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Desborough, Northants [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [4]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Coggeshall, Essex [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottinghamshire [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Poppleton, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

Willoughby New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Banff Scotland [1]

Barrowford, Lancashire [1]

Bearley, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bruthen Victoria [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chelmsford,Essex. [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Cottingham, Northamptonshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hartlepool [1]

Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

Heworth, York, Yorkshire [1]

Heworth, Yorkshire [1]

Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire [1]

Houghton-le-Spring, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [310]

Driver [28]

Gunner [28]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [22]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier/Acting Serjeant [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chaplain 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Sir [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Fitter [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [31]

London Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [486]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [655]

Contribution

Military Service [636]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Desborough, Northants [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Ballarat Victoria [4] Hartlepool, Durham, England [4] Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Coggeshall, Essex [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottinghamshire [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Poppleton, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Tumbarumba New South Wales [2] Willoughby New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Banff Scotland [1] Barrowford, Lancashire [1] Bearley, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bruthen Victoria [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chelmsford,Essex. [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Cottingham, Northamptonshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hartlepool [1] Heanor, Derbyshire [1] Heworth, York, Yorkshire [1] Heworth, Yorkshire [1] Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire [1] Houghton-le-Spring, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [310] Driver [28] Gunner [28] Serjeant [27] Corporal [22] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [11] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Major [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] / Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier/Acting Serjeant [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chaplain 3rd Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Sir [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Fitter [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [31] London Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] West Riding Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] East Surrey Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [486] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [655]

Contribution

Military Service [636] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Samuel Horsley

Born 1860

Died 1938

British Army 220525 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR-20089 Pioneer Royal Engineers Road Transport Dept.

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Reuben Horsley

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 3/10448 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Bn.

British Army WR/ 30777 Pioneer Royal Engineers 316th Road Construction Company

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Harry Horsley

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 10045 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 307268 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR41761 Private Royal Engineers

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Frederick Oscar Horsley

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army D/19072 Private Royal Dragoons 4th Bn.

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Arthur Horsley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 31258 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn.

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Bernard Horsley

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 22397 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Walter Horsley

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army 242209 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Edwin Horsley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32666

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H Horsley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army TR5/37135 Private Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) 10th Battalion Training Reserve

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Stephen Sebastian Horsley

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick F Horsley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 10358 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 10358 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Albert Thomas Horsley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 10539 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Noel Alan Horsley

Born 1898

Died 1976

British Army 245207 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Walter Horsley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35698

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Henry Benjamin Horsley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227066

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Thomas Horsley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 57709 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Robert Horsley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43592

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Christopher Horsley

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2142 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 7th T. R. Battalion

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Joseph Horsley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231418

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Stephen Horsley

Died 1917

British Army 6513 Private London Regiment

British Army 533283 Private London Regiment

British Army 533283 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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