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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Alpha Queensland [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bottesford, Leicestershire [2]

Frederickton New South Wales [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Kempsey New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Lyndhurst, Hampshire [2]

Selling, Kent [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Basford England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camperdown New South Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Congleton [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

Essex [1]

Fredricklon New South Wales [1]

Fredrickton New South Wales [1]

Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1]

Gainsborough Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gladstone Queensland [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Harbury, Warwickshire [1]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [1]

Islington, London [1]

Janefield Victoria [1]

Killrush, Clare [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leigh, Worcestershire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Rank

Private [257]

Driver [21]

Gunner [19]

Lance Corporal [19]

Serjeant [18]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Sapper [7]

Colonel [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Temporary Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal now Lieutenant [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major/ Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wagoner [1]

Wheeler [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [30]

Labour Corps [22]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [400]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

H [544]

E [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [537]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Singapore [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [9] Faversham, Kent [3] Alpha Queensland [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bottesford, Leicestershire [2] Frederickton New South Wales [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Kempsey New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Lyndhurst, Hampshire [2] Selling, Kent [2] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Basford England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camperdown New South Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Clapham, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Congleton [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Durham, Durham [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] Essex [1] Fredricklon New South Wales [1] Fredrickton New South Wales [1] Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1] Gainsborough Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gladstone Queensland [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Harbury, Warwickshire [1] Hobart Tas Tasmania [1] Islington, London [1] Janefield Victoria [1] Killrush, Clare [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leigh, Worcestershire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1]

Rank

Private [257] Driver [21] Gunner [19] Lance Corporal [19] Serjeant [18] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Sapper [7] Colonel [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Temporary Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal now Lieutenant [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major/ Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wagoner [1] Wheeler [1] Wheeler Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [30] Labour Corps [22] Manchester Regiment [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [400] Australian Imperial Force [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

H [544] E [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [537] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Singapore [2]

Arthur John Hickson

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/8326 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/8326 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Henry Hickson

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 7937 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Arthur Bernard Hickson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1494 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army Trooper Lincolnshire Yeomanry A Squadron

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Francis Vincent Hickson

Born 1892

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 6th Battalion

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Sydney Charles Leslie Hickson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/8970 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8970 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/8970 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Albert Hickson

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 373284 Private London Regiment

British Army Rifleman 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373284 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Hickson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2080 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 266281 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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James Fergusson Hickson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 550064 Private Canadian Cavalry Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment 9th Battalion (Territorial)

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Harold Charles Vivian Hickson

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 2673 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th (T.F.) Battalion

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Henry Hickson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260552

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William Hickson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97147

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Clarence Hickson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 26097 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy George Hickson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223450

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Lawrence Harry Hickson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205405

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John James Hickson

Died 1917

British Army 4055 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49508 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Joseph Edward Hickson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 79925 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Reginald Davies Hickson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 3081 Private London Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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George Hickson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197190

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John Frank Hickson

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1818 Private Manchester Regiment

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Horace Grant Hickson

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

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