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Melbourne Victoria [4]

London England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2]

Warminster, Wiltshire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

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Clonaslee [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

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Hampstead, London [1]

Ilford England [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

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New Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

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Oxford, Cowley, Oxfordshire [1]

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Shirley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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St Johns, Margate, Kent [1]

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Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Waterford [1]

Wicken, Northamptonshire [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [244]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Rifleman [5]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Naval Schoolmaster [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

S.S.A. [1]

Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Traffic Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Engineers [28]

London Regiment [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Lancers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Service

British Army [348]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Royal Navy [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [439]

Contribution

Military Service [434]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Melbourne Victoria [4] London England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dublin [2] Fulham, London [2] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2] Warminster, Wiltshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Bethnal Green [1] Bromyard,Herefordshire. [1] Burbage, Wiltshire [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Clonaslee [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Ilford England [1] Kennington, London [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Marlborough, Wiltshire [1] Melbourne, Victoria [1] New Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Northampton [1] Oxford, Cowley, Oxfordshire [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Shirley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Southend England [1] Southwark, London [1] St Johns, Margate, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Warwickshire [1] Waterford [1] Wicken, Northamptonshire [1] Willesden, London [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [244] Gunner [21] Corporal [16] Serjeant [16] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Rifleman [5] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Naval Schoolmaster [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] S.S.A. [1] Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Traffic Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Engineers [28] London Regiment [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Army Service Corps [15] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Lancers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Service

British Army [348] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Royal Navy [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

H [439]

Contribution

Military Service [434] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Alfred Edward Holton

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery

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Edwin James Holton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 372498 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5144 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry Holton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1483 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Alexander Holton

Died 1916

British Army 371778 Private London Regiment

British Army 371778 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4087 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Holton

Died 1914

British Army 7395 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Holton

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 161184 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 161184 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 42nd Signal Coy.

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Richard Charles Holton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80786

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Henry Percy Holton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36904

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Walter Thomas Holton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162940

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Archibald Walter Holton

Born 1891

Died 1974

British Army 22334 Private Coldstream Guards

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James Holton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29496

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Walter Holton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198023

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John William Holton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241149

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James Patrick Holton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 462 Connaught Rangers

British Army 16814 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers 7/8th Battalion.

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Clifford Lionel Holton

Born 1896

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2167 Private

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Frank Holton

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 153874 Sapper Royal Engineers 105th Field Company

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John Edwin Holton

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army A3464 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Samuel Arthur Holton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407480

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H C Holton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/3018 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3018 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Harry Holton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237011

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