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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Deptford, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Ambleside [1]

Ashton Under Lyme,Lancaster [1]

Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Carmarthen [1]

Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Formby, Lancs [1]

Frederickstad [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rurki, North West Provinces [1]

Salford Lancashire [1]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1]

Settle, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Northumberland [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Westmorland [1]

Rank

Private [112]

Gunner [13]

Major [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Bombardier [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Engineer Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Border Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

London Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Young Mens Christian Association [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

70th Rifles [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Attached King's African Rifles [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Burma Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [207]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [248]

C [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Deptford, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Ambleside [1] Ashton Under Lyme,Lancaster [1] Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Carmarthen [1] Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Formby, Lancs [1] Frederickstad [1] Hendon, London [1] Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland [1] Liverpool England [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rurki, North West Provinces [1] Salford Lancashire [1] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1] Settle, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Northumberland [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Westmorland [1]

Rank

Private [112] Gunner [13] Major [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [10] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Bombardier [2] Worker [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Engineer Officer [1] Commander [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Rear Admiral [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [17] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] Border Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Labour Corps [8] London Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Welsh Guards [3] Young Mens Christian Association [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] French Red Cross [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] 70th Rifles [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Attached King's African Rifles [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Burma Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [207] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [248] C [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Zaccheus Holme

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2166 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

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Harold Holme

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 23897 Private West Riding Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 23897 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Charles Arthur Holme

Born 1899

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142972 Fitter Royal Air Force

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Officer S.S. River Lugar Merchant Navy

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Alfred George Holme

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10251 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10251 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Arthur Holme

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69055

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William James Holme

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25992

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Joseph James Holme

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197861

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Henry James Frederick Holme

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 3247 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 3247 Sergeant Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Edward Holt Holme

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 17927 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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John Holme

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304056

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Vera Louise Holme

Born 1881

Died 1969

British Army Driver French Red Cross

British Army Chauffeur Scottish Womens Hospital

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Ronald Henry Paull Holme

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alexander Charles Holme

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Percy Holme

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76675

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John Holme

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193380

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Alfred Holme

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 88901 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Frederick George Holme

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260752

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James Edward Holme

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Holme

Died 1918

British Army 63282 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Felix Holme

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 48693 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 37394 Private Labour Corps

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