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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Maidstone, Kent [9]

London England [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [4]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Clifton Queensland [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Forest Tas Tasmania [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Harborne, Staffordshire [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Montagu Tas Tasmania [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Newhaven, Sussex [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Southend on Sea, Essex, England [2]

Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Stanley Tas Tasmania [2]

Stone, Buckinghamshire [2]

Twickenham, Middlesex [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Alberton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [1152]

Gunner [154]

Corporal [106]

Driver [87]

Serjeant [85]

Sapper [83]

Lance Corporal [41]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Lieutenant [28]

Acting Corporal [25]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Captain [22]

Bombardier [15]

Major [9]

Rifleman [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Serjeant [1]

ALIAS [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [163]

Royal Field Artillery [152]

Army Service Corps [127]

Labour Corps [123]

Royal Garrison Artillery [92]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [82]

Royal Army Medical Corps [66]

London Regiment [58]

South Staffordshire Regiment [57]

Worcestershire Regiment [50]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Lincolnshire Regiment [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

East Kent Regiment [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Gloucestershire Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

Royal Army Service Corps [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Royal Defence Corps [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

South Wales Borderers [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [1790]

Royal Navy [184]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [150]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [147]

Australian Imperial Force [105]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [2436]

C [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2391]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Canada [2]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Sydney New South Wales [11] Maidstone, Kent [9] London England [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] London, Middlesex, England [6] Plymouth, Devon [4] Smethwick, Staffordshire [4] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Darlaston, Staffordshire [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Clifton Queensland [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Forest Tas Tasmania [2] Hackney, London [2] Harborne, Staffordshire [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Montagu Tas Tasmania [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Newhaven, Sussex [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Southend on Sea, Essex, England [2] Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Stanley Tas Tasmania [2] Stone, Buckinghamshire [2] Twickenham, Middlesex [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Warwickshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Yorkshire [2] Alberton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [1152] Gunner [154] Corporal [106] Driver [87] Serjeant [85] Sapper [83] Lance Corporal [41] Second Lieutenant [33] Lieutenant [28] Acting Corporal [25] Pioneer [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Captain [22] Bombardier [15] Major [9] Rifleman [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Honorary Second Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Serjeant [1] ALIAS [1] Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [163] Royal Field Artillery [152] Army Service Corps [127] Labour Corps [123] Royal Garrison Artillery [92] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [82] Royal Army Medical Corps [66] London Regiment [58] South Staffordshire Regiment [57] Worcestershire Regiment [50] Machine Gun Corps [48] Royal Fusiliers [39] Lincolnshire Regiment [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Manchester Regiment [30] Rifle Brigade [30] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] Cheshire Regiment [29] East Kent Regiment [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Gloucestershire Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] Royal Army Service Corps [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Royal Defence Corps [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Welsh Regiment [17] South Wales Borderers [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [15] Hampshire Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [1790] Royal Navy [184] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [150] Canadian Expeditionary Force [147] Australian Imperial Force [105] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [2436] C [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2391] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Canada [2] United States [2] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

Percy Joseph Horton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297949

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William Horton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97649

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Arthur Horton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97004

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Arthur Horton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276466

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William Barton Horton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51440

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Harold James Horton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101591

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Arthur Samuel John Horton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28461

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Thomas William Horton

Born 1879

Died 1955

British Army Herffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 203513 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 203513 Sapper Royal Engineers 6 Works Company

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Henry Oscar Horton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32187

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Frank Roland Horton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26824

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Harry Horton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145037

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William Thomas Horton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130629

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Frank Horton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290763

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Frank Horton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296173

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Henry Albert Horton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194141

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Arthur Doughty Horton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36600

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Colin Charles Horton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5064 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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John Norman Horton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1791 Private London Regiment

British Army 320347 Private London Regiment

British Army 320347 Lance Corporal London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Frank Horton

Died 1918

British Army 37907 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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William Cecil Horton

Born 1884

Died 1960

Royal Navy Engineer Captain

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