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Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Shellingford [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Smeeton Westerby, Leics [1]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [63]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Captain [1]

Engine Room Articifer 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signaller [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Hospital Ship [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army (T.C.) [1]

Lancers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [123]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Edmonton, London [1] Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Leicestershire [1] Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Shellingford [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Smeeton Westerby, Leics [1] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [63] Corporal [8] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Captain [1] Engine Room Articifer 2nd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Signaller [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] Leicestershire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Blenheim [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Hospital Ship [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army (T.C.) [1] Lancers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [123]

Contribution

Military Service [123]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Clarence Collis Holyoak

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army S/16090 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/16090 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion

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Thomas Wilfred Holyoak

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 22794 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Bn.

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Edward Charles Holyoak

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 10461 Private Grenadier Guards

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Joseph John Holyoak

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17311

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John Holyoak

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42263

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Frederick John Holyoak

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144242

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John Harry Holyoak

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 14642 Private Leicestershire Regiment 9th Bn.

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Lionel Francis John Holyoak

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84085

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Thomas Alfred Holyoak

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4408 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 30659 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Bn.

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Arthur Frederick Holyoak

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227273

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Arthur Harry Holyoak

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237013

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Walter Holyoak

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114099

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Alfred Charles Holyoak

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy M15300 Engine Room Articifer 2nd Class HMS Blenheim

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Charles Percival Holyoak

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9795

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9795 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Arthur Holyoak

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159800

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Frank Daniel Holyoak

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160900

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James Holyoak

Died 1917

British Army 19629 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 241696 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Edward Holyoak

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17068 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles George Holyoak

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 46778 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James George Frank Holyoak

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 46357 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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