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Southampton, Hampshire, England [11]

Dorchester, Dorset [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Armidale New South Wales [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Poole, Dorset [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Beaminster, Dorset [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bunbury Western Australia [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Dorchester [2]

Dorset [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

King's Somborne, Hants [2]

Launceston Tas Tasmania [2]

Mount Torrens South Australia [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wooburn, Bucks [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampsire [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, England [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Banana Queensland [1]

Banwell, Somerset [1]

Barnett [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bournmouth England [1]

Braunston, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Brawday, Dorset [1]

Brent Knoll, Somerset [1]

Bridgewater England [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brockenhurst, Hampshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [436]

Gunner [47]

Serjeant [40]

Driver [38]

Corporal [36]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Rifleman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Signaller [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Engineers [43]

Hampshire Regiment [35]

London Regiment [32]

Dorsetshire Regiment [29]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Somerset Light Infantry [27]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Life Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Service

British Army [661]

Royal Navy [125]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [976]

M [2]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [949]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [11] Dorchester, Dorset [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Reading, Berkshire [4] Armidale New South Wales [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Poole, Dorset [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Beaminster, Dorset [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bunbury Western Australia [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Dorchester [2] Dorset [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] King's Somborne, Hants [2] Launceston Tas Tasmania [2] Mount Torrens South Australia [2] Paddington, London [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wooburn, Bucks [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampsire [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, England [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Banana Queensland [1] Banwell, Somerset [1] Barnett [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bournmouth England [1] Braunston, Northamptonshire, England [1] Brawday, Dorset [1] Brent Knoll, Somerset [1] Bridgewater England [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brockenhurst, Hampshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Buninyong Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [436] Gunner [47] Serjeant [40] Driver [38] Corporal [36] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Major [6] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Rifleman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Signaller [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieut [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Canteen Worker [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [65] Royal Field Artillery [56] Labour Corps [43] Royal Engineers [43] Hampshire Regiment [35] London Regiment [32] Dorsetshire Regiment [29] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Somerset Light Infantry [27] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Life Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3]

Service

British Army [661] Royal Navy [125] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Australian Imperial Force [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [976] M [2] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [949] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Harry Wilfred House

Born 1895

Died 1987

British Army 2nd Lieut East Lancashire Regiment 7th east Battalion

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Major Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Wilfred Lanyon Charles House

Born 1880

Died 1947

Australian Imperial Force 5007 Sapper 6th Tunnelling Company

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Charles Henry House

Born 1885

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 2188 Private 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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Reuben William House

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3774 Private 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Albert House

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 2339 Private 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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Robert John House

Born 1881

Died 1944

Australian Imperial Force 7015 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Frederick Maurice House Md

Born 1865

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Army Medical Corps

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Frank House

Born 1893

British Army 2867 Trooper Life Guards

British Army 2867 Tpr. 1st Life Guards

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Robert House

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16588 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 57301 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Alfred George House

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army 202830 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harold House

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30184 Ordinary Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Edward House

Died 1914

British Army 3831 Private Lancers

British Army L3831 Private Lancers

British Army 3831 Lance Corporal Household Cavalry 16th Lancers (The Queen's)

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Samuel James House

Born 1880

Died 1919

Royal Navy 344854 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Falmouth

Royal Navy 344854 Shipwright 2nd Class HMS Auricula

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William House

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army 12366 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Levi House

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136660

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Alfred House

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105189

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Harry House

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40316

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Thomas William House

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295935

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Arthur Richard Golding House

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 42787 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42787 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/5th Battalion.

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Thomas Arthur House

Born 1896

Died 1940

British Army L/20079 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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