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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Tring, Herts [5]

Braintree, Essex [4]

Helidon Queensland [4]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Oxford [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Esher, Surrey [2]

Hayes, Middlesex [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

London England [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

St Pancras, Middlesex [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Amersham, Bucks [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beenham, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Belgrave, London [1]

Bethnal Green London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birdwell near Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackwell, Worcestershire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Carrick-On-Suir, Co. Tipperary [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Chipping Camden [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

East Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [478]

Gunner [40]

Driver [35]

Corporal [33]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Rifleman [10]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Major [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Gunner Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bearer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Daffadar [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Garrison Sergeant Major, WO I, Shorncliffe [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55]

Royal Engineers [55]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

London Regiment [35]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Service

British Army [718]

Royal Navy [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [958]

Contribution

Military Service [941]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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People [959] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Tring, Herts [5] Braintree, Essex [4] Helidon Queensland [4] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Oxford [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Poplar, London [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Beckenham, Kent [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Esher, Surrey [2] Hayes, Middlesex [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] London England [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] St Pancras, Middlesex [2] Tottenham, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Amersham, Bucks [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beenham, Reading, Berkshire [1] Belgrave, London [1] Bethnal Green London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birdwell near Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackwell, Worcestershire [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Carrick-On-Suir, Co. Tipperary [1] Charlton, London [1] Chipping Camden [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] East Clevedon, Somerset [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [478] Gunner [40] Driver [35] Corporal [33] Serjeant [27] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Lieutenant [10] Rifleman [10] Captain [8] Pioneer [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Major [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Gunner Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bearer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Bandmaster [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Daffadar [1] Driver Acting Saddler Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Garrison Sergeant Major, WO I, Shorncliffe [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55] Royal Engineers [55] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Field Artillery [53] London Regiment [35] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Hampshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Tank Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4]

Service

British Army [718] Royal Navy [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [958]

Contribution

Military Service [941] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Australia [1] Canada [1]

F Hedges

Born 1886

Died 1962

British Army 29 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 29 Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 29 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Ernest Harold Hedges

Born 1883

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85504 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Stanley Edward Hedges

Born 1886

Died 1937

Royal Navy 15375 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12837 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15375 Royal Marines Light Infantry

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Sidney Walter Hedges

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 28398 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Hedges

Born 1884

Died 1940

Australian Imperial Force 52646

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Charles Arthur Hedges

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14123 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James Henry Hedges

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 13824 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Henry Thomas Hedges

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy PO/8916 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Good Hope

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Walter Hedges

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17181

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Maurice Hedges

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9698

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Arthur Ernest Hedges

Born 1892

British Army 97410 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/42865 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick William Hedges

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 2182 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edith Dorothy Kathleen Hedges

Born 1891

Died 1920

Other Empire Force Housemember G.S. Voluntary Aid Detachment 74th General Hospital, France

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Raymond Henry Hedges

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16366

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Mark E Hedges

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 242285 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Hedges

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281398

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Charles Frederick Hedges

Born 1892

British Army 440240 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army T1401 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Alfred Joseph Hedges

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4890 Private London Regiment

British Army 391771 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd battalion

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John Russell Hedges

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 5850 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 201230 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas William Hedges

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292892

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