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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Kington England [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Coraki New South Wales [3]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Dorset [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Allesley, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedworth, Warwickshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackheath, Staffordshire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bloomsbury Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton [1]

Bradley Heath, Staffordshire [1]

Burraga New South Wales [1]

Castlefield, Yorkshire [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire [1]

Cradley, Staffordshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dorchester [1]

Ewe Hill, Ouston, County Durham [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Hednesford, Staffordshire [1]

Herefordshire England [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Lucknow New South Wales [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Mundurama New South Wales [1]

Old Hill, Staffs [1]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [1]

Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [408]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [30]

Driver [27]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [14]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Drummer [3]

Pioneer [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Private Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chemist [1]

Civilian Medical Practitioner [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lance Corporal [1]

Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel/ Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [64]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [40]

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [38]

Army Service Corps [35]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [564]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [703]

Contribution

Military Service [691]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Kington England [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Coraki New South Wales [3] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bognor, Sussex [2] Dorset [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Hobart Tas Tasmania [2] Staffordshire [2] Allesley, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedworth, Warwickshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackheath, Staffordshire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bloomsbury Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton [1] Bradley Heath, Staffordshire [1] Burraga New South Wales [1] Castlefield, Yorkshire [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Cradley Heath, Staffordshire [1] Cradley, Staffordshire [1] Derby [1] Dorchester [1] Ewe Hill, Ouston, County Durham [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Halesowen, Worcestershire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hednesford, Staffordshire [1] Herefordshire England [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Lucknow New South Wales [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Mundurama New South Wales [1] Old Hill, Staffs [1] Oldbury, Worcestershire [1] Pendleton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [408] Gunner [36] Corporal [30] Driver [27] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [14] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Drummer [3] Pioneer [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Private Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chemist [1] Civilian Medical Practitioner [1] Clerk [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lance Corporal [1] Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel/ Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [64] Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [40] Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [38] Army Service Corps [35] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Essex Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Tank Corps [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [564] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [703]

Contribution

Military Service [691] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [11] New Zealand [1]

Charles William Homer

Born 1894

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/1166 Private NZ Medical Corps Field Ambulance

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Temporary Lance Corporal NZ Medical Corps Field Ambulance

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation) General List (RFC)

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William Homer

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 14447 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14447 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Homer

Born 1895

British Army 1695 Drummer Royal Sussex Regiment Depot

British Army 1695 Private Royal Sussex Regiment Depot Depot

British Army 1695 Rifleman Royal Sussex Regiment Depot

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Walter James Homer

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 106 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion

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Percy Homer

Died 1916

British Army SD/2928 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Tertius Homer

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 40471 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Robert Homer

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197656

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Albert Homer

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 112632 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty

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Horace Homer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 48482 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Charles Homer

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286579

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Charles Walter Homer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85506

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Harold Homer

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161179

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George Homer

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army R 5427 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/5427 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Wilfred Victor Homer

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234172

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Albert Edward Homer

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 6217 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Henry Homer

Died 1914

British Army 7454 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Henry Homer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197857

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James Homer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135165

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Daniel Homer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 84319 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry G Homer

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3/7422 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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