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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]

Arthur Holmes

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force A21026 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force A21026 Private Manitoba Regiment 16th Battalion

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Frank James Holmes

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 20118 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20118 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 20118 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Joseph Holmes

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS102041

Royal Navy SS102041 Stoker Class 2 HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS 102041 Training HMS Victory II

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Knight Holmes

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army W/5674 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Peatling Holmes

Born 1895

Died 1977

Australian Imperial Force 3089 Private 7th Rfts 38th Battalion

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Reginald Holmes

Born 1891

Died 1921

British Army 241118 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 24118 or 241118 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 2/6th

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Robertson Holmes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Brian Holmes

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

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Thomas Arthur Holmes

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 106730 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 216 Seige Battery

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William George Holmes

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3/8758 Private Northamptonshire Regiment "D" Coy. 1st Bn.

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Richard James Holmes

Born 1883

Died 1958

British Army 6198 Private Connaught Rangers

British Army 3/6198 Private Connaught Rangers 3rd, 1st Battalion

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Stephen Holmes

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 19650 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 15236 Private Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Holmes

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 18322 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Dumbleton Holmes

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Captain Canadian Infantry 7th

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Mathew Holmes

Born 1879

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/1 Lieutenant Colonel New Zealand Medical Corps

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel New Zealand Medical Corps New Zealand Field Amblulance

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Frederick Holmes

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/10637 Private HMS Clan McNaughton

Royal Navy CH/10637 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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James Cuthbert Holmes

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Officer Cadet O.T.C. Egypt

British Army 1861 Corporal Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

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William Albert Holmes

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army WR/43739 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers 3rd Works Company, Road Quarry Troops

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David Holmes

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 19/167 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 167 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Holmes

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army 21832 Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 21832 Sergeant Yorkshire Regiment aka "The Green Howards" 2nd Battalion

British Army 9376 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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