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Shaftesbury, Dorset [8]

Swindon, Wiltshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Hoxton, London [3]

Lymington, Hampshire [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Boscombe, Hampshire [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Calne, Wiltshire [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

East Battersea, London [2]

Exeter New South Wales [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Grateley, Hampshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Kew Victoria [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

London England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Weymouth [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Abercarne, Monmouthshire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Anerley, Surrey [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Basingstoke Hampshire [1]

Bath [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beaconsfield Tas Tasmania [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire England [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [595]

Gunner [61]

Driver [52]

Serjeant [52]

Corporal [44]

Sapper [39]

Lance Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Cpl [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Mister [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [80]

Labour Corps [71]

Royal Engineers [68]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

London Regiment [57]

Wiltshire Regiment [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Hampshire Regiment [34]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Somerset Light Infantry [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Hussars [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [884]

Royal Navy [115]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1214]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1201]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Shaftesbury, Dorset [8] Swindon, Wiltshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Geelong Victoria [3] Hoxton, London [3] Lymington, Hampshire [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Boscombe, Hampshire [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Calne, Wiltshire [2] Deptford, Kent [2] East Battersea, London [2] Exeter New South Wales [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Grateley, Hampshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Kew Victoria [2] Leyton, Essex [2] London England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Poplar, London [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Weymouth [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Abercarne, Monmouthshire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Anerley, Surrey [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Basingstoke Hampshire [1] Bath [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beaconsfield Tas Tasmania [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire England [1] Bermondsey [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [595] Gunner [61] Driver [52] Serjeant [52] Corporal [44] Sapper [39] Lance Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Serjeant [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Cpl [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Mister [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [80] Labour Corps [71] Royal Engineers [68] Royal Field Artillery [67] London Regiment [57] Wiltshire Regiment [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Hampshire Regiment [34] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Fusiliers [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Machine Gun Corps [25] Somerset Light Infantry [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Devonshire Regiment [18] South Wales Borderers [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Corps of Hussars [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Essex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Hussars [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [884] Royal Navy [115] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1214] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1201] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] South Africa [2] Canada [1]

Frederick E Hillier

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 4907 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James Hillier

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59583 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion.

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Frederick G Hillier

Born 1878

Died 1967

British Army T/325815 Driver Army Service Corps

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Hilda Emma Hillier

Born 1894

Royal Navy G5365 Women's Royal Naval Service London Division

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Sidney Hillier

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101109

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101109 Private Canadian Infantry

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Bernard Mackenzie Hillier

Born 1899

Died 1979

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276475

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Ernest Alfred Hillier

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 9275 Private Coldstream Guards

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Walter Hillier

Died 1917

British Army 10041 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 10041 Pte Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 10041 Cpl Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert Hillier

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 8995 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Hillier

Born 1889

British Army 9394 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 532350 Private Labour Corps

British Army 9394 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Godfrey Alexander Hillier

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40411

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William George Hillier

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 9414 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Frank Hillier

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26621

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Herbert George Hillier

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40833

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Frederick Hillier

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199645

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George A Hillier

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118

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John Alwin Hillier

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210630

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Frederick William Hillier

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 1441 Lance Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320056 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant 3rd Lancers (Skinner's Horse)

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Walter Hillier

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31313

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William Tom Hillier

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306250

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