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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Singleton New South Wales [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Auckland [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Eastchurch, Kent [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hambledon, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Bathsea England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Carisbrook Victoria [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Colchester, Exssex [1]

Crowhurst, Surrey, England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Egerton, Kent [1]

England [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Hambledon Hampshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hatcham, London [1]

Havant, Hampshire, England [1]

High Barnet [1]

Hoath, Kent [1]

Horton, London [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [311]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [30]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Seaman [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal now Transport Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [39]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

East Kent Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Essex Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [472]

Royal Navy [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [653]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

China [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Singleton New South Wales [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Auckland [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Dover, Kent [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Eastchurch, Kent [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hambledon, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Murwillumbah New South Wales [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barming, Kent [1] Bathsea England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Blackheath, London [1] Carisbrook Victoria [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Colchester, Exssex [1] Crowhurst, Surrey, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Egerton, Kent [1] England [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Hambledon Hampshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hatcham, London [1] Havant, Hampshire, England [1] High Barnet [1] Hoath, Kent [1] Horton, London [1] Hove, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [311] Gunner [32] Corporal [30] Driver [29] Serjeant [23] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Rifleman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Seaman [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal now Transport Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [39] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [35] Royal Engineers [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] East Kent Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Essex Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [472] Royal Navy [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [675]

Contribution

Military Service [653] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14] China [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

George Sydney Hooker

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 407089

Canadian Expeditionary Force 407089 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick George Hooker

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141933

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141933 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Hooker

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99193

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Thomas Hooker

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107747

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Thomas Albert Hooker

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235121

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Francis Milton Hooker

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154573

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Herbert Hooker

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116758

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Charles Isiaih Hooker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186721

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Albert Leslie Hooker

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/3684 Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Aubrey Carr Hooker

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64749

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William Alexander Hooker

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79216

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Horace James Hooker

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210306

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Reginald Alfred Hooker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296607

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Charles Hooker

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301092

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Leonard Hooker

Died 1918

British Army S/33947 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 38967 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John William Hooker

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 9055 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George Henry Hooker

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 6199 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 43390 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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George Henry Hooker

Died 1915

British Army 11123 Private Royal Scots

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Frederick Hooker

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12986 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 12986 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Hooker

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 24368 Private South Wales Borderers

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