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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Poplar, London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Newport, Isle of Wight [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Cowes Isle of Wight [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Port MacQuarie New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Auckland NZ [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Bampton, Oxfordshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, London [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Bullarto Victoria [1]

Burton-On-Trent [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Charlbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Dural New South Wales [1]

East Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

East Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [507]

Gunner [66]

Driver [44]

Corporal [40]

Serjeant [38]

Sapper [30]

Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [11]

Pioneer [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Chaplain 4 Class [1]

Commandant General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Daffadar [1]

Deputy Administrator [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Engineers [60]

Labour Corps [50]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Horse Artillery [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [795]

Royal Navy [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1027]

Contribution

Military Service [1010]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Poplar, London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Newport, Isle of Wight [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Cowes Isle of Wight [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Laura South Australia [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Port MacQuarie New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Southwark, London [2] Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Auckland NZ [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Bampton, Oxfordshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, London [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brighton [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Bullarto Victoria [1] Burton-On-Trent [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Canning Town, London [1] Charlbury, Oxfordshire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Dural New South Wales [1] East Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] East Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [507] Gunner [66] Driver [44] Corporal [40] Serjeant [38] Sapper [30] Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [11] Pioneer [9] Able Seaman [7] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Canteen Worker [1] Chaplain 4 Class [1] Commandant General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Daffadar [1] Deputy Administrator [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [71] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Engineers [60] Labour Corps [50] London Regiment [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Fusiliers [25] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Essex Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Royal Horse Artillery [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [795] Royal Navy [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1027]

Contribution

Military Service [1010] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Australia [1] India [1]

Phillip S Hollis

British Army 1033 Gunner Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery

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John E B Hollis

British Army 101721 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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W J Hollis

British Army 11/760a Regimental Serjeant Major New Zealand Force Mounted Rifles

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F S Hollis

British Army Second Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant 3/9th Gurkha Rifles

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H Hollis

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Vivian Viola Hollis

Born 1891

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Karl Edward Hollis Duplicate

British Army Captain Hospital Unit

British Army Major Hospital Unit

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