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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Katoomba New South Wales [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Keyworth, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

King's Cliffe, Northants [2]

London England [2]

Macedon Victoria [2]

Nottingham [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Port Adelaide South Australia [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackheath New South Wales [1]

Brighouse England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clacton-on-sea, Essex [1]

Colville, Leicestershire [1]

Crich, Derbyshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Deanshanger, Northamptonshire [1]

Devon [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Fielding [1]

Foleshill, Coventry [1]

Foleshill, Warwickshire [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kendall New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Kimberley, Nottinghamshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

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Private [397]

Corporal [36]

Serjeant [34]

Driver [32]

Gunner [32]

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant/Foreman of Works [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50]

Labour Corps [47]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [603]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Royal Navy [49]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

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H [785]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [775]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Katoomba New South Wales [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Keyworth, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] King's Cliffe, Northants [2] London England [2] Macedon Victoria [2] Nottingham [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Port Adelaide South Australia [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackheath New South Wales [1] Brighouse England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clacton-on-sea, Essex [1] Colville, Leicestershire [1] Crich, Derbyshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Deanshanger, Northamptonshire [1] Devon [1] Erith, Kent [1] Fielding [1] Foleshill, Coventry [1] Foleshill, Warwickshire [1] Gloucestershire [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kendall New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Kimberley, Nottinghamshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [397] Corporal [36] Serjeant [34] Driver [32] Gunner [32] Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Able Seaman [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant/Foreman of Works [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50] Labour Corps [47] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Field Artillery [39] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Leicestershire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Machine Gun Corps [26] London Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Essex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Welsh Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Tank Corps [5] Border Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [603] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Royal Navy [49] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [785] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [775] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [14] New Zealand [1]

James Henson

Died 1917

British Army G/745 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/745 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Robert Henson

Died 1914

British Army 11265 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 11265 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Frederick Clarence Henson

Born 1877

Died 1961

Australian Imperial Force 93

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John Thomas Henson

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54139

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54139 Private Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion

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Arthur William Henson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202355

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William Henry Henson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237647

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Cecil Stanley Henson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 11967 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frank Henson

Died 1918

British Army 30257 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Samuel Harrot Henson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 44103 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 44103 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 5th Bn.

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Thomas Henson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 378022 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Henson

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310762

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Hubert Harry Henson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247466

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Edward George Henson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95131

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William Ernest Henson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76271

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Peter Henry Henson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403755

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Cyril Aubrey Henson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177693

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George Walter Anstey

Born 1887

British Army 9561 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army T/6878 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 202942 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Francis Wilfrid Henson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 201396 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Alfred Henson

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army M2/050482 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/050482 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/050482 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Charles Kelvin Henson

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 356012 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/283389 Sapper Royal Engineers

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