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Melbourne Victoria [10]

Faversham, Kent [6]

London England [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Toowoomba Queensland [5]

east dereham,norfolk [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Greenwich, Kent [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Ashburton, Devon [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Bath, Somerset, England [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Coleford, Gloucestershire [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Faversham, Kent, England [2]

Finningham Suffolk [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Islington [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Keynsham, Somerset [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Ringwood, Hampshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Swaffham, Norfolk [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Upper Fern Tree Gully Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

79, Plumstead Road, Plumstead, Kent [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Abergate, Denbighshire [1]

Acton, London [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [776]

Gunner [102]

Driver [86]

Corporal [71]

Serjeant [62]

Lance Corporal [39]

Sapper [36]

Lieutenant [35]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Captain [19]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Bombardier [14]

Major [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [12]

Rifleman [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Midshipman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Dafadar [2]

Drummer [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Army Service Corps [109]

London Regiment [93]

Royal Engineers [88]

Labour Corps [84]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

Middlesex Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Hampshire Regiment [32]

East Surrey Regiment [31]

Royal Sussex Regiment [31]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Essex Regiment [24]

Norfolk Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [21]

East Kent Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Hertfordshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Dragoon Guards [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1254]

Royal Navy [176]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102]

Australian Imperial Force [82]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [1734]

B [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1700]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Australia [2]

India [2]

Canada [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [10] Faversham, Kent [6] London England [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Toowoomba Queensland [5] east dereham,norfolk [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Greenwich, Kent [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Ashburton, Devon [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Bath, Somerset, England [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Bristol England [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Chelsea, London [2] Clapham, London [2] Coleford, Gloucestershire [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Faversham, Kent, England [2] Finningham Suffolk [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Islington [2] Islington, London [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Keynsham, Somerset [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Ringwood, Hampshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Swaffham, Norfolk [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Upper Fern Tree Gully Victoria [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] 79, Plumstead Road, Plumstead, Kent [1] Aberdeen [1] Abergate, Denbighshire [1] Acton, London [1] Albury New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [776] Gunner [102] Driver [86] Corporal [71] Serjeant [62] Lance Corporal [39] Sapper [36] Lieutenant [35] Second Lieutenant [23] Captain [19] Acting Serjeant [14] Bombardier [14] Major [14] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [12] Rifleman [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Midshipman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Dafadar [2] Drummer [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [125] Army Service Corps [109] London Regiment [93] Royal Engineers [88] Labour Corps [84] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] Middlesex Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [41] Hampshire Regiment [32] East Surrey Regiment [31] Royal Sussex Regiment [31] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Royal Fusiliers [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Essex Regiment [24] Norfolk Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Rifle Brigade [21] Wiltshire Regiment [21] East Kent Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Border Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Hertfordshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Dragoon Guards [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1254] Royal Navy [176] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102] Australian Imperial Force [82] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [1734] B [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1700] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [47] Australia [2] India [2] Canada [1]

Bernard Head

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Donald James Head

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/69204 Private Labour Corps

British Army 47560 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 42230 Private Essex Regiment

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William Thomas Head

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21231

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George Henry Head

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24967

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William Livingstone Head

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16179

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Ernest Harold Head

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161730

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Arthur Head

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4063 Scottish Rifles

British Army 40477 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Charles M Head

Died 1917

British Army 47756 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edward Head

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409267

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Reginald Charles John Head

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 14596 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 19th Battalion

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John D Head

Born 1882

British Army 17653 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant WO Class 2 Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City)

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William Edward Head

Born 1867

Died 1939

British Army G/5687 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Depot

British Army G/5687 Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Depot

British Army G/5687 Serjeant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Depot

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William Edward Head

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17737

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Colin Wilfrid Head

Born 1896

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 38 Corporal Australian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Henry D'esterre Head

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Frederick George Head

Died 1914

British Army L/10418 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/10418 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Charles James Head

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79099

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Charles Herbert Head

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 281380 Serjeant South Nottinghamshire Hussars 2nd/1st

British Army 689295 Lance Corporal Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

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Alfred Head

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 12524 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Edward Head

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269305

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