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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Oxford [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Barford, Warwickshire [2]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [2]

Corsham, Wiltshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Pebworth, Gloucestershire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alveston, Warwickshire [1]

Ambeyale, Derbyshire [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

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Chester, Cheshire [1]

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Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Coventry, Staffordshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Esher, Surrey [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

Foleshill sowe, Warwickshire [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Foundry, The Rock, Blackwood, Monmouthshire [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Heage, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [445]

Driver [57]

Gunner [39]

Serjeant [28]

Sapper [22]

Corporal [21]

Acting Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Mechanician [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Strapper [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [43]

Gloucestershire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Service

British Army [642]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

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H [783]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Oxford [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Barford, Warwickshire [2] Bridlington, Yorkshire [2] Corsham, Wiltshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Pebworth, Gloucestershire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alveston, Warwickshire [1] Ambeyale, Derbyshire [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell England [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Christchurch [1] Christchurch, New Zealand [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Coventry, Staffordshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Edmonton, London [1] Esher, Surrey [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Finsbury, Middlesex [1] Foleshill sowe, Warwickshire [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Foundry, The Rock, Blackwood, Monmouthshire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Heage, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [445] Driver [57] Gunner [39] Serjeant [28] Sapper [22] Corporal [21] Acting Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [13] Pioneer [12] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Mechanician [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Strapper [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [50] Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [43] Gloucestershire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [24] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] London Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Rifle Brigade [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [4]

Service

British Army [642] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [783]

Contribution

Military Service [769] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Ivor Augustus Hemmings

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 21423 Private South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

British Army 21423 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Hemmings

Born 1878

Died 1955

British Army 28323 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army T4/093032 Private Army Service Corps

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William George Hemmings

Born 1891

Died 1970

Royal Navy F17043

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217043 Royal Air Force

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Thomas Hemmings

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 14161 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Hemmings

Born 1896

Died 1971

British Army 11369 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 11369 Driver Royal Field Artillery 52nd Battery

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Alfred Hemmings

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS101624

Royal Navy SS/101624 Stoker 1st Class (RFR/CH/IC/386). H.M.S. "Formidable."

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William James Hemmings

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271506 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Defence

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John Thomas Hemmings

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 16362 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arthur Hemmings

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army RTS/3807 Private Strapper Army Service Corps

British Army RTS/3807 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Hemmings

Born 1897

British Army 5964 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Hemmings

Born 1891

Died 1965

British Army MS/2546 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 248 Driver Royal Field Artillery TF 4th East Anglian Brigade

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Leonard John Hemmings

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16422 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James William Hemmings

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 7205 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 7205 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Joseph Henry Hemmings

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 371056 Private London Regiment

British Army 3090 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371056 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Hemmings

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50417

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Thomas Hemmings

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75952

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James W Hemmings

British Army 14939 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Tom Hemmings

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92385

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Charles Hemmings

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139009

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George Ernest Hemmings

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13400

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