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Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Bridport, Dorset [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

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Sydney New South Wales [4]

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Clerkenwell, London [3]

Condobolin New South Wales [3]

Corsham, Wiltshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

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Abbotsbury, Dorset [2]

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Cunnamulla Queensland [2]

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Deloraine Tas Tasmania [2]

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Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Isle of Sheppey, Kent [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

London [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Rank

Private [1555]

Gunner [170]

Serjeant [169]

Driver [147]

Corporal [123]

Sapper [107]

Lance Corporal [68]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Acting Corporal [40]

Lieutenant [40]

Captain [28]

Pioneer [27]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Bombardier [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Sister [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Major [7]

Rifleman [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Reverend [4]

Stoker [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Riding Master and Honorary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Retired Pay [2]

Saddler Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [224]

Royal Engineers [209]

Army Service Corps [195]

Labour Corps [169]

London Regiment [114]

Royal Garrison Artillery [98]

Royal Army Medical Corps [80]

Machine Gun Corps [79]

Gloucestershire Regiment [66]

Hampshire Regiment [62]

Middlesex Regiment [61]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

Somerset Light Infantry [50]

Suffolk Regiment [45]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [44]

South Staffordshire Regiment [42]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [40]

East Kent Regiment [39]

Royal West Kent Regiment [39]

Wiltshire Regiment [39]

Welsh Regiment [38]

The Queen's Regiment [37]

Dorsetshire Regiment [36]

Essex Regiment [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Rifle Brigade [34]

Royal Sussex Regiment [33]

Manchester Regiment [32]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [29]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [27]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Royal Horse Artillery [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

Army Veterinary Corps [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

South Wales Borderers [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Shropshire Light Infantry [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [2492]

Royal Navy [298]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [195]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [177]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3275]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire [7] Bridport, Dorset [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] London, Middlesex [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bath, Somerset [4] London England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham England [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Chelsea, London [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Clerkenwell, London [3] Condobolin New South Wales [3] Corsham, Wiltshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] Abbotsbury, Dorset [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Bath England [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [2] Cowbridge, Glamorgan [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Cunnamulla Queensland [2] Deal, Kent [2] Deloraine Tas Tasmania [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Isle of Sheppey, Kent [2] Islington, London [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] London [2] Margate, Kent [2] Mile End, London [2]

Rank

Private [1555] Gunner [170] Serjeant [169] Driver [147] Corporal [123] Sapper [107] Lance Corporal [68] Second Lieutenant [61] Acting Corporal [40] Lieutenant [40] Captain [28] Pioneer [27] Acting Serjeant [22] Bombardier [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Staff Serjeant [12] Sister [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Major [7] Rifleman [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Bombardier [6] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Worker [6] Acting Captain [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Reverend [4] Stoker [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Serjeant Major [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Riding Master and Honorary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Retired Pay [2] Saddler Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [224] Royal Engineers [209] Army Service Corps [195] Labour Corps [169] London Regiment [114] Royal Garrison Artillery [98] Royal Army Medical Corps [80] Machine Gun Corps [79] Gloucestershire Regiment [66] Hampshire Regiment [62] Middlesex Regiment [61] Royal Fusiliers [51] Somerset Light Infantry [50] Suffolk Regiment [45] King's Royal Rifle Corps [44] South Staffordshire Regiment [42] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [40] East Kent Regiment [39] Royal West Kent Regiment [39] Wiltshire Regiment [39] Welsh Regiment [38] The Queen's Regiment [37] Dorsetshire Regiment [36] Essex Regiment [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Rifle Brigade [34] Royal Sussex Regiment [33] Manchester Regiment [32] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [29] Cheshire Regiment [28] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [27] Liverpool Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [26] Royal Horse Artillery [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] Army Veterinary Corps [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] South Wales Borderers [20] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Shropshire Light Infantry [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [2492] Royal Navy [298] Canadian Expeditionary Force [195] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [177] Australian Imperial Force [91] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [3344] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3275] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Canada [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

William Hayward

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John Hayward

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Leonard Joseph Roper

Born 1884

Royal Navy J69181

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Hilda Hayward

British Army Sister Red Cross Hospital

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Laura Elizabeth Hayward

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Winifred Hayward (mrs Macaskie)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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William Hayward

John Hayward

Leonard Joseph Roper

Hilda Hayward

Laura Elizabeth Hayward

Winifred Hayward (mrs Macaskie)