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Sydney New South Wales [24]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [20]

London, Middlesex, England [13]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Adelaide South Australia [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Nottingham [7]

London England [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [5]

Stockport, Cheshire [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Dublin [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Boston, Lincolnshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Wareham, Dorset [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Athy, Co. Kildare [2]

Auckland NZ [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brixham, Devon, England [2]

Bunyip Victoria [2]

Coonamble New South Wales [2]

Crewe England [2]

Derby [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [2581]

Gunner [274]

Driver [219]

Corporal [202]

Serjeant [167]

Sapper [144]

Lance Corporal [95]

Second Lieutenant [95]

Lieutenant [72]

Captain [65]

Pioneer [34]

Bombardier [33]

Acting Serjeant [32]

Acting Corporal [31]

Major [24]

Company Serjeant Major [17]

Rifleman [16]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Worker [13]

Able Seaman [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Temporary Captain [9]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

StaffSerjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Commander [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sergeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Coal Mine Worker [4]

Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Deck Hand [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [350]

Labour Corps [302]

Royal Engineers [279]

Army Service Corps [255]

Royal Garrison Artillery [158]

London Regiment [139]

Manchester Regiment [111]

Cheshire Regiment [110]

Machine Gun Corps [109]

Royal Army Medical Corps [104]

Lancashire Fusiliers [86]

Royal Fusiliers [84]

Liverpool Regiment [81]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [76]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [64]

Leicestershire Regiment [61]

South Lancashire Regiment [61]

North Staffordshire Regiment [54]

Northumberland Fusiliers [54]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52]

Middlesex Regiment [49]

Rifle Brigade [48]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [46]

Welsh Regiment [46]

Worcestershire Regiment [44]

York and Lancaster Regiment [44]

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Essex Regiment [43]

Royal Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42]

West Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Army Ordnance Corps [40]

Gloucestershire Regiment [40]

Hampshire Regiment [40]

Lincolnshire Regiment [40]

East Lancashire Regiment [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [37]

The Queen's Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [36]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [36]

East Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Royal West Kent Regiment [34]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [33]

Royal Defence Corps [32]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

Northamptonshire Regiment [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [29]

West Riding Regiment [29]

Border Regiment [28]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Service

British Army [3952]

Royal Navy [373]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [282]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [272]

Australian Imperial Force [224]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [5249]

D [2]

S [2]

F [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5137]

Merchant Navy [87]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [100]

Germany [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [24] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [20] London, Middlesex, England [13] Melbourne Victoria [11] Adelaide South Australia [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Nottingham [7] London England [6] London, Middlesex [6] Lowestoft, Suffolk [5] Stockport, Cheshire [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Dublin [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Boston, Lincolnshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Stepney, London [3] Wareham, Dorset [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Acton, Middlesex [2] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Athy, Co. Kildare [2] Auckland NZ [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Battersea, London [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brixham, Devon, England [2] Bunyip Victoria [2] Coonamble New South Wales [2] Crewe England [2] Derby [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Egham, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [2581] Gunner [274] Driver [219] Corporal [202] Serjeant [167] Sapper [144] Lance Corporal [95] Second Lieutenant [95] Lieutenant [72] Captain [65] Pioneer [34] Bombardier [33] Acting Serjeant [32] Acting Corporal [31] Major [24] Company Serjeant Major [17] Rifleman [16] Lance Serjeant [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Worker [13] Able Seaman [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Temporary Captain [9] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Staff Serjeant [8] StaffSerjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Commander [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sergeant [5] Trooper [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Brigadier General [4] Coal Mine Worker [4] Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Major [4] Deck Hand [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [350] Labour Corps [302] Royal Engineers [279] Army Service Corps [255] Royal Garrison Artillery [158] London Regiment [139] Manchester Regiment [111] Cheshire Regiment [110] Machine Gun Corps [109] Royal Army Medical Corps [104] Lancashire Fusiliers [86] Royal Fusiliers [84] Liverpool Regiment [81] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [76] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [64] Leicestershire Regiment [61] South Lancashire Regiment [61] North Staffordshire Regiment [54] Northumberland Fusiliers [54] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52] Middlesex Regiment [49] Rifle Brigade [48] King's Royal Rifle Corps [46] Welsh Regiment [46] Worcestershire Regiment [44] York and Lancaster Regiment [44] Durham Light Infantry [43] Essex Regiment [43] Royal Army Service Corps [42] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42] West Yorkshire Regiment [42] Army Ordnance Corps [40] Gloucestershire Regiment [40] Hampshire Regiment [40] Lincolnshire Regiment [40] East Lancashire Regiment [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [37] The Queen's Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [36] Royal Lancaster Regiment [36] East Yorkshire Regiment [35] Royal West Kent Regiment [34] Yorkshire Light Infantry [33] Royal Defence Corps [32] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] Northamptonshire Regiment [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [29] West Riding Regiment [29] Border Regiment [28] Royal Naval Division [28]

Service

British Army [3952] Royal Navy [373] Canadian Expeditionary Force [282] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [272] Australian Imperial Force [224] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [3] Canadian Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [5249] D [2] S [2] F [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5137] Merchant Navy [87] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [100] Germany [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Egypt [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Harry William Holland

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1929 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 240441 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 1st/5th Btn

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John Holland

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 29626 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Clive Edward Holland

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 569

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Arthur George Holland

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75324

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James William Holland

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44835

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Benjamin Holland

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407272

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Charles William Holland

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271983 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HM Submarine E18

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William Fishley Holland

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90700

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Herbert H Holland

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 26237 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Holland

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35294

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Ernest David Holland

Born 1889

British Army 294 Private 4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 200024 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Thomas Holland

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 39331 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Stanley Lake Holland

Born 1886

Died 1920

Royal Navy 16035 Musician Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division (Forton)

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Robert Charles Holland

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7250

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Walter Holland

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293324

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Frank Holland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318849

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Alfred William Holland

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139744

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Frank Bamford Holland

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197371

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Robert Holland

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33479

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Thomas Freeman Holland

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164239

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