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Plymouth, Devon [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Great Driffield Yorkshire. [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Pimlico, City of Westminster, London [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Sheffield [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Molton, Devon [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Turvey, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Gunner [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Nurse [2]

Temporary Matron [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [6]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Guards [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Punjabis [1]

Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [63]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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H [88]

Contribution

Military Service [88]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [88] Stories Communities

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Plymouth, Devon [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Great Driffield Yorkshire. [1] Margate, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Pimlico, City of Westminster, London [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Sheffield [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Molton, Devon [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Turvey, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [41] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Gunner [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Nurse [2] Temporary Matron [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [6] Gordon Highlanders [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Tank Corps [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Guards [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Punjabis [1] Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [63] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [88]

Contribution

Military Service [88]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Edward Hilson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 373633 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6744 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Fredrick Smith Hilson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 203098 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Albert Ernest Hilson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125486

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John Clark Hilson

Died 1916

South African Services 2179 Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry Wounded at Delville Wood, D.C.M.

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Thomas Frederick Hilson

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3314330

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3314330 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Hilson

Died 1916

British Army 12240 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Hilson

Died 1916

British Army 14488 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Hilson

Died 1918

British Army S/20965 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Hilson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army S/4446 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George William Hilson

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9910 Private Coldstream Guards

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John William Hilson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98844

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Francis Liberato Hilson

Australian Imperial Force 2572

Australian Imperial Force 2972

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Thomas Robins Hilson

Australian Imperial Force 2088

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Thomas Hilson

Born 1880

Royal Navy 9818 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Philip Hilson

Born 1897

Royal Navy 14747 Royal Marine Artillery

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Matthew Hilson

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3137757

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Thomas Lewis Hilson

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 663507

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Henry Hilson

British Army 114773 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John William Hilson

Born 1902

Royal Navy J83481

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Albert Hilson

Born 1894

Royal Navy K20488

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