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Sydney New South Wales [6]

London England [4]

Portland, Dorset [4]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Weymouth, Dorset [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Buln Buln Victoria [2]

Chilcompton, Somerset [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Erith, Kent [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Lechlade, Gloucestershire [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Mumbannar Victoria [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Shepton Mallett, Somerset [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Wellington NZ [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Allora Queensland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blaina England [1]

Blaina Wales [1]

Bosham, Sussex, England [1]

Breckley, Northamptonshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Castle Cary, Somerset [1]

Catford, London [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Charing Cross, London [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [328]

Gunner [40]

Driver [34]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [17]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Bombardier [8]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bearer [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Labour Corps [37]

London Regiment [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [508]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

H [742]

Contribution

Military Service [728]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] London England [4] Portland, Dorset [4] Grafton New South Wales [3] Weymouth, Dorset [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Buln Buln Victoria [2] Chilcompton, Somerset [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Erith, Kent [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Lechlade, Gloucestershire [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Mumbannar Victoria [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Shepton Mallett, Somerset [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Wellington NZ [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Allora Queensland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Battersea, London [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blaina England [1] Blaina Wales [1] Bosham, Sussex, England [1] Breckley, Northamptonshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Castle Cary, Somerset [1] Catford, London [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Charing Cross, London [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [328] Gunner [40] Driver [34] Corporal [24] Sapper [24] Serjeant [17] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Bombardier [8] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Forewoman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Bearer [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Field Artillery [42] Labour Corps [37] London Regiment [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Hampshire Regiment [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Hussars [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [508] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Australian Imperial Force [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

H [742]

Contribution

Military Service [728] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Irving Howard Hoskins

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army B/23314 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army 23314 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion attached 7th Battalion

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Cyril Hoskins

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th Battalion (Territorial)

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Samuel Henry Hoskins

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 284927 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Allan Hoskins

Born 1890

Died 1931

British Army 2553 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Education Corps

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George Hoskins

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406516

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Samuel Hoskins

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291792

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William Hoskins

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10869 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Walter Hoskins

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162701

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Frederick Henry Hoskins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208676

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Clarence Valentine Hoskins

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126816

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William Hoskins

Born 1889

British Army 9501 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Horace Hoskins

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77653

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Frank Thomas Hoskins

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99727 Sergeant Mechanic Royal Air Force No. 1 School of Aerial Gunnery

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Harry Hoskins

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9423 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry George Hoskins

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 2926 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 241202 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 241202 Lance Corporal

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Herbert Ronald Hoskins

Born 1889

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Ernest Hoskins

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5596

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Charles Hoskins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229091

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Frank A Hoskins

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 42554 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Hoskins

Died 1919

British Army 29065 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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