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Melbourne Victoria [19]

Sydney New South Wales [19]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

Dover, Kent [6]

London England [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Faversham, Kent [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Warwickshire [5]

Birmingham [4]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Burra South Australia [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Neath, Glamorgan [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Barry, Glamorgan [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Boxworth, Cambridgeshire [2]

Brighton [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canning Town, Essex [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chudleigh Knighton, Devon [2]

Dorking, Surrey [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

Hereford [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2070]

Gunner [225]

Driver [192]

Serjeant [164]

Corporal [157]

Sapper [138]

Lance Corporal [75]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Lieutenant [60]

Captain [43]

Acting Corporal [34]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Bombardier [22]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Major [13]

Rifleman [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Nurse [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [283]

Royal Engineers [261]

Army Service Corps [235]

Labour Corps [230]

Welsh Regiment [158]

Royal Army Medical Corps [124]

Royal Garrison Artillery [124]

London Regiment [115]

Machine Gun Corps [102]

Gloucestershire Regiment [89]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [88]

South Wales Borderers [81]

Worcestershire Regiment [74]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [71]

Royal Fusiliers [65]

Hampshire Regiment [49]

Devonshire Regiment [46]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [46]

Somerset Light Infantry [46]

Rifle Brigade [45]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Liverpool Regiment [37]

The Queen's Regiment [37]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36]

Royal Naval Division [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Manchester Regiment [35]

East Surrey Regiment [34]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [30]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

Monmouthshire Regiment [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Dorsetshire Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [24]

Royal West Kent Regiment [23]

Army Ordnance Corps [22]

Coldstream Guards [22]

Royal Defence Corps [22]

Royal Irish Regiment [22]

East Kent Regiment [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [3203]

Royal Navy [329]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [251]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [236]

Australian Imperial Force [186]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [4313]

I [2]

J [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4217]

Merchant Navy [63]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [92]

Germany [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [19] Sydney New South Wales [19] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] London, Middlesex, England [9] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Cardiff, Glamorgan [7] London, Middlesex [7] Dover, Kent [6] London England [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Faversham, Kent [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Warwickshire [5] Birmingham [4] Canterbury, Kent [4] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Marylebone, London [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Burra South Australia [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Fulham, London [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Neath, Glamorgan [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Barry, Glamorgan [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Boxworth, Cambridgeshire [2] Brighton [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canning Town, Essex [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chudleigh Knighton, Devon [2] Dorking, Surrey [2] Glamorganshire [2] Hereford [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lewisham, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2070] Gunner [225] Driver [192] Serjeant [164] Corporal [157] Sapper [138] Lance Corporal [75] Second Lieutenant [61] Lieutenant [60] Captain [43] Acting Corporal [34] Pioneer [30] Acting Serjeant [24] Bombardier [22] Lance Serjeant [13] Major [13] Rifleman [12] Able Seaman [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Acting Bombardier [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Nurse [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Trooper [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Bugler [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [283] Royal Engineers [261] Army Service Corps [235] Labour Corps [230] Welsh Regiment [158] Royal Army Medical Corps [124] Royal Garrison Artillery [124] London Regiment [115] Machine Gun Corps [102] Gloucestershire Regiment [89] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [88] South Wales Borderers [81] Worcestershire Regiment [74] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [71] Royal Fusiliers [65] Hampshire Regiment [49] Devonshire Regiment [46] Royal Berkshire Regiment [46] Somerset Light Infantry [46] Rifle Brigade [45] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Liverpool Regiment [37] The Queen's Regiment [37] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36] Royal Naval Division [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Manchester Regiment [35] East Surrey Regiment [34] Middlesex Regiment [32] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [30] Cheshire Regiment [29] Monmouthshire Regiment [29] Wiltshire Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Dorsetshire Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [24] Royal West Kent Regiment [23] Army Ordnance Corps [22] Coldstream Guards [22] Royal Defence Corps [22] Royal Irish Regiment [22] East Kent Regiment [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20] Durham Light Infantry [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [19] Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [3203] Royal Navy [329] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [251] Canadian Expeditionary Force [236] Australian Imperial Force [186] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [4313] I [2] J [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4217] Merchant Navy [63] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [92] Germany [1] Pakistan [1]

Ernest Richard Hopkins

Born 1875

Died 1947

British Army 18651 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 380251 Private Labour Corps

British Army 18651 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 13th gloucest Battalion

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Arthur William Hopkins

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 5078 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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John Hopkins

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 13448 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13448 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 18th Battalion

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Edwin Hopkins

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44440 Air Mechanic 1st Class Artillery Co-operation Sqdn.

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Herbert W Hopkins

Born 1881

Died 1964

British Army SE/9028 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/9028 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick Charles Hopkins

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 16637 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur John Hopkins

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army 5380 Private Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 5380 private

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Thomas Oliver Hopkins

Born 1883

Died 1951

British Army 7053 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Christopher John Hopkins

Born 1884

British Army 36313 Lance Serjeant Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 655888 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 3646 Private East Surrey Regiment 3rd (Militia) Battalion

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Arthur Hopkins

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 20152 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles James Hopkins

Died 1917

British Army 6130 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Ernest Hopkins

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 8635 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8635 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8635 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Alfred William Hopkins

Born 1879

Died 1964

British Army 204610 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Lambert Hopkins

Born 1891

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment Special Reserve 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest Hopkins

Born 1880

Died 1937

British Army 13276 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Lionel Raymond Hopkins

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1400 Private Middlesex Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Gordon Hopkins

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army L/8247 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Hopkins

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army T/201128 Sergeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 201128 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Francis Albert Reginald Hopkins

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 106257 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Alec Hardham Hopkins

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy 1853 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

British Army CH/1853 (S) Private The Royal Marine Light Infantry

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