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Pevensey, Sussex [2]

Brighton England [1]

Buxted, Sussex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Frant, Sussex [1]

Freshwater Isle of Wight [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Saint Pancras, Middlesex [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Uckfield, Sussex [1]

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Private [28]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hospital Ship [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [45]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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H [72]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [72] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Pevensey, Sussex [2] Brighton England [1] Buxted, Sussex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] East Ham, Essex [1] East Ham, London [1] Frant, Sussex [1] Freshwater Isle of Wight [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Saint Pancras, Middlesex [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Uckfield, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [28] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [7] Middlesex Regiment [5] Labour Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] London Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hospital Ship [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [45] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [72]

Contribution

Military Service [70] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Alfred Charles Michael Horscroft

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 297412 Petty Officer Stoker

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Aaron Horscroft

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194689

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George Sidney Horscroft

Born 1884

Died 1949

British Army 45810 Private Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 40878 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army G/15599 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Frank Ernest Horscroft

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68370

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Lewis Alexander Horscroft

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206591

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Horace Horscroft

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206728

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Eric Horace Horscroft

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62003

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Henry Horscroft

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 8/1148 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 1148 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Alfred Horscroft

Australian Imperial Force 1167

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Albert Horscroft

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65877

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Henry Frank Horscroft

Born 1894

Died 1959

Royal Navy L7222 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy L7222 Ordinary Seaman HMS Yarmouth

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Clarence Alexander Horscroft

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 30803 Auckland Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick George Horscroft

Born 1900

Royal Navy 2237 Royal Marines Band

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Leslie Horscroft

Australian Imperial Force 296

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Thomas Alfred Horscroft

Born 1896

Royal Navy 18897 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Robert Horscroft

Born 1900

Royal Navy 216345 Royal Marine Artillery

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William George Horscroft

Born 1895

Royal Navy L4609

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Lewis Alexander Horscroft

Born 1891

Royal Navy F6591

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Wallace William Horscroft

Born 1884

Royal Navy 342911

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Henry Thomas Horscroft

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139111

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