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London England [8]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Donald Victoria [4]

Mt Egerton Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Alton, Hampshire [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset [3]

Alberton South Australia [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Birmingham [2]

Blackwater, Hampshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bromley, Middlesex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Dorset [2]

Dunedin NZ [2]

East Dulwich, London [2]

Egerton Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Langport, Somerset [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

Rush, Dublin [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Woolwich England [2]

Apsley Victoria [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Axminster England [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beenham, Berkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [750]

Gunner [88]

Corporal [65]

Serjeant [60]

Driver [55]

Sapper [53]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lieutenant [38]

Captain [36]

Lance Corporal [36]

Pioneer [13]

Major [11]

Temporary Captain [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Rifleman [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Brigade Major [2]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Engineer Rear Admiral [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Orderly [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

3rd Class Inspector Of Mechanical Transport and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [112]

Royal Engineers [105]

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Labour Corps [74]

London Regiment [65]

Hampshire Regiment [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

East Kent Regiment [24]

Welsh Regiment [23]

Rifle Brigade [21]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Connaught Rangers [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Hussars [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Royal Artillery [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1245]

Royal Navy [156]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [110]

Australian Imperial Force [101]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1748]

Contribution

Military Service [1705]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Australia [1]

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London England [8] London, Middlesex, England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Donald Victoria [4] Mt Egerton Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Alton, Hampshire [3] Battersea, London [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Fulham, London [3] Sturminster Marshall, Dorset [3] Alberton South Australia [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Barcaldine Queensland [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Birmingham [2] Blackwater, Hampshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bromley, Middlesex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Dorset [2] Dunedin NZ [2] East Dulwich, London [2] Egerton Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Holloway, London [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Langport, Somerset [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] Rush, Dublin [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Woolwich England [2] Apsley Victoria [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Axminster England [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barry, Glamorganshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beenham, Berkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [750] Gunner [88] Corporal [65] Serjeant [60] Driver [55] Sapper [53] Second Lieutenant [39] Lieutenant [38] Captain [36] Lance Corporal [36] Pioneer [13] Major [11] Temporary Captain [9] Able Seaman [8] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Rifleman [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Trooper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Brigadier General [3] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Major [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Brigade Major [2] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Engineer Rear Admiral [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Orderly [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 3rd Class Inspector Of Mechanical Transport and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [112] Royal Engineers [105] Royal Field Artillery [95] Labour Corps [74] London Regiment [65] Hampshire Regiment [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] Royal Fusiliers [36] Machine Gun Corps [31] Middlesex Regiment [26] Devonshire Regiment [24] East Kent Regiment [24] Welsh Regiment [23] Rifle Brigade [21] The Queen's Regiment [21] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [16] Connaught Rangers [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Grenadier Guards [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] Coldstream Guards [9] Hussars [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Royal Artillery [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1245] Royal Navy [156] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [110] Australian Imperial Force [101] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1748]

Contribution

Military Service [1705] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Australia [1]

Victor James Hoare

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army 10579 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Walter Harry Hoare

Born 1873

Died 1932

British Army 43245 Royal Engineers Road & Quarries Troops

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James Alfred Hoare

Born 1886

Died 1967

British Army 225137 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 44888 Shoeing Smith Royal Artillery

British Army Driver Royal Artillery

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Samuel John Gurney Hoare

Born 1880

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Temporary Captain Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Corps

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William Hoare

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army G/4612 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sidney Tom Hoare

Born 1876

Died 1962

British Army T/407787 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Edward Hoare

Born 1871

Died 1938

British Army TS/9481 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 163816 Private Machine Gun Corps 23rd Squadron

British Army 34361 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Oswald Joseph Hoare

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 151734 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Victor Oswald Hoare

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 241686 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Charles Hervey Hoare

Born 1875

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Imperial Yeomanry

British Army Captain Glamorganshire Imperial Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant West Kent (Queen's Own) Yeomanry

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Charles Hoare

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3045 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 331260 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 331260 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Jesse Hoare

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4/2894 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200816 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battallion

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Richard Lennard Hoare

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Nicholas Hoare

Born 1879

Died 1929

British Army 68475 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 68475 driver Royal Field Artillery 82nd bde

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Walter John Gerald Hoare

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Fusiliers(City of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Frank William Hoare

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12614 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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Vernon Frank Hoare

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 10427 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Harold Ernest Hoare

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2433 Private Cheshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 26867 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Henry Colt Arthur Hoare

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorset Yeomanry

British Army Acting Captain Dorset Yeomanry

British Army Captain Dorset Yeomanry

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Henry Hoare

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5647

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