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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Margate, Kent [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Plymstock, Devon [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Birchington, Kent [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Dagnall, Buckinghamshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Godalming, Surrey [2]

Hambledon, Hampshire [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Sidmouth, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham [2]

Wollaston, Northamptonshire [2]

Aimston, Northamptonshire [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Aldershot [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Alverston, Hampshire [1]

Amble, Northumberland, England [1]

Arthurs Creek Victoria [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birchington, Devon [1]

Birchington, Margate, Kent [1]

Bothwell Tas Tasmania [1]

Boughton [1]

Boughton Faversham Kent [1]

Braskley, Northamptonshire [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [478]

Gunner [63]

Corporal [37]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [28]

Sapper [25]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Able Seaman [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Bombardier [1]

Adjutant [1]

Battalion Major [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [58]

Labour Corps [58]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Durham Light Infantry [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

London Regiment [28]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Border Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Pay Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Service

British Army [752]

Royal Navy [109]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1060]

K [1]

P [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1029]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Margate, Kent [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Brisbane Queensland [3] London England [3] Plymstock, Devon [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Birchington, Kent [2] Camberwell, London [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Dagnall, Buckinghamshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Godalming, Surrey [2] Hambledon, Hampshire [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Sidmouth, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham [2] Wollaston, Northamptonshire [2] Aimston, Northamptonshire [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Aldershot [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Alverston, Hampshire [1] Amble, Northumberland, England [1] Arthurs Creek Victoria [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Belfast [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birchington, Devon [1] Birchington, Margate, Kent [1] Bothwell Tas Tasmania [1] Boughton [1] Boughton Faversham Kent [1] Braskley, Northamptonshire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [478] Gunner [63] Corporal [37] Driver [37] Serjeant [28] Sapper [25] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [12] Lieutenant [12] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Able Seaman [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Captain [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brevet Major [2] Leading Signalman [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Sergeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Bombardier [1] Adjutant [1] Battalion Major [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Flight Officer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [58] Labour Corps [58] Royal Field Artillery [54] Royal Engineers [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Durham Light Infantry [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] London Regiment [28] Machine Gun Corps [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Border Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Pay Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Highlanders [5]

Service

British Army [752] Royal Navy [109] Canadian Expeditionary Force [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1060] K [1] P [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1029] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

Edgar Horn

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 177950 Sapper Royal Engineers 126th Field Coy

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Sidney Charles Horn

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army T/23834 Acting Staff Sergeant Major Army Service Corps Horse Transport

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Harry John Horn

British Army The Reverend Soldiers Christian Association

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Aubrey Cecil Horn

Born 1880

Died 1946

British Army 79578 Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve

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Joseph Horn

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/29517 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Robert Horn

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Adjutant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Seaforth Highlanders

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Jesse Horn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114835

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Edward Daniel Horn

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65930

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John Horn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 46152 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 46152 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Adrian Horn

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86777

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86777 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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James Frederick Horn

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 181049

Royal Navy 181049 Petty Officer 1st Class H.M.S. "Cressy."

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Frederick Charles Horn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53407

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Alfred Horn

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205079

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Jeffrey William Horn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266226

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Ernest Garfield Horn

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 254873 Private London Regiment

British Army 254873 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Charles Patchcott Horn

Born 1875

Died 1918

Royal Navy 155947 Able Seaman HMS Colossus

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William James Horn

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 18/1598 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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William James Horn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225034

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Arthur Henry Horn

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126376

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John George Horn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293094

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