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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Teignmouth, Devon [5]

London England [4]

Deptford, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Gosford New South Wales [2]

Junee New South Wales [2]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Midland Junction Western Australia [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Stoke, Devon [2]

Upper Norwood, London [2]

Wallsend New South Wales [2]

Ballyfeard, Cork [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bathurst Brewongle New South Wales [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Blackhurst, London [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bristol [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Burgess Siding Western Australia [1]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Charmouth Dorset [1]

Charmouth, Dorset [1]

Chatham [1]

Chesham, Worcestershire [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Cowden, Kent [1]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [311]

Serjeant [39]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [29]

Driver [24]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [9]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Brevet Colonel Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Corporal /Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Unit

London Regiment [43]

Royal Engineers [43]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Army Service Corps [37]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [532]

Royal Navy [87]

Australian Imperial Force [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [757]

B [8]

Contribution

Military Service [751]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Teignmouth, Devon [5] London England [4] Deptford, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Gosford New South Wales [2] Junee New South Wales [2] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [2] Leyton, Essex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Midland Junction Western Australia [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Southwark, London [2] Stoke, Devon [2] Upper Norwood, London [2] Wallsend New South Wales [2] Ballyfeard, Cork [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bathurst Brewongle New South Wales [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Blackhurst, London [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bristol [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Burgess Siding Western Australia [1] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Charmouth Dorset [1] Charmouth, Dorset [1] Chatham [1] Chesham, Worcestershire [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Cowden, Kent [1] Crowle, Lincolnshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [311] Serjeant [39] Gunner [38] Corporal [29] Driver [24] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [9] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Brevet Colonel Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Corporal /Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Chief Armourer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1]

Unit

London Regiment [43] Royal Engineers [43] Royal Field Artillery [42] Army Service Corps [37] Labour Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Machine Gun Corps [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Essex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] East Kent Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [532] Royal Navy [87] Australian Imperial Force [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [757] B [8]

Contribution

Military Service [751] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Francis Thomas Hitchcock

Born 1874

Died 1946

British Army 590630 Private Labour Corps

British Army 590630 Private Labour Corps

British Army 27342 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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George Alfred Hitchcock

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15420 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn.

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Edwin W E Hitchcock

Born 1886

Died 1974

British Army 3362 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 860305 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert William Hitchcock

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Tank Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)

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Sydney Herbert Hitchcock

Born 1878

British Army 18730 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 18730 Battery Sergeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold John Hitchcock

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 653 .S.D. Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler Robert Smith

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William Hitchcock

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1445 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 96187 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 96187 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Herbert Arthur Hitchcock

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army G/72920 Private London Regiment 1/22 Battalion

British Army

British Army 202843 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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James Hitchcock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401918

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Wilfred H O Hitchcock

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30603

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William Thomas Hitchcock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180755

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Alfred William Hitchcock

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 372961 Signaller County of London Regiment

British Army 372961 Signaller London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Hitchcock

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125002

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Alfred George Hitchcock

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266603

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Charles Edward Hitchcock

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85425

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John William Hitchcock

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196835

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Henry Hitchcock

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46698

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Ernest Pady Hitchcock

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37051

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Frank Hitchcock

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277686

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Percy James Hitchcock

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129741

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