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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]

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Ditchling, Sussex [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

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Hawkhurst, Kent [1]

Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Mayfield, Sussex [1]

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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]

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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]

Albert Arthur Hemsley

Australian Imperial Force 19147

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William Joseph Hemsley

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55855

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55855 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Thomas Hemsley

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116074

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116074 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Thomas Hemsley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270020

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Spencer Harold Hemsley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 202190 Private Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 202190 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Samuel Hemsley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 49800 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Hemsley

Died 1915

British Army 12806 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 12806 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Sam Hemsley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 307187 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 307187 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Cecil Hemsley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/11678 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Hemsley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 30726 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 31791 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Hubert Hemsley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 10053 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10053 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10053 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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David Hemsley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/14444 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14444 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Wilfred James Hemsley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284719

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Reginald James Hemsley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308438

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William Hemsley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27800

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Nelson Stuart Hemsley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196620

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Alfred Edgar Hemsley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105339

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Reuben William Hemsley

Born 1892

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Henry Norris Hemsley

Born 1889

British Army Temporary Captain General List/ Commands and Staff

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William Hemsley

Born 1866

Died 1917

British Army 33657 Private Royal Defence Corps 200th Coy.

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