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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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Place of birth

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]

Jesse William Hills

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120401

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Percy Hills

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1434

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Sidney Henry Edward Hills

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226769

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Gerald Gordon Hills

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235705

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Albert Victor Hills

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238001

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William Hills

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260449

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Thomas Michael Hills

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272560

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Henry Thomas Ware Hills

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army M/285191 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Hills

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 4539 Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 130053 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 130053 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Albert E Hills

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 4630 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 235228 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Hills

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army S/9014 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army S/9014 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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George Ernest Hills

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 6493 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/43717 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert E Hills

Died 1917

British Army GS/62590 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Edward Hills

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2252 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2252 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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James Henry Hills

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 7311 Private London Regiment

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James E Hills

Died 1916

British Army 81266 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Bryan Hills

Died 1918

British Army 202881 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert George Hills

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4044 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326577 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Benjamin Hills

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army L/10102 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Gordon William Hills

Died 1916

British Army G/1565 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1565 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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