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Jamestown South Australia [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

West Hatch, Somerset [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Dunball, Somerset [1]

Dyce Scotland [1]

East Maitland New South Wales [1]

Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Polmont Scotland [1]

Southampton [1]

Stanthorpe Queensland [1]

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1]

Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Toronto [1]

Yongala South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [8]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

London Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/7th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

East Ontario Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Gurkha Rifles [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Lancers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Service

British Army [103]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [147]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [142]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [148] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Jamestown South Australia [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] West Hatch, Somerset [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Dunball, Somerset [1] Dyce Scotland [1] East Maitland New South Wales [1] Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1] Kensington, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Polmont Scotland [1] Southampton [1] Stanthorpe Queensland [1] Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1] Stoke St Gregory, Taunton, Somerset [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Toronto [1] Yongala South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [61] Gunner [9] Corporal [8] Driver [6] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] London Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/7th Gurkha Rifles [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Belgian Agents [1] Border Regiment [1] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1] Corps of Lancers [1] East Ontario Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Gurkha Rifles [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Lancers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Service

British Army [103] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [147] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [142] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Willie Hector

Born 1893

Died 1963

British Army 2332 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240512 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240512 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Alexander Hector

Born 1890

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3549

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William Charles Hector

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1764 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 1764 Private Corps of Hussars

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James Alexander Hay Hector

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96050

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Alec Hector

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 9716 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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James Hector

Born 1882

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1892 New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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John Hector

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42538 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Wilfred John Hector

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army 17024 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17024 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Tom Hector

Born 1882

Died 1948

British Army 203020 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Alexander Ogilvie Hector

Born 1889

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1767

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1767 Company Sergeant Major Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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William Hector

Died 1917

British Army 26820 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Ernest G. Hector

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 38471 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Walter Hector

Died 1915

British Army 11423 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Samuel Hector

Born 1888

Died 1979

British Army 7718 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 7718 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Robert Hector

Died 1917

British Army S/8858 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Harry Hector

Died 1916

British Army 19076 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Francis Cyril Hector

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56617

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Frederick Henry Hector

Australian Imperial Force 88

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George Edward Hector

Australian Imperial Force 488

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Ernest Edward Hector

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army 9889 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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