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Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [2]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [2]

Thurlaston, Warwickshire [2]

Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Bicester Oxfordshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blyth Ontario [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Broughton Green, Worcestershire [1]

Charlton, Northamptonshire [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hanbury, Worcestershire [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire [1]

Middleton Cheney, Northants [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Pencombe, Herefords [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Saint Michaels, Northampton [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shrewsbury [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Walton on Thames, Surrey [1]

Warwick [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [122]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Orderly Room Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant/ Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Life Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Advance Staff [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS AMBUSCADE [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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H [247]

Contribution

Military Service [247]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

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People [247] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Daventry, Northamptonshire [2] Handsworth, Staffordshire [2] Thurlaston, Warwickshire [2] Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Bicester Oxfordshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Blyth Ontario [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Broughton Green, Worcestershire [1] Charlton, Northamptonshire [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Hackney, London [1] Hanbury, Worcestershire [1] Highgate, London [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire [1] Middleton Cheney, Northants [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Pencombe, Herefords [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Saint Michaels, Northampton [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shrewsbury [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Walton on Thames, Surrey [1] Warwick [1] Warwickshire [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [122] Gunner [14] Serjeant [14] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [10] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Orderly Room Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Orderly Room Serjeant/ Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [13] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Labour Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Life Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Advance Staff [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS AMBUSCADE [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [195] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [247]

Contribution

Military Service [247]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [1]

Herbert Thomas Hirons

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10755

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William Hirons

Died 1915

British Army 8947 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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George Hirons

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50866 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 50866 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Thomas Hirons

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 16763 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Hirons

Born 1894

Died 1924

British Army 198456 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Hirons

Died 1918

British Army 38037 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion.

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Joseph Henry Hirons

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 22640 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Henry Joseph Hirons

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30817

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George A Hirons

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 20198 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Louis Hirons

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49589

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Levi Thomas Hirons

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7345

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William J Hirons

Died 1916

British Army 21620 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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Arthur Hirons

Died 1918

British Army 3937 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 32702 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

British Army 32702 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/4th Battalion

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Alfred E Hirons

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 24670 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Frederick Hirons

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654241

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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Thomas James Hirons

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247124

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Samuel D. Hirons

Died 1917

British Army 302052 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 285298 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Charles A Hirons

Died 1918

British Army 28390 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William John Hirons

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 8669/762677 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Rowland Hirons

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49849

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