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Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Louth, Lincolnshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cannock, Staffordshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [2]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Binbrook England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Brixton England [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gainsbro England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Heckmond England [1]

Heckmondwyke England [1]

Holywell, Leicestershire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Kirton near Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Louth [1]

Manchester [1]

Near Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Neeming Lane England [1]

Old Goole, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [288]

Corporal [25]

Driver [21]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Sapper [15]

Captain [12]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

Bombardier [2]

Conductor [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Brevet Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [41]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Border Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Connaught Rangers [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [432]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

H [597]

M [2]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [583]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Goole, Yorkshire, England [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Louth, Lincolnshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cannock, Staffordshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kirkcaldy, Fife [2] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Binbrook England [1] Birmingham England [1] Brixton England [1] Cambridge England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gainsbro England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Heckmond England [1] Heckmondwyke England [1] Holywell, Leicestershire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Kirton near Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Louth [1] Manchester [1] Near Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Neeming Lane England [1] Old Goole, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [288] Corporal [25] Driver [21] Second Lieutenant [16] Sapper [15] Captain [12] Gunner [12] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] Bombardier [2] Conductor [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Boy II [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Brevet Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [41] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Border Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Tank Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Connaught Rangers [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [432] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

H [597] M [2] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [583] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Jonathan Hewson

Died 1915

British Army 9240 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 9240 Serjeant Border Regiment

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George Anthony Hewson

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 18966 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Joseph Edward Hewson

Died 1916

British Army 2777 Private Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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John Hewson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 243638 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Wilfred John Hewson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Scotney Hewson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202185 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Hewson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/3956 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3956 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Stanley Barton Hewson

Died 1918

British Army 4608 Private London Regiment

British Army 43407 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Harrie Hewson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 18885 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 18885 Private Coldstream Guards

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Archibald Hewson

Died 1917

British Army 4383 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201982 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201982 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Hewson

Died 1916

British Army 24844 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24844 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Cecil George Hewson

Died 1916

British Army 2712 Private London Regiment

British Army 7608 Private London Regiment

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William Hewson

Died 1916

British Army 15333 Private Border Regiment

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William George Hewson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220122

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Robert Graham Hewson

Australian Imperial Force 2876A

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Cyril [newson Charles Andrew] Hewson

Australian Imperial Force 3345

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William Charles Hewson

Australian Imperial Force 7729

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William Curtis Hewson

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228101

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228101 Private Canadian Infantry

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Howard Samuel Hewson

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141932

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141932 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Ernest Hewson

Born 1871

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135322

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135322 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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