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Sydney New South Wales [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

London England [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Andover, Hampshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Tipton, Staffordshire [4]

Barnawartha Victoria [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Devizes, Wiltshire [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Heathcote Victoria [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Romsey, Hampshire [3]

Avenel Victoria [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Battersea, London [2]

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Derbyshire [2]

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East Ham, Essex [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Hill End New South Wales [2]

Logan Village Queensland [2]

London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mt Gambier South Australia [2]

Ringwood, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Private [1076]

Gunner [151]

Corporal [108]

Serjeant [104]

Driver [88]

Sapper [65]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lance Corporal [39]

Lieutenant [29]

Acting Corporal [24]

Bombardier [19]

Captain [16]

Pioneer [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Able Seaman [8]

Trooper [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Rifleman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Signaller [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [141]

Army Service Corps [139]

Royal Engineers [137]

Labour Corps [132]

Royal Garrison Artillery [91]

London Regiment [89]

Middlesex Regiment [53]

Hampshire Regiment [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [41]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Worcestershire Regiment [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

Rifle Brigade [36]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

Gloucestershire Regiment [27]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Wiltshire Regiment [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Dorsetshire Regiment [21]

Welsh Regiment [21]

East Kent Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Royal Horse Artillery [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15]

Corps of Hussars [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Tank Corps [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Honourable Artillery Company [11]

Service

British Army [1698]

Royal Navy [229]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [158]

Australian Imperial Force [115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [86]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Last name first letter

H [2338]

V [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2306]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] London England [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Reading, Berkshire [7] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Andover, Hampshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Tipton, Staffordshire [4] Barnawartha Victoria [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Deptford, London [3] Devizes, Wiltshire [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Heathcote Victoria [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Marylebone, London [3] Romsey, Hampshire [3] Avenel Victoria [2] Barking, Essex [2] Battersea, London [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Beaminster, Dorset [2] Bideford England [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Clapham, Surrey [2] Derbyshire [2] Dorset [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Egham, Surrey [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Hill End New South Wales [2] Logan Village Queensland [2] London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mt Gambier South Australia [2] Ringwood, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Private [1076] Gunner [151] Corporal [108] Serjeant [104] Driver [88] Sapper [65] Second Lieutenant [44] Lance Corporal [39] Lieutenant [29] Acting Corporal [24] Bombardier [19] Captain [16] Pioneer [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Able Seaman [8] Trooper [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Rifleman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Signaller [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [141] Army Service Corps [139] Royal Engineers [137] Labour Corps [132] Royal Garrison Artillery [91] London Regiment [89] Middlesex Regiment [53] Hampshire Regiment [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Berkshire Regiment [41] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal Fusiliers [38] Worcestershire Regiment [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] Rifle Brigade [36] Royal Army Service Corps [29] Gloucestershire Regiment [27] The Queen's Regiment [26] Wiltshire Regiment [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Dorsetshire Regiment [21] Welsh Regiment [21] East Kent Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Royal Horse Artillery [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Suffolk Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15] Corps of Hussars [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Tank Corps [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Cheshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Honourable Artillery Company [11]

Service

British Army [1698] Royal Navy [229] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [158] Australian Imperial Force [115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [86] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Last name first letter

H [2338] V [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2306] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [48] France [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Stanley Augustus Holloway

Born 1890

Died 1982

British Army Private Rifle Bridgae

British Army Probationary Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

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Ivor Max Holloway

Born 1897

Died 1986

British Army 107519 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 311544 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Holloway

Born 1867

Died 1942

British Army M2/079088 Private Army Service Corps

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William George Holloway

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/9960 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9960 Private Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion

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George Wilmot Lee Holloway

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 1982 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Ivy Holloway

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 5414 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Arthur Holloway

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 82053 Sapper Royal Engineers 102nd Field Coy

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Arthur Frederick Holloway

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9240 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9240 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9240 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Victor Daniel Holloway

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2115257

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2115257 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

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Herbert William Holloway

Born 1879

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5000

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5000 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

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Abraham Norman Holloway

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1146 Private Australian Infantry 33rd Battalion

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William Holloway

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy

Royal Navy J19141 Able Seaman HMS Malaya 5th.Battle Squadron.

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Frederick Holloway

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 8835 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Frank Holloway

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 38125 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 40917 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Holloway

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 8119 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 8119 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Fred Holloway

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295572

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William James Holloway

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197103

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Sidney John Holloway

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206696

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Thomas Hedley Holloway

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34379

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John Holloway

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267249

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