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Sydney New South Wales [38]

Leeds, Yorkshire [16]

London, Middlesex, England [15]

Melbourne Victoria [14]

London England [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Bradford, Yorkshire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

London, Middlesex [9]

Maidstone, Kent [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Norwich, Norfolk [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [5]

Derby, Derbyshire [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Rockhampton Queensland [5]

York, Yorkshire [5]

Canning Town, London [4]

Chelmsford, Essex [4]

Derby [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Grafton New South Wales [4]

Handsworth, Staffs [4]

Hanwell, Middlesex [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Roma Queensland [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Armadale Victoria [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Charleville Queensland [3]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [3]

Fenton, Staffordshire [3]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [4416]

Gunner [513]

Driver [396]

Corporal [379]

Serjeant [317]

Sapper [268]

Lance Corporal [160]

Second Lieutenant [155]

Lieutenant [128]

Captain [81]

Pioneer [74]

Acting Corporal [70]

Acting Serjeant [50]

Bombardier [50]

Major [33]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [25]

Rifleman [22]

Able Seaman [20]

Lieutenant Colonel [16]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Sergeant [10]

Sister [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Trooper [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Staff Nurse [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Guardsman [7]

Nursing Sister [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Corporal 2nd [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

Leading Seaman [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Assistant Matron [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Drummer [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [611]

Royal Engineers [573]

Labour Corps [483]

Army Service Corps [463]

Royal Garrison Artillery [306]

Royal Army Medical Corps [222]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [211]

Machine Gun Corps [206]

West Yorkshire Regiment [205]

London Regiment [202]

Northumberland Fusiliers [190]

West Riding Regiment [137]

Durham Light Infantry [123]

Royal Fusiliers [123]

Manchester Regiment [117]

York and Lancaster Regiment [108]

Lincolnshire Regiment [103]

East Yorkshire Regiment [101]

Liverpool Regiment [95]

Lancashire Fusiliers [93]

Middlesex Regiment [93]

Rifle Brigade [91]

Leicestershire Regiment [90]

Cheshire Regiment [87]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [85]

Yorkshire Regiment [85]

North Staffordshire Regiment [72]

Royal Army Service Corps [71]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69]

South Staffordshire Regiment [69]

Royal Naval Division [66]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66]

East Lancashire Regiment [64]

Border Regiment [63]

Worcestershire Regiment [63]

Northamptonshire Regiment [62]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [62]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [61]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [61]

Suffolk Regiment [61]

Essex Regiment [59]

Army Ordnance Corps [58]

Norfolk Regiment [56]

South Lancashire Regiment [56]

The Queen's Regiment [56]

Gloucestershire Regiment [53]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [53]

Royal Defence Corps [52]

Tank Corps [52]

Highland Light Infantry [51]

Service

British Army [6845]

Royal Navy [622]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [531]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [501]

Australian Imperial Force [326]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [88]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [9061]

C [2]

M [2]

S [2]

W [2]

B [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8894]

Merchant Navy [115]

Conscientious Objector [39]

Country

United Kingdom [200]

Canada [7]

Ireland [4]

Australia [2]

New Zealand [2]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Kenya [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [38] Leeds, Yorkshire [16] London, Middlesex, England [15] Melbourne Victoria [14] London England [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Bradford, Yorkshire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] London, Middlesex [9] Maidstone, Kent [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Plymouth, Devon [8] Ballarat Victoria [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Norwich, Norfolk [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Bethnal Green, London [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [5] Derby, Derbyshire [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Islington, London [5] Rockhampton Queensland [5] York, Yorkshire [5] Canning Town, London [4] Chelmsford, Essex [4] Derby [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Grafton New South Wales [4] Handsworth, Staffs [4] Hanwell, Middlesex [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Roma Queensland [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Armadale Victoria [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Camberwell, London [3] Charleville Queensland [3] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [3] Fenton, Staffordshire [3] Folkestone, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [4416] Gunner [513] Driver [396] Corporal [379] Serjeant [317] Sapper [268] Lance Corporal [160] Second Lieutenant [155] Lieutenant [128] Captain [81] Pioneer [74] Acting Corporal [70] Acting Serjeant [50] Bombardier [50] Major [33] Warrant Officer Class 2 [25] Rifleman [22] Able Seaman [20] Lieutenant Colonel [16] Lance Serjeant [15] Staff Serjeant [15] Colour Serjeant [13] Company Serjeant Major [13] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Acting Bombardier [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Sergeant [10] Sister [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Trooper [9] Deck Hand [8] Staff Nurse [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Guardsman [7] Nursing Sister [7] Temporary Captain [7] Worker [7] Acting Corporal 2nd [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] Leading Seaman [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Assistant Matron [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Drummer [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [611] Royal Engineers [573] Labour Corps [483] Army Service Corps [463] Royal Garrison Artillery [306] Royal Army Medical Corps [222] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [211] Machine Gun Corps [206] West Yorkshire Regiment [205] London Regiment [202] Northumberland Fusiliers [190] West Riding Regiment [137] Durham Light Infantry [123] Royal Fusiliers [123] Manchester Regiment [117] York and Lancaster Regiment [108] Lincolnshire Regiment [103] East Yorkshire Regiment [101] Liverpool Regiment [95] Lancashire Fusiliers [93] Middlesex Regiment [93] Rifle Brigade [91] Leicestershire Regiment [90] Cheshire Regiment [87] King's Royal Rifle Corps [85] Yorkshire Regiment [85] North Staffordshire Regiment [72] Royal Army Service Corps [71] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69] South Staffordshire Regiment [69] Royal Naval Division [66] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66] East Lancashire Regiment [64] Border Regiment [63] Worcestershire Regiment [63] Northamptonshire Regiment [62] Royal Berkshire Regiment [62] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [61] Royal Lancaster Regiment [61] Suffolk Regiment [61] Essex Regiment [59] Army Ordnance Corps [58] Norfolk Regiment [56] South Lancashire Regiment [56] The Queen's Regiment [56] Gloucestershire Regiment [53] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [53] Royal Defence Corps [52] Tank Corps [52] Highland Light Infantry [51]

Service

British Army [6845] Royal Navy [622] Canadian Expeditionary Force [531] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [501] Australian Imperial Force [326] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [88] Indian Army [3] South African Services [3] Canadian Navy [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [9061] C [2] M [2] S [2] W [2] B [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8894] Merchant Navy [115] Conscientious Objector [39]

Country

United Kingdom [200] Canada [7] Ireland [4] Australia [2] New Zealand [2] Egypt [1] India [1] Kenya [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Eileen Holmes A'court

British Army Nursing Sister King Edward's Hospital

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David R Holmes-Kerr

British Army G/3716 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/3716 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Arthur E Mcmarnish-Holmes

British Army 226148 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/22243 Sapper Royal Engineers

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J F Eccles-Holmes

British Army Captain 33rd Punjabis

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William Alex Russell Holmes A Court

Born 1878

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1636

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R E Holmes A Court

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel King's Shropshire Light Infantry/ Staff

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R E Holmes A Court

British Army Major Shropshire Light Infantry/ Staff

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Bella R Holmes (mrs Canning)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Bella R Holmes (mrs Canning)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Grace C Holmes (mrs Leather)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Territorial Force Nursing Service

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R E Holmes A Court

British Army Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Shropshire Light Infantry/ Commands and Staff

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Irene M Holmes (mrs Nixon)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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