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Brighton, Sussex [7]

Launceston, Cornwall [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Henfield, Sussex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kogarah New South Wales [2]

Lambeth [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Abergavenny [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

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Bedhampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

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Bow, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Buangor Victoria [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

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Doncaster Victoria [1]

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

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Durston, Somerset [1]

Durston, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Great Bridge, Staffordshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hailsham [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [346]

Gunner [48]

Driver [34]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Captain [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Major [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bugler [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier/ Staff Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1]

Fitter [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [45]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Labour Corps [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

London Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Service

British Army [539]

Royal Navy [65]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [749]

Contribution

Military Service [737]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [7] Launceston, Cornwall [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Frome, Somerset [3] Henfield, Sussex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Islington, London [2] Kogarah New South Wales [2] Lambeth [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] New Cross, London [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Abergavenny [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bedhampton, Hampshire, England [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham England [1] Bow, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Buangor Victoria [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Doncaster Victoria [1] Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Durston, Somerset [1] Durston, Taunton, Somerset [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Echuca Victoria [1] England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Great Bridge, Staffordshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hailsham [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [346] Gunner [48] Driver [34] Corporal [27] Serjeant [26] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Captain [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Major [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bugler [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier/ Staff Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1] Fitter [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [45] Royal Field Artillery [42] Labour Corps [35] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] London Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [22] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3]

Service

British Army [539] Royal Navy [65] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [749]

Contribution

Military Service [737] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1]

Ernest Albert Hillman

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 7983 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 7983 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 683 Private Welsh Guards

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Alfred Charles Hillman

Born 1899

Died 1985

British Army 2730664 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 30926 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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George Lewis Hillman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 70439 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas John Hillman

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 384 Bugler Monmouthshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert Hillman

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 16956 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Hillman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134377

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Edwin Samuel Hillman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121817

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Harold Alexander Moore Hillman

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 490 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 11th Bn. attd 7th Bn

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Frederick William Hillman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39007

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William Stanley Hillman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24703

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Frederick Henry Hillman

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277384

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Henry John Hillman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35987

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Ralph Percival Hillman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102787

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Lawrence Henry Hillman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221456

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Graham Hillman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234174

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John Hillman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 612 Serjeant Lancers

British Army 612 Serjeant 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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James Henry Hillman

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2415 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2415 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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Ernest Lawrence Hillman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279443

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Albert Hillman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408805

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Ernest Robert Hillman

Born 1879

Died 1927

Royal Navy 492 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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