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Maidstone, Kent [18]

Ashford, Kent [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Hamilton Tas Tasmania [5]

Sittingbourne, Kent [5]

Essex England [4]

Grays, Essex, England [4]

Hadleigh, Essex [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Kent [3]

Kent England [3]

London [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Brighton [2]

Burham, Kent [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cambridge England [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Launceston Tas Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Perth Tas Tasmania [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rotherhithe, Kent [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Semaphore South Australia [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [983]

Gunner [144]

Driver [97]

Corporal [78]

Serjeant [72]

Sapper [62]

Lance Corporal [38]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Captain [23]

Acting Corporal [15]

Bombardier [13]

Pioneer [13]

Major [10]

Rifleman [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Trooper [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Sister [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Matron [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

1st Class Stoker [1]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Regiment Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [142]

Army Service Corps [131]

Royal Field Artillery [128]

London Regiment [112]

Labour Corps [103]

Royal Garrison Artillery [91]

Middlesex Regiment [54]

Royal Fusiliers [54]

Royal West Kent Regiment [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

Essex Regiment [51]

Royal Sussex Regiment [49]

East Kent Regiment [46]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Suffolk Regiment [41]

The Queen's Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Hertfordshire Regiment [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Dragoon Guards [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Service

British Army [1571]

Royal Navy [190]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [132]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [77]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [2119]

F [1]

K [1]

R [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2073]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [18] Ashford, Kent [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Brighton, Sussex [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Hamilton Tas Tasmania [5] Sittingbourne, Kent [5] Essex England [4] Grays, Essex, England [4] Hadleigh, Essex [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Kent [3] Kent England [3] London [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bingara New South Wales [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Brighton [2] Burham, Kent [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cambridge England [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Colac Victoria [2] Dover, Kent [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Grays, Essex [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Launceston Tas Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] Peckham, London [2] Perth Tas Tasmania [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Poplar, London [2] Rotherhithe, Kent [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Semaphore South Australia [2] Sheerness, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [983] Gunner [144] Driver [97] Corporal [78] Serjeant [72] Sapper [62] Lance Corporal [38] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [27] Captain [23] Acting Corporal [15] Bombardier [13] Pioneer [13] Major [10] Rifleman [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Corporal 2nd [7] Trooper [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Sister [5] Able Seaman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Temporary Captain [4] Worker [4] Acting Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Matron [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 1st Class Stoker [1] 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Regiment Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [142] Army Service Corps [131] Royal Field Artillery [128] London Regiment [112] Labour Corps [103] Royal Garrison Artillery [91] Middlesex Regiment [54] Royal Fusiliers [54] Royal West Kent Regiment [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] Essex Regiment [51] Royal Sussex Regiment [49] East Kent Regiment [46] Machine Gun Corps [41] Suffolk Regiment [41] The Queen's Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Royal Army Service Corps [29] East Surrey Regiment [28] Rifle Brigade [27] Hampshire Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Durham Light Infantry [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Hertfordshire Regiment [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Manchester Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Cambridgeshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Dragoon Guards [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] Scottish Rifles [7] South Wales Borderers [7]

Service

British Army [1571] Royal Navy [190] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [132] Australian Imperial Force [90] Canadian Expeditionary Force [77] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [2119] F [1] K [1] R [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2073] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Australia [1] Canada [1] Egypt [1] France [1]

John E Hills

Died 1918

British Army 131024 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Victor Hills

Died 1918

British Army G/11561 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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George William Hills

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45594

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Henry Hills

British Army 125965 Private Labour Corps 663 Home Service Employment Company

British Army 6166 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Sydney William Hills

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113444

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Frank Arthur Hills

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190858

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Henry William Hills

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17759

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Henry Richard Hills

Born 1879

Died 1940

British Army 5931 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 5931 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 105713 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 1 Depot

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George Hills

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264856

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William Hills

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111716

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William A Hills

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army S 3971 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army S 3971 Acting Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Percy Owen Hills

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50332

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John Hills

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260513

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Arthur Hyde Hills

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Lance Corporal Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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William Hills

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96228

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Bertie James Hills

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215219

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Clarence Walter Hills

Born 1896

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26/451 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4th Bn

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Maude Ellen Hills

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Gerald E Hills

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 30779 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frank Hills

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 265852 Private Suffolk Regiment

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