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London England [9]

Plymouth, Devon [9]

Bothwell Tas Tasmania [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Andover, Hampshire [3]

Bothwell Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Berwick Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Deloraine Tas Tasmania [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2]

Lincoln [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Westminster, London [2]

188 Kirk Road Wishaw [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alrewas, Staffordshire [1]

Althorne England [1]

Armidale England [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Bargo New South Wales [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Barton on Humber, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Baslewell Tas Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [985]

Gunner [105]

Serjeant [87]

Driver [81]

Sapper [69]

Corporal [66]

Lance Corporal [37]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Lieutenant [32]

Captain [26]

Bombardier [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [9]

Major [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant General /Temporary General [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Volunteer [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal, Mounted [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

4th Class [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [128]

Royal Engineers [127]

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Labour Corps [107]

Royal Garrison Artillery [75]

London Regiment [59]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

Middlesex Regiment [37]

Gordon Highlanders [34]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [19]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Scots [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Service

British Army [1520]

Royal Navy [152]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [150]

Australian Imperial Force [126]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [123]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [2140]

D [3]

B [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2096]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Canada [4]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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London England [9] Plymouth, Devon [9] Bothwell Tas Tasmania [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Andover, Hampshire [3] Bothwell Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Berwick Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Deloraine Tas Tasmania [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dover, Kent [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hackney, London [2] Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Lancashire [2] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2] Lincoln [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Westminster, London [2] 188 Kirk Road Wishaw [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alrewas, Staffordshire [1] Althorne England [1] Armidale England [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] BArrow in Furness, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Bargo New South Wales [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Barton on Humber, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Baslewell Tas Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [985] Gunner [105] Serjeant [87] Driver [81] Sapper [69] Corporal [66] Lance Corporal [37] Second Lieutenant [37] Lieutenant [32] Captain [26] Bombardier [17] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [9] Major [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant General /Temporary General [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sister [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant General [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Volunteer [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal, Mounted [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 4th Class [1] Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [128] Royal Engineers [127] Royal Field Artillery [116] Labour Corps [107] Royal Garrison Artillery [75] London Regiment [59] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Machine Gun Corps [45] Middlesex Regiment [37] Gordon Highlanders [34] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Hampshire Regiment [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] Devonshire Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Seaforth Highlanders [19] Highland Light Infantry [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Essex Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Scots [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Suffolk Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Grenadier Guards [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Scottish Rifles [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Cameron Highlanders [10] Durham Light Infantry [10]

Service

British Army [1520] Royal Navy [152] Canadian Expeditionary Force [150] Australian Imperial Force [126] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [123] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [2140] D [3] B [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2096] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Canada [4] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

George Martin Horne

Born 1879

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35199

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Andrew Horne

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 41335 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 43135 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 18722 Pte. King's Own Scottish Borderers

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David Douglas Horne

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Cumberland Volunteer Artillery

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Field Artillery 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Alexander Mccallum Horne

Born 1885

Died 1947

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532755

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532755 Private

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Arthur Horne

Born 1890

Died 1982

British Army 44810 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army Driver Royal Engineers

British Army Lance Corporal, Mounted Royal Engineers

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Albert Arthur Horne

Born 1875

Died 1958

Royal Navy DA 16075 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Andrew Horne

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army S/8723 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 39646 Private Royal Scots

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Stanley Frank Horne

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3095 Private London Regiment

British Army Queen Victoria Rifles

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John Horne

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 6157 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Highland Brigade (Territorial Force)

British Army 6157 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 3/2nd Highland Brigade

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John Horne

Born 1872

Died 1936

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199007

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Percy Edwin Horne

Born 1896

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2211 Royal Flying Corps.

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James Horne

Born 1886

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79583 Private 31st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79583 Private 6th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division 31st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 31st Battalion

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Harvey Lorne Horne

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787669

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787669 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787669 Private 130th Battalion

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Frederick Percy Horne

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12137 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 12137 PRIVATE Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Arthur James Horne

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2965 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 4/2965 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 2965 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Richard Horne

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4377 Private Middlesex Regiment 3/8th Battalion

British Army 204112 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/75506 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Charles Edward Horne

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 8691 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George C Horne

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army North Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11530 Private Coldstream Guards

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James Whitelaw Horne

Born 1890

British Army

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71694 Captain

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Albert Frank Horne

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654362

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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