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Sydney New South Wales [12]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

London England [7]

Hackney, London [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Barking, London [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3]

Mingenew Western Australia [3]

Nantawarra South Australia [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Barwell, Leicestershire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Chalford, Glos [2]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cressy Tas Tasmania [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Enfield England [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Rank

Private [1296]

Gunner [123]

Driver [119]

Corporal [115]

Serjeant [104]

Sapper [82]

Second Lieutenant [73]

Lieutenant [56]

Captain [51]

Lance Corporal [39]

Major [20]

Pioneer [20]

Acting Corporal [15]

Bombardier [15]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Brigadier General [6]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Rifleman [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Sister [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Commander [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Drummer [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Acting Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [201]

Royal Field Artillery [161]

Labour Corps [160]

Army Service Corps [147]

London Regiment [89]

Royal Garrison Artillery [89]

Royal Army Medical Corps [81]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Middlesex Regiment [46]

Leicestershire Regiment [43]

Gloucestershire Regiment [42]

Welsh Regiment [37]

Hampshire Regiment [36]

Rifle Brigade [36]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [32]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

Essex Regiment [28]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

South Wales Borderers [22]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

Bedfordshire Regiment [18]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Wiltshire Regiment [16]

Hussars [15]

Monmouthshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2089]

Royal Navy [223]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170]

Australian Imperial Force [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [127]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

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H [2871]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

K [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2801]

Merchant Navy [58]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Italy [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [12] Melbourne Victoria [10] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] London England [7] Hackney, London [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] London, Middlesex, England [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Barking, London [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Coonabarabran New South Wales [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3] Mingenew Western Australia [3] Nantawarra South Australia [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Barwell, Leicestershire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Chalford, Glos [2] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cressy Tas Tasmania [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Durham, Durham [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Edinburgh [2] Enfield England [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Marylebone, London [2]

Rank

Private [1296] Gunner [123] Driver [119] Corporal [115] Serjeant [104] Sapper [82] Second Lieutenant [73] Lieutenant [56] Captain [51] Lance Corporal [39] Major [20] Pioneer [20] Acting Corporal [15] Bombardier [15] Acting Serjeant [14] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Company Serjeant Major [9] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Brigadier General [6] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Rifleman [5] Temporary Captain [5] Able Seaman [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Sister [4] Trooper [4] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colonel [3] Commander [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Worker [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Drummer [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Acting Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [201] Royal Field Artillery [161] Labour Corps [160] Army Service Corps [147] London Regiment [89] Royal Garrison Artillery [89] Royal Army Medical Corps [81] Machine Gun Corps [54] Royal Fusiliers [53] Middlesex Regiment [46] Leicestershire Regiment [43] Gloucestershire Regiment [42] Welsh Regiment [37] Hampshire Regiment [36] Rifle Brigade [36] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [32] Royal Berkshire Regiment [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [30] Royal Army Service Corps [29] Essex Regiment [28] The Queen's Regiment [27] Liverpool Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Manchester Regiment [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [23] South Wales Borderers [22] Devonshire Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [20] Royal Naval Division [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Somerset Light Infantry [20] Suffolk Regiment [20] Bedfordshire Regiment [18] Cheshire Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Wiltshire Regiment [16] Hussars [15] Monmouthshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2089] Royal Navy [223] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170] Australian Imperial Force [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [127] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [2871] A [1] D [1] E [1] K [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2801] Merchant Navy [58] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [57] Australia [1] France [1] Germany [1] Italy [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick George Herbert

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314240

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Frederick Herbert

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284918

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William Herbert

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51806

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William George Herbert

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41067

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John Henry Herbert

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300620

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John Thomas Herbert

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90920

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Francis John Herbert

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77521

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Michael Herbert

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 18444 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Herbert

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309138

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William John Herbert

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44847

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George Herbert

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58116

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William J Herbert

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138569

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Ernest Edward Herbert

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197742

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William George Herbert

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264780

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William Edward Herbert

Born 1885

Died 1967

British Army L/8746 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Arthur Samuel Herbert

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 14935 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Charles Herbert

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4976 Private London Regiment

British Army 391831 Private London Regiment

British Army 391831 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Arthur Herbert

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1319 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 1319 Acting Serjeant Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 1319 Serjeant Herefordshire Regiment

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John Herbert

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3318

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John Herbert

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301470

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