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London, Middlesex [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Eltham, Kent [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Burton, Staffordshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Coleby, Lincolnshire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Erdington, Warks [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [2]

Lanworth in Arden, Warwickshire [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [2]

Yorketown South Australia [2]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barwell, Leicestershire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedworth, Warwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Brownsville England [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canterbury Kent [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [712]

Gunner [77]

Driver [52]

Corporal [45]

Sapper [41]

Lance Corporal [28]

Serjeant [28]

Pioneer [18]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Sister [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Worker [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Corporal /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Captain [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [82]

Labour Corps [78]

Royal Engineers [78]

Army Service Corps [66]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [62]

Machine Gun Corps [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

York and Lancaster Regiment [39]

London Regiment [33]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Leicestershire Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Service

British Army [1051]

Royal Navy [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

H [1323]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1308]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Eltham, Kent [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Burton, Staffordshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Coleby, Lincolnshire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Edmonton, London [2] Erdington, Warks [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Hackney, London [2] Hobart Tas Tasmania [2] Lanworth in Arden, Warwickshire [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Whitchurch, Shropshire [2] Yorketown South Australia [2] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barwell, Leicestershire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedworth, Warwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Brownsville England [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canterbury Kent [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [712] Gunner [77] Driver [52] Corporal [45] Sapper [41] Lance Corporal [28] Serjeant [28] Pioneer [18] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Acting Sister [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Worker [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Sub Conductor [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Corporal /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Guardsman [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Captain [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [82] Labour Corps [78] Royal Engineers [78] Army Service Corps [66] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [62] Machine Gun Corps [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] York and Lancaster Regiment [39] London Regiment [33] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Leicestershire Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] West Riding Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] South Wales Borderers [13] Essex Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Coldstream Guards [8] East Kent Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Artillery [7]

Service

British Army [1051] Royal Navy [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

H [1323] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1308] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Cecil Haywood

Born 1893

Died 1968

British Army 5616 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 356907 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 356907 Private 10 Kings Liverpool (Scottish) Regiment

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Norman Alphonso Haywood

Born 1885

Died 1963

British Army 1603 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Egyptian Labour Corps

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Frank Bramble Haywood

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army 28472 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 28472 Private Notts & Derbys Regiment 16th Battalion

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Frone Haywood

Born 1897

British Army 27199 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Charles Haywood

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 23390 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 26272 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 23390 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Bn

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William Haywood

Died 1914

British Army 8906 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Haywood

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 23661 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 10th Battalion

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Charles Flint Haywood

Born 1888

Died 1964

Royal Navy F32022

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George Brodie Haywood

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 59073 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Haywood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107811

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Percy Haywood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30745

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Alfred Haywood

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146313

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David Haywood

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266761

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William John Haywood

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406493

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Joseph Haywood

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186427

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Lawrence Haywood

Born 1885

Died 1940

British Army 37885 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 25444 Private Labour Corps

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John Henry Haywood

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45164

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Walter Haywood

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287522

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Arthur Haywood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276279

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Edward Alfred Haywood

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192827

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