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Devonport, Devon [12]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Camberwell, London [5]

Lismore New South Wales [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

London England [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Dundalk, Louth [3]

Dungog New South Wales [3]

Echuca Victoria [3]

Fowey, Cornwall [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Charing, Kent [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Clapton, London [2]

Cornwall [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hillston New South Wales [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Lechlade, Gloucestershire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Mount Torrens South Australia [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Pembroke [2]

Penryn, Cornwall [2]

Rank

Private [1434]

Gunner [177]

Driver [145]

Serjeant [128]

Corporal [110]

Lance Corporal [81]

Sapper [73]

Second Lieutenant [53]

Lieutenant [51]

Acting Corporal [29]

Captain [27]

Pioneer [23]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Bombardier [12]

Major [11]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Sister [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Signalman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [191]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Engineers [173]

Labour Corps [158]

London Regiment [123]

Royal Garrison Artillery [103]

Machine Gun Corps [65]

Royal Fusiliers [62]

Gloucestershire Regiment [59]

Middlesex Regiment [58]

Royal Army Medical Corps [55]

Devonshire Regiment [47]

Essex Regiment [42]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [41]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [33]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [31]

Welsh Regiment [31]

East Surrey Regiment [30]

Wiltshire Regiment [30]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Canadian Infantry [28]

South Wales Borderers [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Army Veterinary Corps [24]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Royal West Kent Regiment [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

East Kent Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Royal Air Force [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [2219]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [291]

Royal Navy [264]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186]

Australian Imperial Force [169]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [3214]

M [3]

T [2]

B [1]

C [1]

J [1]

Q [1]

R [1]

U [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3151]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Devonport, Devon [12] Melbourne Victoria [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Camberwell, London [5] Lismore New South Wales [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] London England [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Dundalk, Louth [3] Dungog New South Wales [3] Echuca Victoria [3] Fowey, Cornwall [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Camden Town, London [2] Charing, Kent [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Clapton, London [2] Cornwall [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hillston New South Wales [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Lechlade, Gloucestershire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Mount Torrens South Australia [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Pembroke [2] Penryn, Cornwall [2]

Rank

Private [1434] Gunner [177] Driver [145] Serjeant [128] Corporal [110] Lance Corporal [81] Sapper [73] Second Lieutenant [53] Lieutenant [51] Acting Corporal [29] Captain [27] Pioneer [23] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Bombardier [12] Bombardier [12] Major [11] Staff Serjeant [9] Rifleman [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Sister [5] Worker [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nursing Sister [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Signalman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Deck Hand [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Acting Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [191] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Engineers [173] Labour Corps [158] London Regiment [123] Royal Garrison Artillery [103] Machine Gun Corps [65] Royal Fusiliers [62] Gloucestershire Regiment [59] Middlesex Regiment [58] Royal Army Medical Corps [55] Devonshire Regiment [47] Essex Regiment [42] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [41] The Queen's Regiment [40] Hampshire Regiment [38] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [33] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Rifle Brigade [31] Royal Berkshire Regiment [31] Welsh Regiment [31] East Surrey Regiment [30] Wiltshire Regiment [30] Suffolk Regiment [29] Canadian Infantry [28] South Wales Borderers [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Army Veterinary Corps [24] Manchester Regiment [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Royal West Kent Regiment [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] East Kent Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Royal Defence Corps [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Norfolk Regiment [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Royal Air Force [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [2219] Canadian Expeditionary Force [291] Royal Navy [264] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186] Australian Imperial Force [169] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [3214] M [3] T [2] B [1] C [1] J [1] Q [1] R [1] U [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3151] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Vernon Hicks

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44664

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Frederick Hicks

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42871

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Robert Hicks

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64158

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Mona Clementina Hicks

Born 1898

Royal Navy G4710

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George Hicks

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7123

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William Hicks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31421

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Sidney Charles Hicks

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 11964 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 11964 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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William John Hicks

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army SE/13967 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Basil Perrin Hicks

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Stephen Hicks

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K11963 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Vivid"

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Sidney Powis Hicks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26130

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Robert Arthur Hicks

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111565

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William Hicks

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286198

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Walter Hicks

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163369

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Percy Charles Hicks

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76526

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Walter James Hicks

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289868

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Henry John Hicks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31095

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Alfred Edward Hicks

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 534721 Private London Regiment

British Army 534721 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Harry Hicks

Born 1877

British Army 5287 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 5287 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Francis Joseph Hicks

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284796

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