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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Uckfield, Sussex [3]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Leeds [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Tunbridge Wells England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Beford [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Buxted [1]

Crowhurst, Sussex [1]

Derby [1]

Ditchling, Sussex [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hawkhurst, Kent [1]

Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mayfield, Sussex [1]

Mossvale New South Wales [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Prospect South Australia [1]

Ringmer [1]

Ruddington, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sandwich, Kent [1]

Sheffield [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Singleton New South Wales [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England [1]

Tumbridge Wells England [1]

Rank

Private [182]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [22]

Serjeant [20]

Driver [19]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Saddler [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Sergeant Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Sussex Regiment [28]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

64th Pioneers [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [423]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Uckfield, Sussex [3] Croydon, Surrey [2] Leeds [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Tunbridge Wells England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Beford [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Buxted [1] Crowhurst, Sussex [1] Derby [1] Ditchling, Sussex [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hawkhurst, Kent [1] Heanor, Derbyshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Kilburn, London [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Lincoln [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mayfield, Sussex [1] Mossvale New South Wales [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Prospect South Australia [1] Ringmer [1] Ruddington, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Sandwich, Kent [1] Sheffield [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Singleton New South Wales [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England [1] Tumbridge Wells England [1]

Rank

Private [182] Gunner [36] Corporal [22] Serjeant [20] Driver [19] Lance Corporal [11] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Saddler [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Sergeant Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Labour Corps [29] Royal Sussex Regiment [28] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] East Kent Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 64th Pioneers [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [423] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11] United States [1]

Roger Hemsley

British Army 62464 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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C W Hemsley

British Army G/14281 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/11652 Private East Kent Regiment

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Walter Hemsley

British Army 59234 Acting Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/11143 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 30650 Acting Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur W Hemsley

British Army M/318707 Private Army Service Corps

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George A Hemsley

British Army 7447 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 1914 Private Grenadier Guards

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C Hemsley

British Army Major Pioneers

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Ernest A Hemsley

British Army 23022 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/79424 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Leonard Hemsley

British Army 10017 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Hemsley

British Army M2/148731 Private Army Service Corps

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Harry Hemsley

British Army 37705 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Raymond Hemsley

British Army 900773 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Ivor L Hemsley

British Army GS/52184 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Hemsley

British Army 238983 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/265001 Sapper Royal Engineers

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W Hemsley

British Army M273924 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Walter Hemsley

British Army 27657 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Hemsley

British Army 55108 Private Machine Gun Corps

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G Hemsley

British Army 25915 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Alfred Hemsley

British Army L/9106 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Joseph B Hemsley

British Army 32382 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE/34771 Gunner Army Veterinary Corps

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Leonard Hemsley

British Army 74460 Acting Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 33588 Acting Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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