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Melbourne Victoria [9]

Bathurst New South Wales [5]

Camborne, Cornwall [5]

Crewkerne, Somerset [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Dawlish, Devon [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

London England [3]

Tovil, Kent [3]

Balaklava South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brighton England [2]

Croydon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eltham, Kent [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Hailsham, Sussex [2]

Kimberley [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Moville, Donegal [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Port Adelaide South Australia [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Abbots Langley, Apsley, Hertfordshire [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberravin Wales [1]

Arlington [1]

Arlington, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Ash, Nr. Canterbury, Kent [1]

Ashill, Norfolk [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barton Regis, Bristol [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bootle, Cumberland [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [472]

Gunner [72]

Sapper [48]

Corporal [45]

Driver [43]

Serjeant [40]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [7]

Major [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Pay Master [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bacteriologist [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel Temporary Major General [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Canteener [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [100]

Army Service Corps [69]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Labour Corps [43]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Sussex Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

French Red Cross [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Service

British Army [831]

Royal Navy [100]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1165]

A [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1129]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Melbourne Victoria [9] Bathurst New South Wales [5] Camborne, Cornwall [5] Crewkerne, Somerset [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Dawlish, Devon [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] London England [3] Tovil, Kent [3] Balaklava South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brighton England [2] Croydon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eltham, Kent [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Hailsham, Sussex [2] Kimberley [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Margate, Kent [2] Moville, Donegal [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Port Adelaide South Australia [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Abbots Langley, Apsley, Hertfordshire [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberravin Wales [1] Arlington [1] Arlington, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Ash, Nr. Canterbury, Kent [1] Ashill, Norfolk [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barton Regis, Bristol [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bootle, Cumberland [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [472] Gunner [72] Sapper [48] Corporal [45] Driver [43] Serjeant [40] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [18] Acting Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [7] Major [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Pay Master [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bacteriologist [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel Temporary Major General [1] Canteen Worker [1] Canteener [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [100] Army Service Corps [69] Royal Field Artillery [67] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Labour Corps [43] London Regiment [41] Royal Sussex Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] The Queen's Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] Norfolk Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] East Kent Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] French Red Cross [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Dragoon Guards [4]

Service

British Army [831] Royal Navy [100] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] Australian Imperial Force [56] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1165] A [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1129] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

William James Holman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army L10591 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Eric Holman

Born 1896

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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G Holman

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/3139 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 10th Battalion

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James Holman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army M2/203220 Private Army Service Corps 373rd M.T. Coy.

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Sidney Leopold Holman

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 17366 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army G/24305 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Adrian Holman

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Martin Robert Holman

Born 1881

British Army Sussex Imperial Yeomanry

British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136236 Air Mechanic

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Richard Holman

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278391

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Charles John Holman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30239

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Frank Reginald Holman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 574950 Private London Regiment 17th Battalion

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Stephen Holman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134379

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William Robert Holman

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277666

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Alfred Samuel Holman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222797

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Samuel Holman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229135

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Reginald Leonard Holman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13212 Private Coldstream Guards

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A E Holman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19534 Private Essex Regiment

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John Holman

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Dragoon Guards

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William Holman

Died 1917

British Army A/201708 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/201708 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur James Holman

Born 1884

Died 1949

British Army T4072 Sapper Royal Engineers 3/1st London Divisional Engineers

British Army 546929 Sapper Royal Engineers J Corps Signal Company

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Herbert Campbell Holman

Born 1869

British Army Major General Indian Army

Indian Army Lt. General DCO Lancers 6

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