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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]

William J Hook

British Army 11700 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 29192 Serjeant Labour Corps

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G R Hook

British Army L/36974 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Bert Hook

British Army 201920 Private Essex Regiment

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D Hook

British Army 300464 Serjeant Scottish Regiment

British Army 1238 Serjeant Scottish Regiment

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Benjamin Hook

British Army 03941 Lance Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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T Hook

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E Hook

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Henry Frederick Crockford-Hook

Born 1876

Royal Navy 1972 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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Paget Charles Crewe Blair-Hook

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Field Hook

Born 1881

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