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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]

Jeremiah Holland

Died 1916

British Army 11165 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 11165 Lance Corporal Duke Of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment

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William Holland

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 9728 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Holland

Died 1916

British Army 7473 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Victor Holland

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5485 Acting Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 5485 Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Holland

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 29541 Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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Richard Wallace Holland

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 247382 Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Charles Samuel Holland

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402385

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Ernest Holland

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313725

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Ewing Vincent Holland

Australian Imperial Force 2713 Bombardier Field Artillery Brigade

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Cecil Claude Holland

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169033

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Alfred Holland

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39194

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Alfred Holland

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100825

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Henry Charles Holland

Born 1891

British Army 3/10523 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10523 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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David Holland

Born 1875

British Army 14565 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Holland

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 5000 Colour Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 5000 Company Sergeant Major Manchester Regiment 3rd manchest Battalion

British Army 5000 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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Rupert Holland

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4051

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Garnett Arthur Holland

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45806

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Edmund Vincint Holland

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152209

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Joseph Holland

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129737

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George Henry Holland

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266597

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