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London England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Aldershot, Hampshire [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Inverell New South Wales [4]

Islington, London [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Staffordshire [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Battersea, Surrey [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Bovey Tracey, Devon [3]

Bulahdelah New South Wales [3]

Bungendore New South Wales [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Stafford, Staffordshire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

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Binfield, Berkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Leek, Staffordshire [2]

Lewisham [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Rank

Private [1767]

Gunner [193]

Corporal [150]

Driver [150]

Sapper [146]

Serjeant [127]

Lance Corporal [78]

Lieutenant [71]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Captain [43]

Acting Corporal [33]

Acting Serjeant [26]

Pioneer [25]

Rifleman [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Bombardier [14]

Major [13]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Battery Serjeant Major [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Major General [6]

Second Corporal [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Colonel [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Drummer [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Trooper [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Second Corporal [3]

Captain /Acting Major [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [261]

Royal Field Artillery [234]

Army Service Corps [189]

Labour Corps [182]

Royal Garrison Artillery [130]

London Regiment [116]

North Staffordshire Regiment [105]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [82]

Royal Fusiliers [74]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [65]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [61]

Hampshire Regiment [60]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [51]

Middlesex Regiment [50]

South Staffordshire Regiment [46]

Cheshire Regiment [45]

Lancashire Fusiliers [45]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [45]

Worcestershire Regiment [45]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Devonshire Regiment [42]

Leicestershire Regiment [41]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38]

Rifle Brigade [38]

Lincolnshire Regiment [36]

Royal West Kent Regiment [35]

Army Ordnance Corps [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

Liverpool Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [30]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Wiltshire Regiment [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Royal Defence Corps [20]

Royal Flying Corps [20]

Royal Horse Artillery [20]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

East Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Grenadier Guards [19]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Service

British Army [2778]

Royal Navy [303]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [209]

Australian Imperial Force [142]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [133]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [3624]

A [1]

L [1]

M [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3572]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

Gibraltar [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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London England [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Aldershot, Hampshire [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Inverell New South Wales [4] Islington, London [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Staffordshire [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Battersea, Surrey [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Bovey Tracey, Devon [3] Bulahdelah New South Wales [3] Bungendore New South Wales [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Paddington, London [3] Stafford, Staffordshire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Binfield, Berkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Greenwich, London [2] Leek, Staffordshire [2] Lewisham [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Rank

Private [1767] Gunner [193] Corporal [150] Driver [150] Sapper [146] Serjeant [127] Lance Corporal [78] Lieutenant [71] Second Lieutenant [61] Captain [43] Acting Corporal [33] Acting Serjeant [26] Pioneer [25] Rifleman [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Bombardier [14] Major [13] Staff Serjeant [13] Battery Serjeant Major [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Major General [6] Second Corporal [6] Able Seaman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Colonel [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Drummer [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Trooper [4] Worker [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Second Corporal [3] Captain /Acting Major [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [261] Royal Field Artillery [234] Army Service Corps [189] Labour Corps [182] Royal Garrison Artillery [130] London Regiment [116] North Staffordshire Regiment [105] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [82] Royal Fusiliers [74] Machine Gun Corps [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [65] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [61] Hampshire Regiment [60] King's Royal Rifle Corps [51] Middlesex Regiment [50] South Staffordshire Regiment [46] Cheshire Regiment [45] Lancashire Fusiliers [45] Royal Berkshire Regiment [45] Worcestershire Regiment [45] Manchester Regiment [43] Devonshire Regiment [42] Leicestershire Regiment [41] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38] Rifle Brigade [38] Lincolnshire Regiment [36] Royal West Kent Regiment [35] Army Ordnance Corps [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] Liverpool Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [30] The Queen's Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Somerset Light Infantry [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] Wiltshire Regiment [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Durham Light Infantry [22] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Norfolk Regiment [20] Royal Defence Corps [20] Royal Flying Corps [20] Royal Horse Artillery [20] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] East Yorkshire Regiment [19] Grenadier Guards [19] Royal Naval Division [19]

Service

British Army [2778] Royal Navy [303] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [209] Australian Imperial Force [142] Canadian Expeditionary Force [133] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [3624] A [1] L [1] M [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3572] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [66] Gibraltar [2] Egypt [1] France [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Leonard Heath

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army P/1763 Private Military Foot Police

British Army 40395 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 40395 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4 Battalion

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Charles Benjamin Heath

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy K41973

Royal Navy K41973 Stoker I HMS Glatton

Royal Navy K41973 Stoker II HMS Hercules

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Arthur Heath

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 21092 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 21092 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion.

British Army 21092 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd (Service) Battalion

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Horace Edward Heath

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 3921 Private Middlesex Regiment 2/10th Battalion

British Army 240959 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8 Battalion

British Army 240959 Private Middlesex Regiment Depot, Mill Hill, North London

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Walter James Heath

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 36166 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 2 Battalion

British Army 1209 Private Middlesex Regiment 10 Battalion

British Army 613159 Serjeant London Regiment 19th Battalion

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Percy Voltelin Heath

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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John Doulton Heath

Born 1879

British Army M/279849 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps (Motor Transport)

British Army M/279849 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/279849 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps (Motor Transport)

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Roger Meyrick Heath

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army PS/645 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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Lionel Arthur Heath

Born 1896

Died 1978

Royal Navy 449 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Heath

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 5180 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 5180 Lance Corporal The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Harry Heath

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 745 Private Welsh Guards 1st Bn

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Walter Heath

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9189 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9189 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9189 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Harry Heath

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 31001 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery "A" Bty. 76th Brigade

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Robert Harold Heath

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 5495 Private London Regiment

British Army 322652 Private London Regiment

British Army 322652 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Charles Herbert G Heath

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army 492 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battn

British Army 290023 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battn

British Army 4117384 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battn

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Herbert Heath

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K946 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Acheron

Royal Navy K946 Stoker 1st Class HMS Indomitable

Royal Navy K946 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine H5

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Sidney James Heath, Afm

Born 1883

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314892 Flight Sergeant Airship Base

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Stanley George Beresford Heath

Born 1889

Died 1951

Royal Navy 233326 Boy 2nd Class HMS St. Vincent

Royal Navy 233326 Able Seaman

Australian Imperial Force 275241 Private Australian Militia Forces 44th Battalion

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John Heath

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186149

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Charles Frederick Heath

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47826

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