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Durisden Scotland [2]

Alphington, Devon [1]

Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Kingston [1]

Landport, Hampshire [1]

Lewisham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Reston, Berwickshire [1]

Southport Queensland [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Violet Town Victoria [1]

Warwickshire England [1]

Rank

Private [47]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Major [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Colonel [3]

Driver [3]

Pioneer [2]

Surgeon [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colonel Commandant [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Censor [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Honorary Colonel [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Temporary Brigadier [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Hussars/ Staff [3]

Indian Army [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

112th Infantry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

1/1st Gurkhas [1]

11th Hussars [1]

1st Brigade [1]

28th Division Base Depot [1]

39th Rifles [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

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

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Labour Battalion [1]

Cavalry Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Divisional Base Department [1]

Dragoons [1]

Dragoons Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Garhwal Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [120]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [163]

L [5]

M [3]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [169]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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People [172] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Durisden Scotland [2] Alphington, Devon [1] Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Kingston [1] Landport, Hampshire [1] Lewisham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Reston, Berwickshire [1] Southport Queensland [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Violet Town Victoria [1] Warwickshire England [1]

Rank

Private [47] Captain [14] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Major [12] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [7] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Colonel [3] Driver [3] Pioneer [2] Surgeon [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colonel Commandant [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Censor [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Honorary Colonel [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Highland Light Infantry [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Hussars/ Staff [3] Indian Army [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] 112th Infantry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Service Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's African Rifles [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] 1/1st Gurkhas [1] 11th Hussars [1] 1st Brigade [1] 28th Division Base Depot [1] 39th Rifles [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Labour Battalion [1] Cavalry Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Divisional Base Department [1] Dragoons [1] Dragoons Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Garhwal Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [120] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [163] L [5] M [3] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [169] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Horace Henry Home

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 72826 Private Labour Corps

British Army G/35588 Private The Queen's (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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James Shepherd Home

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294274

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Ernest William Home

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268631

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Frederick William Home

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53615

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James Home

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 245 Private 1st Brigade 4th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 245 Colour Sergeant 1st Brigade 4th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 236 Company Sergeant Major 1st Brigade 4th Battalion

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Martin Scotter Home

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123154

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Walter Gabriel Home

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Major Dragoon Guards

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Reginald Percy Home

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265873 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Home

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Home

Died 1917

British Army 45358 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Home

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158960

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John Douglas Home

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173136

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Eric Home

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164010

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Louis Cummings Home

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174158

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Douglas Home

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58208

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William Home

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 681 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 471250 Private Labour Corps

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Douglas Mcgregor Home

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2749 Private London Regiment

British Army 2749 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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William Home

Died 1914

British Army 7465 Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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John Home

Died 1918

British Army 52268 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Willie Bolingbroke Home-Gall

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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