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Southampton, Hampshire, England [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

London England [7]

Alton, Hampshire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Callington, Cornwall [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Mundooran New South Wales [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Abingdon, Berkshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Gladstone South Australia [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Quorn South Australia [3]

Stonehouse, Devon [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Swingfield, Kent [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

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Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Bridport Dorset [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Cromhall, Gloucestershire [2]

Cuckfield, Sussex [2]

Devonport, Devon, England [2]

Rank

Private [1304]

Gunner [162]

Driver [127]

Sapper [110]

Corporal [107]

Serjeant [89]

Lance Corporal [50]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Lieutenant [39]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Captain [27]

Bombardier [25]

Acting Corporal [20]

Pioneer [20]

Major [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Able Seaman [8]

Rifleman [8]

Sister [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Nurse [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Colonel [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major General [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [193]

Royal Field Artillery [186]

Army Service Corps [162]

Labour Corps [139]

Royal Garrison Artillery [117]

London Regiment [116]

Hampshire Regiment [84]

Royal Fusiliers [67]

Devonshire Regiment [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

Machine Gun Corps [56]

Somerset Light Infantry [51]

Gloucestershire Regiment [50]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

Wiltshire Regiment [41]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

East Kent Regiment [37]

Royal Sussex Regiment [37]

Rifle Brigade [36]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [35]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Welsh Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Royal West Kent Regiment [29]

The Queen's Regiment [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

East Surrey Regiment [22]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Suffolk Regiment [21]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [18]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Grenadier Guards [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Corps of Hussars [13]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Hussars [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2139]

Royal Navy [321]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [169]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [136]

Australian Imperial Force [111]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [2973]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2895]

Merchant Navy [61]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

Canada [3]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] London England [7] Alton, Hampshire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Cardiff, Glamorgan [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Callington, Cornwall [4] Camberwell, London [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Dover, Kent [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Mundooran New South Wales [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Abingdon, Berkshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Frome, Somerset [3] Gladstone South Australia [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Quorn South Australia [3] Stonehouse, Devon [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Swingfield, Kent [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Bridport Dorset [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chelsea, London [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Cromhall, Gloucestershire [2] Cuckfield, Sussex [2] Devonport, Devon, England [2]

Rank

Private [1304] Gunner [162] Driver [127] Sapper [110] Corporal [107] Serjeant [89] Lance Corporal [50] Second Lieutenant [40] Lieutenant [39] Acting Serjeant [31] Captain [27] Bombardier [25] Acting Corporal [20] Pioneer [20] Major [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Staff Serjeant [11] Able Seaman [8] Rifleman [8] Sister [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Nurse [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Trooper [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Colonel [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major General [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [193] Royal Field Artillery [186] Army Service Corps [162] Labour Corps [139] Royal Garrison Artillery [117] London Regiment [116] Hampshire Regiment [84] Royal Fusiliers [67] Devonshire Regiment [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] Machine Gun Corps [56] Somerset Light Infantry [51] Gloucestershire Regiment [50] Middlesex Regiment [48] Wiltshire Regiment [41] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] East Kent Regiment [37] Royal Sussex Regiment [37] Rifle Brigade [36] Royal Berkshire Regiment [35] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Welsh Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Royal West Kent Regiment [29] The Queen's Regiment [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] East Surrey Regiment [22] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Suffolk Regiment [21] Royal Defence Corps [19] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [18] Royal Naval Division [16] Grenadier Guards [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Corps of Hussars [13] Durham Light Infantry [13] Hussars [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2139] Royal Navy [321] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [169] Canadian Expeditionary Force [136] Australian Imperial Force [111] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [2973] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2895] Merchant Navy [61] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [78] Canada [3] Egypt [1] France [1]

James Hobbs

Born 1890

Died 1958

British Army 166063 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Dorsetshire Coast Brigade

British Army 132 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 166063 Signaller and telephonist Royal Garrison Artillery No. 87 Seige Battery

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Owen Jardine Hobbs

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/1494 Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Percival George Hobbs

Born 1897

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28749 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28749 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28749 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Albert Edward Hobbs

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 46008 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army G/18743 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army G/18743 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Henry Sambourne Hobbs

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army R/4262 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th (Service) Battalion

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Andrew Hobbs

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 14259 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 9 Battalion

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Harry E Hobbs

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army S/8489 Private Rifle Brigade

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Samuel Russell Hobbs

Born 1880

Died 1924

British Army 23049 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 351086 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert Hobbs

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 14302 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers 9 Service Battalion

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Ernest James Vicker Hobbs

Born 1889

Died 1951

British Army 91763 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 577100 Private Labour Corps

British Army GS/107376 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Berry Hobbs

Born 1882

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48817

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Herbert George Hobbs

Born 1897

Died 1947

British Army 14273 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Hobbs

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army G/2268 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 7th Bn

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Reginald James Hobbs

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1320 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1320 Driver Royal Field Artillery 5th Reserve Brigade

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Henry Hobbs

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 11175 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 11175 Private 5th

British Army 11175 Private 2nd

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William Arthur Graham Hobbs

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 4616 Private South Staffordshre Regiment

British Army 205509 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Reginald Hobbs

Born 1900

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7396 Air Mechanic Second Class

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Leslie Edward John Hobbs

Born 1898

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3798

Australian Imperial Force 3798 Driver Australian Field Artillery 3rd Brigade

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Charles Hobbs

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1664

Australian Imperial Force 1664 Private 54th Btn

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William George Hobbs

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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