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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Cornwall England [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Box, Wiltshire [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Camberwell [2]

Cambridge [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Launceston Tas Tasmania [2]

Liss, Hampshire [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Tenterfield New South Wales [2]

Tollesbury, Essex [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Bakewell, Derbyshire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Bow, East London [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bucklebury, Berkshire [1]

Builth Wells, Radnorshire [1]

COBHAM.SURREY [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Corsham, Wiltshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Duiton Vale New South Wales [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Enfield, London, Middlesex [1]

Falmouth [1]

Rank

Private [542]

Gunner [61]

Driver [44]

Sapper [31]

Serjeant [30]

Corporal [24]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Engineer Clerk Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Temporary Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Corporal/Paid Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [72]

Labour Corps [65]

Royal Engineers [63]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

British West Indies Regiment [31]

London Regiment [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [783]

Royal Navy [82]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [1035]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

New Zealand [2]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Cornwall England [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham England [2] Box, Wiltshire [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Burra South Australia [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Camberwell [2] Cambridge [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, London [2] Launceston Tas Tasmania [2] Liss, Hampshire [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Southwark, London [2] Tenterfield New South Wales [2] Tollesbury, Essex [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Bakewell, Derbyshire [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Bow, East London [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bucklebury, Berkshire [1] Builth Wells, Radnorshire [1] COBHAM.SURREY [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Colac Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Corsham, Wiltshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Duiton Vale New South Wales [1] Enfield, London [1] Enfield, London, Middlesex [1] Falmouth [1]

Rank

Private [542] Gunner [61] Driver [44] Sapper [31] Serjeant [30] Corporal [24] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Engineer Clerk Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Temporary Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Corporal/Paid Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Cook [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [72] Labour Corps [65] Royal Engineers [63] Royal Field Artillery [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] British West Indies Regiment [31] London Regiment [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [24] The Queen's Regiment [20] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Middlesex Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] South Wales Borderers [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal West Surrey Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [783] Royal Navy [82] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1053]

Contribution

Military Service [1035] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21] New Zealand [2] Trinidad and Tobago [2] United States [1]

Walter Holder

Died 1917

British Army 37364 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry Richard Holder

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 7695 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Levi Holder

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1271 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230824 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Albert G Holder

Died 1916

British Army G/9620 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/24523 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/24523 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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William Holder

Died 1917

British Army 22827 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 22827 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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John Robert Holder

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 268160 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Holder

Died 1916

British Army 15651 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William John Holder

Born 1896

Died 1961

British Army T252 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520113 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Holder

British Army 17780 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Percy Harold Holder

Born 1884

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captian

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain RAF Chingford

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Frank Douglas Holder

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Bernard Claude Holder

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 18092 Private Grenadier Guards

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Sydney Ernest Holder

Australian Imperial Force

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Ernest Holder

Australian Imperial Force 2162

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Charles Holder

Australian Imperial Force 5692

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William John [holder Jack] Holder

Australian Imperial Force 1942

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Edward Alfred Frederick Holder

Australian Imperial Force 1716

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Charles Percy Holder

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405056

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405056 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Holder

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 772942

Canadian Expeditionary Force 772942 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Thomas Holder

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139108

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139108 Private Canadian Infantry

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