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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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Place of birth

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]

Frank Alfred Hickson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100017

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Walter Hickson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107626

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William Hickson

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 443006

Canadian Expeditionary Force 443006 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Cecil E. Hickson

Born 1890

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 333859

Canadian Expeditionary Force 333859 Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Geoffrey Welsman Hickson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67833

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Herbert Hickson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90822

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Leonard Hickson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 243657 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Hugh Hickson

Died 1918

British Army 10586 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 75901 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thornton Hickson

Died 1917

British Army 13115 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 13115 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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William V. Hickson

Died 1917

British Army 33486 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 33486 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Hickson

Died 1916

British Army 22542 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Hickson

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 14290 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harold Hickson

Died 1917

British Army 275794 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 275794 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Leonard Hickson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 14307 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Hickson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 16029 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Hickson

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 5813 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frank Herbert Hickson

Died 1915

British Army 12927 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Jonathan Hickson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 23302 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 23302 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Hickson

Died 1916

British Army 3452 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Laurie Hickson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1171 Trooper Household Battalion

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