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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

East Wawanosh Township, Huron County Ontario [1]

Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

London England [1]

Rowde, Wiltshire [1]

Sydenham, London, Kent [1]

Weldon, Northamptonshire [1]

Wiltshire [1]

Wiltshire England [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Gunner [5]

Pioneer Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain Reverend [1]

Captain/Brigade Major [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Sargeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Drummer [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

London Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Serivce Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cavalry Brigade [1]

Company of Dragoons [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS LION [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Infantry Brigade [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [111]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Limehouse, London [2] Southwark, London [2] Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Canning Town, London [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] East Wawanosh Township, Huron County Ontario [1] Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Finsbury, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] London England [1] Rowde, Wiltshire [1] Sydenham, London, Kent [1] Weldon, Northamptonshire [1] Wiltshire [1] Wiltshire England [1]

Rank

Private [74] Gunner [5] Pioneer Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain Reverend [1] Captain/Brigade Major [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Sargeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Drummer [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] London Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Serivce Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cavalry Brigade [1] Company of Dragoons [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS LION [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Infantry Brigade [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [111] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [149]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

Edwin Helps

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 5619 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5619 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Thomas Dennis Helps

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206510

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Henry Thomas Helps

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy F/9588 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service: HMS Daedalus

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William Edward Helps

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654401

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654401 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sargeant 18th Battalion

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Arthur John Helps

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227043

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William Falder Hundall Helps

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12749

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Frank Bovett Helps

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2471 Private London Regiment

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Hubert George Helps

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460741

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460741 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Victor Helps

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39867

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Arthur Fitzgerald Helps

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156752

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James William Helps

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192734

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Stephen Helps

Died 1917

British Army G/10082 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/10082 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Edward Helps

Died 1915

British Army 15518 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edward Charles Helps

Born 1874

Died 1938

British Army 5792 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 40084 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 187325 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Helps

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297275

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Walter James Helps

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy K3186

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William Frank Howard Helps

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223723

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Stephen R Helps

Died 1919

British Army 3680 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 266878 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur Owen Helps

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4060

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Henry Edward Helps

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67138

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