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Plymouth, Devon [6]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Dunster, Somerset [4]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Odiham, Hampshire [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Castle Cary, Somerset [2]

Harrow Victoria [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset [2]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Lydeard,Somerset [1]

Blaina South Wales [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol England [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Caunton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Chetwynd Victoria [1]

Combe Down, Somerset [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Curry Rivel, Somerset [1]

Dartmouth, Devon, England [1]

Derby England [1]

East Maitland New South Wales [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Gymbowen England [1]

Gymbower Victoria [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hennock, Devon [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Holwell, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Islington, London [1]

Langport, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [271]

Driver [39]

Gunner [27]

Sapper [27]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Major [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Chief Master at Arms Temporary [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting StaffSerjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Farrier StaffSerjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Overseer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sepoy [1]

StaffSerjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker I [1]

Stoker II [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [43]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

London Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Welsh Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lancers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS LION [2]

Service

British Army [439]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [592]

A [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [585]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [6] Exeter, Devon [5] Dunster, Somerset [4] Devonport, Devon [3] Odiham, Hampshire [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Castle Cary, Somerset [2] Harrow Victoria [2] Kilburn, London [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Saint Germans, Cornwall [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset [2] Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2] Ashburton, Devon [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Lydeard,Somerset [1] Blaina South Wales [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol England [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Caunton, Nottinghamshire [1] Chetwynd Victoria [1] Combe Down, Somerset [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Curry Rivel, Somerset [1] Dartmouth, Devon, England [1] Derby England [1] East Maitland New South Wales [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Gymbowen England [1] Gymbower Victoria [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hennock, Devon [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Holwell, Sherborne, Dorset [1] Islington, London [1] Langport, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [271] Driver [39] Gunner [27] Sapper [27] Serjeant [20] Corporal [17] Lieutenant [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Major [6] Able Seaman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Chief Master at Arms Temporary [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting StaffSerjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Saddler [1] Farrier StaffSerjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Overseer [1] Pioneer [1] Sepoy [1] StaffSerjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker I [1] Stoker II [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45] Royal Engineers [43] Royal Field Artillery [38] Devonshire Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Somerset Light Infantry [24] London Regiment [20] Labour Corps [19] Welsh Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lancers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS LION [2]

Service

British Army [439] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [592] A [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [585] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

John Hole

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402836

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George Hole

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282273

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Lewis Hole

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230168

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Edwin Hole

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army G/18652 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/18652 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Cyril S. Hole

Died 1917

British Army 325681 Private Royal Scots

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George Hole

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 94367 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Hole

Died 1916

British Army 6723 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Albert Ernest Hole

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21745 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Stephen Hole

Born 1863

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Overseer H.M. Dockyard - HM Submarine K13

Other Empire Force Overseer H.M. Dockyard

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Ernest Hole

Born 1891

Died 1956

British Army 34166 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 137670 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George William Hole

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190162

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William Thomas Hole

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214912

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William George Hole

Died 1915

British Army 13715 Private South Wales Borderers

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Horace J Hole

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army SE/20271 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick George Hole

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 1659 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Walter Groves Hole

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51832

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Leonard Walter Hole

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5467

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Alfred Childs Hole

Born 1885

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078248

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078248 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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William Hole

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244547

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James Hole

Died 1916

British Army 5239 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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