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Ararat Victoria [2]

Auckland NZ [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Charmouth, Dorset, England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Hackham South Australia [1]

Loftus, Yorkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morphett Vale South Australia [1]

Northampton Western Australia [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stalybridge, Lancashire [1]

Templecombe, Somerset [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Driver [9]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Seaman [1]

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Army Service Corps [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [84]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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H [118]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [118] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ararat Victoria [2] Auckland NZ [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Charmouth, Dorset, England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Hackham South Australia [1] Loftus, Yorkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morphett Vale South Australia [1] Northampton Western Australia [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stalybridge, Lancashire [1] Templecombe, Somerset [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [60] Driver [9] Gunner [4] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Welsh Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Corps of Lancers [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Hussars [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [84] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [118]

Contribution

Military Service [114] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Edward Petherick Holly

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75788

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Samuel Holly

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy B2485 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 24856 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen

Royal Navy 2485 B (PO) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen

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Robert Holly

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 5448 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Sidney H. Holly

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G/50732 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Walter Henry Holly

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9650

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James Walter Holly

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 303356

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Frederick George Holly

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 14554 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Herbert Sidney Holly

Died 1918

British Army 202578 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 29225 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Robert Ballington Holly

Died 1916

British Army 5525 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Herbert Holly

Died 1918

British Army 266607 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 266607 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Sidney Harold Holly

Died 1915

British Army 7779 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Arthur Holly

Died 1916

British Army 23804 Private Welsh Regiment

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George Holly

Died 1917

British Army 202306 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Richard Holly

Australian Imperial Force 1475

Australian Imperial Force 6827

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William Holly

Australian Imperial Force

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Ernest Albert Holly

Australian Imperial Force 3999

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Edward Francis Holly

Australian Imperial Force 586

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Alexander Arthur Holly

Australian Imperial Force 615

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Gerard Holly

Australian Imperial Force 10341

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Alfred R Holly

Born 1890

British Army 102246 Private Machine Gun Corps

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