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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Spondon, Derbyshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aysgarth, Yorkshire [1]

Bradford [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Cragg Vale [1]

Crosby Brigg, Scunthorpe [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hull England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Loftus, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Medindie South Australia [1]

Middlesboro, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

South Cave, Brough, Yorkshire [1]

Swine Cote, Yorkshire [1]

Waterfoot, Lancashire [1]

Wintringham, Yorkshire [1]

Wokingham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1]

Major/ Captain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service corps [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Defiance [1]

HMS REVENGE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Messenger [1]

King's Messenger Service [1]

King's Messenger Service/ Royal Fusiliers [1]

King's Messenger Service/Reserve of Officers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [143]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [174]

Contribution

Military Service [172]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [174] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Spondon, Derbyshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aysgarth, Yorkshire [1] Bradford [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Cragg Vale [1] Crosby Brigg, Scunthorpe [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hull England [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Loftus, Yorkshire [1] London [1] London England [1] Medindie South Australia [1] Middlesboro, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] South Cave, Brough, Yorkshire [1] Swine Cote, Yorkshire [1] Waterfoot, Lancashire [1] Wintringham, Yorkshire [1] Wokingham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [95] Serjeant [8] Gunner [7] Lieutenant [7] Major [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [4] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Captain [3] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteener [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1] Major/ Captain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Army Service Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service corps [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Defiance [1] HMS REVENGE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Messenger [1] King's Messenger Service [1] King's Messenger Service/ Royal Fusiliers [1] King's Messenger Service/Reserve of Officers [1] London Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [143] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [174]

Contribution

Military Service [172] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Herbert Bentley Heseltine

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 37954 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Evars Henry Heseltine

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3817 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 54224 Private Welsh Regiment 15th Battalion

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Matthew Heseltine

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20348 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Cyril Richard Goldfinch Heseltine

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army 14/381 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Henry Heseltine

Died 1918

British Army 48184 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Jeffrey Heseltine

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3437 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241116 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241116 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Guy Ewart Goldfinch Heseltine

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253061

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James Arthur Heseltine

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109065

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Arthur Heseltine

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246969

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Frank Richardson Heseltine

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 13/782 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Heseltine

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 205300 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Leonard Heseltine

Died 1916

British Army 2534 Private Royal Scots

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Matthew Heseltine

Died 1916

British Army 20349 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas A Heseltine

Died 1918

British Army 37076 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Heseltine

Died 1916

British Army 5893 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Bernard Heseltine

Died 1920

British Army 235089 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 71550 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Heseltine

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50084

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Reuben E Heseltine

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185852

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Frederick Charles Heseltine

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314241

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John Robson Heseltine

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J39607 Able Seaman HMS Defiance

Royal Navy J39607 Boy 1st Class HMS REVENGE

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