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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]

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Ditchling, Sussex [1]

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Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

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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]

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]

Walter Henry Hemsley

Australian Imperial Force 7068

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Walter Charles Hemsley

Australian Imperial Force 4741

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Ernest William Hemsley

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert Ross Hemsley

Australian Imperial Force 3014

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Frederick James Hemsley

Born 1897

Royal Navy 17244 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Albert Edward Hemsley

Born 1901

Royal Navy 22489 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Sidney Hemsley

Born 1896

Royal Navy 2611 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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Thomas Henry Hemsley

Born 1881

British Army 4182 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 4182 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 196428 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Edward Hemsley

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757096

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Allan Hemsley

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781873

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Lawrence Hemsley

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 679262

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Edwin Hemsley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frank Middleton Hemsley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Victor Charles Hemsley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Bernal Thomas Hemsley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Bernard William Hemsley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Albert Henry Hemsley

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 62309 Canterbury Infantry Regiment

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John Marett Hemsley

Born 1890

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Frank Hemsley

Died 1921

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12787 New Zealand Field Artillery

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Richard Clement Hemsley

Born 1899

British Army 202262 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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