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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Adaminaby New South Wales [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Camden Town, London [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3]

Leicester England [3]

London England [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [3]

Oxford [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chudleigh Tas Tasmania [2]

Erith, Kent [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Oakley, Bucks [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2]

Twickenham, Middlesex [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Abergavenny [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Admington, Gloucestershire [1]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bilston, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackwick, Dublin [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bowmans South Australia [1]

Bridgenorth, Shropshire [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bright Victoria [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [624]

Gunner [73]

Serjeant [66]

Corporal [60]

Driver [60]

Sapper [42]

Lance Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [13]

Captain [9]

Bombardier [7]

Able Seaman [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Assistant Inspector of Ordnance Machinery and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Pd/Lance Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Band Boy [1]

Bandsman [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Royal Engineers [93]

Labour Corps [79]

Army Service Corps [74]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

London Regiment [36]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Monmouthshire Regiment [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Hussars [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1007]

Royal Navy [127]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1371]

J [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1349]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Sydney New South Wales [13] Melbourne Victoria [9] Reading, Berkshire [6] Adaminaby New South Wales [5] London, Middlesex [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Camden Town, London [3] Hammersmith, London [3] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3] Leicester England [3] London England [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [3] Oxford [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chudleigh Tas Tasmania [2] Erith, Kent [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Halesowen, Worcestershire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Oakley, Bucks [2] Paddington, London [2] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2] Twickenham, Middlesex [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Woolwich, London [2] Abergavenny [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Admington, Gloucestershire [1] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bilston, Lancashire [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackwick, Dublin [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bowmans South Australia [1] Bridgenorth, Shropshire [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bright Victoria [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [624] Gunner [73] Serjeant [66] Corporal [60] Driver [60] Sapper [42] Lance Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Serjeant [15] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [13] Captain [9] Bombardier [7] Able Seaman [4] Sister [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Assistant Inspector of Ordnance Machinery and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Pd/Lance Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Band Boy [1] Bandsman [1] Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95] Royal Engineers [93] Labour Corps [79] Army Service Corps [74] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] London Regiment [36] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Fusiliers [31] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Rifle Brigade [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Monmouthshire Regiment [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] South Wales Borderers [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Hussars [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Marine Artillery [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1007] Royal Navy [127] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] Australian Imperial Force [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1371] J [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1349] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Albert Higgs

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 12009 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Francis James Higgs

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5998 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 5998 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 5998 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Arthur De Gruchy Higgs

Born 1880

Died 1952

Royal Navy 7957 Private Royal Marine Artillery

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Horace Reginald Higgs

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 204540 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 4th (Reserve) Battalion.

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Frederick William Warren Higgs

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 30100 Lance Corporal Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 781 Lance Corporal Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 30100 Sergeant Bedfordshire Yeomanry

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Charles Higgs

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 6367 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Harold Higgs

Born 1891

Died 1976

British Army 1026 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 840692 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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John Higgs

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 2877 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harry Victor Higgs

Born 1887

Died 1975

British Army 1622 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas Higgs

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 15056 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 227789 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 3481 Private 3rd battalion Monmouthshire Regiment

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William Higgs

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1588 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Higgs

Born 1878

Died 1935

British Army 118496 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Higgs

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266526

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Arthur Alfred Higgs

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122679

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James John Higgs

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51929

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Henry Arthur Higgs

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309553

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John Higgs

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army M2/148126 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Eric Stanley Higgs

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Newbury

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George Henry Higgs

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119869

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John Henry Higgs

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47589

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