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Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ashchurch, Glos [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmington, Derbyshire [1]

Brimington, Derbyshire [1]

Brockworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Goole [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Leeds, Staffordshire [1]

Leyton, London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Old Swinford, Worcestershire [1]

Poplar, London East [1]

Raistrick, Yorkshire [1]

Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Mary De Lode, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [12]

Driver [10]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Mechanician [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister and Assistant Matron [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Infantry Unit [1]

Charing Cross Hospital/Civil Hospital Reserve [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Service

British Army [161]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

H [201]

B [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [202]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [203] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newcastle New South Wales [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Poplar, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ashchurch, Glos [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmington, Derbyshire [1] Brimington, Derbyshire [1] Brockworth, Gloucestershire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Gloucester [1] Goole [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Leeds, Staffordshire [1] Leyton, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Old Swinford, Worcestershire [1] Poplar, London East [1] Raistrick, Yorkshire [1] Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Saint Mary De Lode, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [97] Corporal [12] Gunner [12] Driver [10] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Mechanician [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister and Assistant Matron [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Infantry Unit [1] Charing Cross Hospital/Civil Hospital Reserve [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] East African Transport Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Good Hope [1]

Service

British Army [161] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

H [201] B [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [202] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Edward Thomas Hopton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87625

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Herbert Edwin Hopton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46492

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Charles William Hopton

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 17627 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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James Sidney Hopton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139593

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Joseph Thomas Hopton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97937

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Thomas Hopton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 15186 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George William Hopton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230743

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James A Hopton

Died 1917

British Army 307240 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Caleb Hopton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192220

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William Henry Hopton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1293 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Hopton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army TR/5/22527 Training Reserve

British Army 50878 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Hopton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1691 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1691 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Hopton

Died 1914

British Army 7214 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7214 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward G Hopton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 46077 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Hopton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army S/19673 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/19673 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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David Hopton

British Army 25081 Corporal Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

British Army 25081 Private Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

British Army 25081 Corporal Scottish Rifles 4th Battalion

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Charles Alfred Hopton

Australian Imperial Force

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Benjamin Charles Hopton

Australian Imperial Force 1141

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Samuel Booth Hopton

Australian Imperial Force

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A E Hopton

Died 1917

British Army 265907 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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