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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hounslow [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lyme Regis, Dorset [2]

Marshfield, Gloucestershire [2]

Mittagong New South Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Nunhead, London [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Appledore, Kent [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Armstrongs Victoria [1]

Ashburnham [1]

Ashburnham, Sussex [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Balerno, Edinburgh [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bilsington, Kent [1]

Bisley, Eastcombe, Gloucestershire [1]

Bisley, Glos [1]

Bitton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [533]

Driver [64]

Gunner [64]

Serjeant [57]

Corporal [49]

Sapper [44]

Lance Corporal [29]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant now Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89]

Army Service Corps [75]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

East Kent Regiment [31]

Royal West Kent Regiment [30]

London Regiment [27]

Gloucestershire Regiment [26]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Hussars [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Royal Scots [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [856]

Royal Navy [112]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1167]

B [1]

C [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1144]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [11] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Hackney, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Brixton, London [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gloucestershire [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hounslow [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lyme Regis, Dorset [2] Marshfield, Gloucestershire [2] Mittagong New South Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Nunhead, London [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Walworth, London [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Aldershot, Hants [1] Appledore, Kent [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Armstrongs Victoria [1] Ashburnham [1] Ashburnham, Sussex [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Balerno, Edinburgh [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bilsington, Kent [1] Bisley, Eastcombe, Gloucestershire [1] Bisley, Glos [1] Bitton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [533] Driver [64] Gunner [64] Serjeant [57] Corporal [49] Sapper [44] Lance Corporal [29] Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [6] Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Boy [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant now Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89] Army Service Corps [75] Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Machine Gun Corps [32] East Kent Regiment [31] Royal West Kent Regiment [30] London Regiment [27] Gloucestershire Regiment [26] Royal Sussex Regiment [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] The Queen's Regiment [20] Suffolk Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Hussars [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Norfolk Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Royal Scots [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [856] Royal Navy [112] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Australian Imperial Force [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1167] B [1] C [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1144] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23] New Zealand [1]

Henry James Hook

Born 1894

Died 1937

Royal Navy Z/204 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/204 Seaman

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Arthur David Hook

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 7254 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Bertram James Hook

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army SD/2926 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/2926 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 16th Battalion formerly 6th Sussex Yeomanry

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Edmund Arthur Hook

Born 1883

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 62993 Otago Infantry Regiment

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Frederick Herbert Hook

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 8679 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8679 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8679 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Stanley Follott Hook

Born 1893

Died 1942

British Army L/22457 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/22458 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Charles Hook

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army G/30 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/30 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 7th

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Joseph Hook

Born 1888

British Army 9168 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9168 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9084 Boy Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Harold Robert Hook

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3504 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

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Arthur John Hook

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191835

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Herbert George Hook

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136314

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Charles Hook

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36413

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Herbert Hook

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26700

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Edward Ernest Hook

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55186

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Thomas Henry Hook

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 2663 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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Joseph Thomas Hook

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96932

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William Hook

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58127

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William Hook

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 13246 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 13246 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 13246 Lance Serjeant Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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Edgar Hook

Born 1886

Died 1981

British Army 1755 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200121 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Hook

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76322

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