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Ballarat Victoria [9]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Devonport, Devon [4]

London England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Barking, Essex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aberkenfig, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Bacton, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Barnet, Wiltshire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bradford, Devon [1]

Brambling, Kent [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Broken Hill Western Australia [1]

Buckland, Dover, Kent [1]

Burntwood, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Buxton, Surrey [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Castletown, Cork [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Clapton, Essex [1]

Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cockett, Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [512]

Gunner [64]

Corporal [44]

Driver [34]

Sapper [33]

Serjeant [32]

Lance Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [15]

Pioneer [10]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deputy Principal [2]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain Chaplain 3rd Class [1]

Captain Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [68]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Labour Corps [64]

London Regiment [56]

Army Service Corps [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

Essex Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Lancers [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Service

British Army [816]

Royal Navy [121]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Australian Imperial Force [53]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1146]

P [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1123]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Ballarat Victoria [9] Plymouth, Devon [6] Devonport, Devon [4] London England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Barking, Essex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Uxbridge, Middlesex [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Colac Victoria [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Dover, Kent [2] Holloway, London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aberkenfig, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Bacton, Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Barnet, Wiltshire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bradford, Devon [1] Brambling, Kent [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Broken Hill Western Australia [1] Buckland, Dover, Kent [1] Burntwood, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Buxton, Surrey [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1] Castletown, Cork [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Clapton, Essex [1] Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cockett, Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [512] Gunner [64] Corporal [44] Driver [34] Sapper [33] Serjeant [32] Lance Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [16] Captain [15] Pioneer [10] Major [9] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deputy Principal [2] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Corporal [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain Chaplain 3rd Class [1] Captain Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [68] Royal Field Artillery [67] Labour Corps [64] London Regiment [56] Army Service Corps [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Devonshire Regiment [30] Essex Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Lancers [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Air Force [5]

Service

British Army [816] Royal Navy [121] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Australian Imperial Force [53] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1146] P [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1123] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Charles Hearn

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 10372 Company Serjeant Major Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 10372 Warrant Officer Class II Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 10372 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Jack Fletcher Hearn

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army 422540 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 422540 Serjeant London Regiment 2/10th battalion lond Battalion

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Sidney Fletcher Hearn

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 422514 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 422514 Corporal London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

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Harry Hearn

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 910 Private Hampshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30175 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James David Hearn

Born 1900

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286902 Aircraftman 2nd Class

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William W Hearn

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army GS/5100 Private Dragoon Guards

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Joseph Hearn

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204758

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John Hearn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297781

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Sydney L M Hearn

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 49860 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick Charles Hearn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18925

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Sydney Dagnall Hearn

Born 1897

Died 1936

British Army 32173 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 32173 Transport Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Harry Hearn

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306403

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William Henry Hearn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42150

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George Albert Hearn

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139091

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W Hearn

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 27320 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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William Frederick Hearn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101707

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Harry Rupes Hearn

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280180

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Francis Gilbert Hearn

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2151 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Herbert Peter Pestell Hearn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33597

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Frederick Charles Hearn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40587

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