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London England [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Brighton [2]

Burrendong New South Wales [2]

Callington South Australia [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Erith, Kent [2]

London [2]

Mumbil New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bishopwearmouth England [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brockhurst, Hampshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Crouch End, London [1]

Crystal Brook South Australia [1]

Demondrill New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Doncaster Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Ealing, Middlesex, England [1]

East Molesey, Surrey [1]

Esher, Surrey [1]

Geurie New South Wales [1]

Gladesville New South Wales [1]

Great Massingham, Norfolk [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hawthorn, Victoria [1]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [1]

Hunstanton, Norfolk [1]

Islington, North London [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [294]

Gunner [49]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Sapper [16]

Bombardier [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bed Steward [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Bombardier [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Army Service Corps [43]

Labour Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

London Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [473]

Royal Navy [56]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [653]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [646]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Belgium [1]

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Place of birth

London England [4] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Brighton [2] Burrendong New South Wales [2] Callington South Australia [2] Deptford, London [2] Erith, Kent [2] London [2] Mumbil New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Southwark, London [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] Wokingham, Berkshire [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bishopwearmouth England [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brockhurst, Hampshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Crouch End, London [1] Crystal Brook South Australia [1] Demondrill New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Doncaster Victoria [1] Durham [1] Ealing, Middlesex, England [1] East Molesey, Surrey [1] Esher, Surrey [1] Geurie New South Wales [1] Gladesville New South Wales [1] Great Massingham, Norfolk [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hackney, London [1] Hawthorn, Victoria [1] Hobart Tas Tasmania [1] Hunstanton, Norfolk [1] Islington, North London [1] Kennington, Surrey [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [294] Gunner [49] Driver [23] Serjeant [23] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [17] Sapper [16] Bombardier [10] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [8] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bed Steward [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Bombardier [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [48] Army Service Corps [43] Labour Corps [38] Royal Engineers [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] London Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [21] Durham Light Infantry [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Norfolk Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [473] Royal Navy [56] Australian Imperial Force [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [653] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [646] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Belgium [1]

William C Herring

Died 1914

British Army 2668 Trooper Life Guards

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Frederick Herring

Died 1918

British Army 100830 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 41856 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Henry Herring

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6615 Private London Regiment

British Army 512721 Private London Regiment

British Army 512721 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Henry Herring

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army A/201390 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/201390 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph A Herring

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41733 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Herring

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 292831 Private Middlesex Regiment

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George William Herring

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 39508 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 39508 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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James H. Herring

Died 1915

British Army 16272 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas P P Herring

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 55486 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 130828 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 130828 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Edward Herring

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 2242 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Henry (harry) Herring

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 61666 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 61666 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles William Herring

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294466

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John Thomas Herring

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113336

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John Edgar Herring

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168312

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Henry William Herring

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88562

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William Henry Herring

Australian Imperial Force 6094

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William Davis Herring

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16740 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE

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John Featherstonehaugh Herring

Australian Imperial Force 10862

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Edgar Maule Herring

Australian Imperial Force

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Robert Herring

Australian Imperial Force 3673

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