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Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Bairnsdale Victoria [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Young New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Caterham, Surrey [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Derby [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glossop, Derbyshire [2]

Hampshire England [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Lancashire England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Perth [2]

Princetown Victoria [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Upperthong, West Yorkshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Barley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Belfast [1]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Beverley,East Yorkshire [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Manchester [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Bushmills, Antrim [1]

Caboolture Queensland [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [867]

Gunner [83]

Corporal [82]

Driver [59]

Serjeant [49]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Sapper [38]

Lieutenant [37]

Captain [30]

Lance Corporal [30]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Bombardier [12]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Corpora/Lance Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111]

Army Service Corps [105]

Royal Engineers [101]

Labour Corps [95]

York and Lancaster Regiment [64]

West Yorkshire Regiment [62]

Manchester Regiment [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

East Yorkshire Regiment [43]

West Riding Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

Cheshire Regiment [33]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [33]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

London Regiment [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1336]

Royal Navy [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [1709]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1686]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Bairnsdale Victoria [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Young New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Caterham, Surrey [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Derby [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glossop, Derbyshire [2] Hampshire England [2] Holborn, London [2] Lancashire England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Perth [2] Princetown Victoria [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Upperthong, West Yorkshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Barley, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Belfast [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Beverley,East Yorkshire [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bradford, Manchester [1] Brixton, London [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Bushmills, Antrim [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [867] Gunner [83] Corporal [82] Driver [59] Serjeant [49] Second Lieutenant [46] Sapper [38] Lieutenant [37] Captain [30] Lance Corporal [30] Acting Serjeant [16] Bombardier [12] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [10] Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Major [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Corpora/Lance Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bandsman [1] Boy Artificer [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111] Army Service Corps [105] Royal Engineers [101] Labour Corps [95] York and Lancaster Regiment [64] West Yorkshire Regiment [62] Manchester Regiment [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] East Yorkshire Regiment [43] West Riding Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] Durham Light Infantry [35] Cheshire Regiment [33] Yorkshire Light Infantry [33] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Royal Naval Division [23] Liverpool Regiment [22] London Regiment [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Royal Defence Corps [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1336] Royal Navy [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Australian Imperial Force [59] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [1709] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1686] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

R C Hobson

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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F G Hobson

British Army Temporary Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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J W S Hobson

British Army Major 16th Rajputs

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E Hobson

British Army Captain 26th/30th Cavalry

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John L Hobson

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A. S. Hobson

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Frederick Hobson

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David Stanley

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS115421

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Alice F White

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Rosamond C Hobson (mrs Ellis)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Alice F Hobson (now White)

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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