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Melbourne Victoria [9]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Liskeard, Cornwall [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Daylesford Victoria [4]

Penzance, Cornwall [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Eaglehawk Victoria [3]

Katoomba New South Wales [3]

Launceston, Cornwall [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Roseworthy South Australia [3]

Alexandra Victoria [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Chewton Victoria [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Exmouth, Devon, England [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London England [2]

Murgheboluc Victoria [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [2]

Saint Columb, Cornwall [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Terowie South Australia [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Yandoit Victoria [2]

Appledore, Devon, England [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Camborne, Cornwall, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Charlton, Woolwich, South London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clyndon, Cornwall [1]

Cornwall [1]

Crawshawbooth, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [193]

Driver [22]

Gunner [22]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [19]

Sapper [18]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Bombardier [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Joiner [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Motor Mechanic [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Provisional Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [54]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Labour Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dragoons [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [319]

Royal Navy [98]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Canadian Navy [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [560]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Melbourne Victoria [9] Plymouth, Devon [8] Liskeard, Cornwall [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Ballarat Victoria [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Daylesford Victoria [4] Penzance, Cornwall [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Eaglehawk Victoria [3] Katoomba New South Wales [3] Launceston, Cornwall [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Roseworthy South Australia [3] Alexandra Victoria [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Chewton Victoria [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Exmouth, Devon, England [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Lambeth, London [2] London England [2] Murgheboluc Victoria [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Saint Austell, Cornwall [2] Saint Columb, Cornwall [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Terowie South Australia [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Yandoit Victoria [2] Appledore, Devon, England [1] Ararat Victoria [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Camborne, Cornwall, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Charlton, Woolwich, South London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clyndon, Cornwall [1] Cornwall [1] Crawshawbooth, Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [193] Driver [22] Gunner [22] Serjeant [22] Corporal [19] Sapper [18] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Lance Corporal [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Bombardier [3] Leading Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] CERA 2c [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Joiner [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Motor Mechanic [1] Petty Officer [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Provisional Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [54] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Devonshire Regiment [24] Labour Corps [22] Army Service Corps [21] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS VALIANT [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dragoons [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [319] Royal Navy [98] Australian Imperial Force [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Canadian Navy [1]

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H [581]

Contribution

Military Service [560] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Hocking

Died 1917

British Army 8255 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8255 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Hocking

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 512325 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 665 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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Thomas J Hocking

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37428 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 44531 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Hocking

Died 1918

British Army 240325 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William H Hocking

Died 1917

British Army 35235 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 55385 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Hocking

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 17825 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Clifton S. Hocking

Died 1914

British Army 8011 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Herbert Victor Hocking

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Hocking

Died 1918

British Army 22719 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Preston Hocking

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 214603 Leading Seaman HMS Monmouth

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Richard Sidney Hocking

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113111

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Edward Sanford Hocking

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248081

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Francis James Hocking

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army T.F. 1027 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Walter Almond Hocking

Born 1887

Died 1974

Royal Navy MB/948 Chief Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Edward Hocking

Australian Imperial Force 460

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Richard William Hocking

Australian Imperial Force 4103

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Edward Hocking

Australian Imperial Force 14561

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Arthur James Hocking

Australian Imperial Force 1348

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George Arthur Hocking

Australian Imperial Force 5029

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David Hocking

Australian Imperial Force 287

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