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Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sowerby [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bessey House, Wadsworth [1]

Chorley England [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Gilgandra New South Wales [1]

Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Haslingden [1]

Liverpool, Essex [1]

Malpas, Cheshire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Monk Bretton,Barnsley,Yorkshire. [1]

Mordialloc Victoria [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Newchurch, Lancashire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oswaldthwaite [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Royston, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sowerby Yorkshire [1]

Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Stacksteads, Bacup [1]

Stacksteads, Lancs [1]

Stoke on Trent England [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Waterfoot [1]

Waterfoot, Lancashire [1]

Waterfoot, Lancs [1]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Winsford, Cheshire [1]

Wyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [230]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [19]

Driver [17]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

S PO [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [329]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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H [400]

Contribution

Military Service [393]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sowerby [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bessey House, Wadsworth [1] Chorley England [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Gilgandra New South Wales [1] Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire [1] Haslingden [1] Liverpool, Essex [1] Malpas, Cheshire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Monk Bretton,Barnsley,Yorkshire. [1] Mordialloc Victoria [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Newchurch, Lancashire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Nottingham England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oswaldthwaite [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Royston, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sowerby Yorkshire [1] Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Stacksteads, Bacup [1] Stacksteads, Lancs [1] Stoke on Trent England [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Waterfoot [1] Waterfoot, Lancashire [1] Waterfoot, Lancs [1] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1] Westminster, London [1] Winsford, Cheshire [1] Wyke, Bradford, West Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [230] Gunner [33] Corporal [19] Driver [17] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] S PO [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36] Cheshire Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Scots [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [329] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [400]

Contribution

Military Service [393] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

John Richard Hitchen

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 32489 Private Border Regiment

British Army 83781 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 35th Company

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Hubert Hitchen

Born 1889

Died 1928

Royal Navy SS109501 S PO Various HM Ships and Establishments

Royal Navy SS109501 Stoker 1st Class HMS Marlborough

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Robert Hitchen

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 20968 Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Austin Arthur Hitchen

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 200214 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 200214 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Abraham Thomas Hitchen

Died 1918

British Army 51563 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 32457 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 15018 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frank Hitchen

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy 20234 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS LAURENTIC Chatham Division

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Robert Hitchen

Born 1887

British Army 13/485 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army SE/34285 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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James Selwyn Hitchen

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 77495 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Hitchen

Died 1914

British Army 2154 Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Harry Hitchen

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 22701 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas Hitchen

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31410

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Clares Milton Hitchen

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 40907 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank Hitchen

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192675

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Herbert Hitchen

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286409

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Thomas Henry Hitchen

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 48018 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 29043 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred Hitchen

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1351 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edward Hitchen

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2655 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2655 Rifleman South Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Wilson Hitchen

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 186221 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Hitchen

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26493

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Samuel Hitchen

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy PLY/613/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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