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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Morley, Yorkshire [3]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3]

Walmer, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Carisbrook Victoria [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Condobolin New South Wales [2]

Driffield, Yorkshire [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Ingatestone, Essex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Ash England [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aspatria, Cumberland [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battleford, Saskatchewan [1]

Beenleigh Queensland [1]

Bellingan New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Beverley England [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk, England [1]

Bradford England [1]

Buckland, Kent [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Cherryville South Australia [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chesterton [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [504]

Gunner [62]

Serjeant [46]

Driver [40]

Corporal [38]

Sapper [26]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Waggoner [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trumpeter [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman Class 2 (Rigger Aero) [1]

Batallion Lietenant Colonel [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Boy Signaller [1]

Cadet [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bearer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (Unpaid) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Member [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Labour Corps [55]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Border Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

London Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hussars [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Service

British Army [757]

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [1023]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1005]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Morley, Yorkshire [3] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3] Walmer, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Carisbrook Victoria [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Condobolin New South Wales [2] Driffield, Yorkshire [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Ingatestone, Essex [2] Islington, London [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aldershot England [1] Ash England [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aspatria, Cumberland [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Battleford, Saskatchewan [1] Beenleigh Queensland [1] Bellingan New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Beverley England [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Blackburn [1] Blakeney, Norfolk [1] Blakeney, Norfolk, England [1] Bradford England [1] Buckland, Kent [1] Carlisle England [1] Cherryville South Australia [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chesterton [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [504] Gunner [62] Serjeant [46] Driver [40] Corporal [38] Sapper [26] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Waggoner [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trumpeter [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman Class 2 (Rigger Aero) [1] Batallion Lietenant Colonel [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Boy Signaller [1] Cadet [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bearer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (Unpaid) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Member [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72] Labour Corps [55] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Engineers [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Border Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] West Yorkshire Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] Royal Fusiliers [26] London Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Grenadier Guards [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Essex Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hussars [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5]

Service

British Army [757] Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Australian Imperial Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [1023] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1005] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Australia [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1]

James Bertie Holliday

Born 1884

Died 1961

British Army 5861 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 22172 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 22172 Sergeant Essex Regiment

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Ernest Charles Holliday

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248194

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Robert Holliday

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96041

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Robert Holliday

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160042

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Bertram Holliday

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28454

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Nathaniel Holliday

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252857

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Edwin G Holliday

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 45240 Private South Wales Borderers

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Albert Holliday

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 913 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Norman John Holliday

Died 1918

British Army 61674 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 61674 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Clement Holliday

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 300048 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 300048 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James P Holliday

Died 1918

British Army 17313 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Holliday

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 174045 Gunner Royal Field Artillery b/110th Battalion

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H G Holliday

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83794

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William Henry Holliday

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231858

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Thomas Holliday

Died 1917

British Army 266705 Private Army Cyclist Corps. 2/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion

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Harry Holliday

Born 1895

Died 1916

South African Services 8205 Private 2nd South African Infantry

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Arthur Horace Holliday

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188993

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Herbert Augustus Holliday

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 310621

Canadian Expeditionary Force 310621 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Walter Holliday

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247741

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Alfred Majuba Holliday

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162241

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