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Lewes, Sussex [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Pershore, Worcestershire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Willesden, Middlesex [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton England [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

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Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Burton, Staffordshire & Derbyshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Ealing [1]

Edington, Somerset [1]

Eydon, Northamptonshire [1]

Glouchester England [1]

Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1]

Hazelbrook New South Wales [1]

Kidlington Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Loxton, Somerset. [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Mayfair, London [1]

Moreton, Oxfordshire [1]

Northampton England [1]

Nowra New South Wales [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxford England [1]

Parachilna South Australia [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Sandford, Oxfordshire [1]

Sherfield, Romsey, Hants [1]

Shrewsbury, Harley, Shropshire [1]

Soissor [1]

Rank

Private [245]

Corporal [21]

Gunner [19]

Sapper [17]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [13]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Wing Commander [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fitter [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Commander [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment/ Staff [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [365]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [513]

Contribution

Military Service [507]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Lewes, Sussex [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Pershore, Worcestershire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Willesden, Middlesex [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Alexandra Victoria [1] Auckland NZ [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton England [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Burton, Staffordshire & Derbyshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Ealing [1] Edington, Somerset [1] Eydon, Northamptonshire [1] Glouchester England [1] Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1] Hazelbrook New South Wales [1] Kidlington Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Liverpool [1] Loxton, Somerset. [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Mayfair, London [1] Moreton, Oxfordshire [1] Northampton England [1] Nowra New South Wales [1] Oxford [1] Oxford England [1] Parachilna South Australia [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Sandford, Oxfordshire [1] Sherfield, Romsey, Hants [1] Shrewsbury, Harley, Shropshire [1] Soissor [1]

Rank

Private [245] Corporal [21] Gunner [19] Sapper [17] Driver [16] Serjeant [13] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Wing Commander [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fitter [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Commander [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33] Royal Engineers [29] Army Service Corps [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] London Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [17] Hampshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Tank Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment/ Staff [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Yeomanry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [365] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [513]

Contribution

Military Service [507] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1]

Wilfred Arthur Hewlett

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 345053

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William H Hewlett

Died 1917

British Army 6/1173 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Samuel Edwin Hewlett

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221630 Able Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE

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George Hewlett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29820

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William Ashton Hewlett

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103277

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Joseph Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 324

Australian Imperial Force 2318

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Albert Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 385

Australian Imperial Force 4818

Australian Imperial Force 9017

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Langdon Evans Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 2044

Australian Imperial Force 66297

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Alfred Edward Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 7237

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Ernest Alfred Hewlett

Born 1899

Royal Navy 18984 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Victor George Hewlett

Born 1885

Royal Navy 2560 Royal Marine Artillery

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James Henry Ebenezer Hewlett

Born 1898

Royal Navy 20170 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Moses Hewlett

Born 1899

Royal Navy 15236 Royal Marine Artillery

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John Edward Hewlett

Born 1883

Royal Navy 12085 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 13636 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Frank Hewlett

Born 1884

Royal Navy 11213 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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James Hewlett

Born 1886

Royal Navy 13191 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George Hewlett

Born 1890

Royal Navy 299 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Harry Campbell Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 363

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Edward Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 2826

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Harold Hewlett

Australian Imperial Force 1716

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