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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]

Harry Horton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20238

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Charles Henry Horton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92417

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Frederick Charles Horton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119650

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George Wheway Horton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61438

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Harold Cecil Horton

Born 1900

Died 1985

Royal Navy London Z/10038 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Tom Horton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3682

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Thomas Amos Horton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61126

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William Claude Horton

Born 1883

Died 1974

British Army Lieutenant Cape Command Signals

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Horton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143202

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Edward Horton

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401111

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Alfred Bird Horton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140859

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Cyril George Horton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401984

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George Horton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409270

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Herbert Harold Horton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22172

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Frederick Horton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40426

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Alfred Horton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76193

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Oliver Horton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192319

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Frederick Charles Horton

Born 1894

Died 1914

Australian Imperial Force 2841

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Charles Alfred Horton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213657

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William Horton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220425

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