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Sydney New South Wales [12]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Barnsbury, London [2]

Berkshire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Loose, Kent [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Bilstor England [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brampton England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Croydon [1]

Cygnet Tas Tasmania [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Darfield, Yorkshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Essex England [1]

Exeter England [1]

Finniss South Australia [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Goolwa South Australia [1]

Gourock Scotland [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Greenock. [1]

Haltwhistle,Northumberland. [1]

Harlington, Middlesex [1]

Hatherton, Berkshire [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Heathfield [1]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

Ivinghoe [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Lambourne.Hants [1]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [279]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [20]

Driver [17]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2 Lieut [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Honorary Captain/ Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal/Transport Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Engineers [34]

Labour Corps [32]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lancers [4]

Lancers/ Staff [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [454]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Royal Navy [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [621]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [615]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [12] Melbourne Victoria [5] Adelaide South Australia [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Barnsbury, London [2] Berkshire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Loose, Kent [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Bilstor England [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brampton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Croydon [1] Cygnet Tas Tasmania [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Darfield, Yorkshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Essex England [1] Exeter England [1] Finniss South Australia [1] Finsbury, London [1] Gloucestershire [1] Goolwa South Australia [1] Gourock Scotland [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Greenock. [1] Haltwhistle,Northumberland. [1] Harlington, Middlesex [1] Hatherton, Berkshire [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Heathfield [1] Hobart Tas Tasmania [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] Ivinghoe [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Lambourne.Hants [1] Ledbury, Herefordshire [1] Lee, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [279] Gunner [34] Corporal [27] Serjeant [20] Driver [17] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Captain [7] Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Second Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Trooper [2] 2 Lieut [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Honorary Captain/ Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal/Transport Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36] Royal Engineers [34] Labour Corps [32] London Regiment [28] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Machine Gun Corps [15] The Queen's Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Devonshire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lancers [4] Lancers/ Staff [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Transport [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [454] Australian Imperial Force [42] Royal Navy [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [621] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [615] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Ireland [1]

Frederick John Henley

Born 1882

Died 1940

British Army 2458 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8 Battalion

British Army 240339 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8 Battalion

British Army 2458, 24039 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8 Battalion

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Frederick Thomas Henley

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 47585 Sapper Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 47585 Corporal Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Henry Adolphus Henley

Born 1870

Other Empire Force 395 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers 1st Battalion

Other Empire Force 395 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers 3rd Battalion

British Army 377 Sergeant British West Indies Regiment

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Alfred William Henley

Born 1874

Died 1919

Royal Navy MFA/2932 Chief Petty Officer H.M. Yacht "Iolaire."

Other Empire Force Cook Mercantile Marine Reserve

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Thomas Henley

Born 1879

British Army 8344 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 8344 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8344 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion (India)

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Hon Anthony Morton Henley

Born 1873

Died 1925

British Army Captain Lancers

British Army Brigadier General Commanding 127th Infantry Brigade

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Arthur J Henley

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 228199 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/21333 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Frederick Henley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 2 Lieut

British Army 5507 Second Lieutenant Officer Training Corps

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Ernest Richard Henley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85051

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George Henley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279288

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William Henley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190229

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Martin Henley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89367

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Sidney Thomas Henley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77717

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Charles Henley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164416

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George Henry Henley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114457

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Ralph Henley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27913

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William Henley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140349

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Joseph Henley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120393

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Henry Henley

Died 1918

British Army P/932 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army P/932 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Frank Henley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 23141 Private Hampshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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