes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3578 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 10788 Private London Regiment

British Army 304203 Private London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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Leonard Lascelles Haynes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5542 Private London Regiment 20th Bn

British Army 632593 Private London Regiment 20th Bn

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Ernest Haynes

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army P1665 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

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James Haynes

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army WR21979 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/21979 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/21979 Private Royal Engineers

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Charles Haynes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 408 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 408 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Charles Graham Haynes

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1827 Private London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force 108 Squadron

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William George Haynes

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2433 Private 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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Olive Lilian Creswell Haynes Dooley

Born 1888

Died 1978

Australian Imperial Force Sister

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Second Australian General Hospital

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Walter Edward Haynes

Born 1884

Died 1966

British Army M1/08729 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M1/8729 Private Army Service Corps General HQ troops

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John William Haynes

Died 1918

British Army 30209 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Samuel Haynes

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 16987 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16987 Lance Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion.

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John Henry Haynes

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18208 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Francis James Haynes

Born 1879

Died 1968

British Army M2/188592 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry James Haynes

Born 1878

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 746002 Private 116th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 746002 Private Canadian Infantry 116th Battalion

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Edward William Haynes

Born 1876

Died 1945

Royal Navy 6308 Private HMS LION Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Eles Haynes

Born 1897

Died 1937

British Army 552941 Corporal Canadian Light Horse

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Charles Henry Haynes

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 48619 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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