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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Ashfield New South Wales [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire [3]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Richmond, Yorkshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Anglesey [1]

Ardallie, Aberdeenshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Belgrave, London [1]

Bingley England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Carnforth England [1]

Castle Eden, Durham [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Crieff, Perthshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Gateshead, Dunham [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Great Crosby England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hartlepool [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancaster Lanes England [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Reeth England [1]

Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [250]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [21]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Piper [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Lance Corporal [1]

Senior Commander Engineer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stewardess [1]

Temporary Captain And Adjutant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Waggoner [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [33]

West Riding Regiment [31]

Army Service Corps [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Jamaica War Contingent [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [365]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [492]

Contribution

Military Service [478]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Ashfield New South Wales [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Inverurie, Aberdeenshire [3] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Richmond, Yorkshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Anglesey [1] Ardallie, Aberdeenshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Belgrave, London [1] Bingley England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Carnforth England [1] Castle Eden, Durham [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Crieff, Perthshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Gateshead, Dunham [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Great Crosby England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hartlepool [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Lancashire [1] Lancaster Lanes England [1] Lincoln [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] Newcastle England [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Reeth England [1] Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [250] Gunner [31] Corporal [21] Driver [16] Serjeant [11] Sapper [10] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Piper [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Lance Corporal [1] Senior Commander Engineer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stewardess [1] Temporary Captain And Adjutant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Waggoner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [33] West Riding Regiment [31] Army Service Corps [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Engineers [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Jamaica War Contingent [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [365] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [492]

Contribution

Military Service [478] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Robert Henry Hird

Born 1888

Other Empire Force 67 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 2258 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Hird

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2237 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Thomas Hird

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2419 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Thomas Hird

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107770

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Wilmoth Hird

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 5591 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 7366 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Hird

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280202

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William Oswald Hird

Died 1916

British Army 22401 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Thomas Hird

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115228

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Robert Dyson Hird

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72902

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Robert Hird

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288239

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James Henry Hird

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293914

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John Frederick Hird

Born 1890

Died 1975

British Army 562605 Private London Regiment 2/14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 562605 Private Acting Serjeant Labour Corps

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Henry Hird

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army C 195 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Reginald Gyles Hird

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30749

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Clarence Evelyn Hird

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223562

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George Hird

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army G/5815 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5815 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Hird

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 10094 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10094 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Herbert Hird

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 8109 Private Loyal North Lancashire Reg.

British Army 243519 Private North Lancashire Regiment 5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Charles Hird

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31250

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Agnes Hird

Born 1875

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Ava" (Glasgow)

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