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Sydney New South Wales [31]

Melbourne Victoria [19]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [17]

London, Middlesex, England [15]

Manchester, Lancashire [15]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [14]

Adelaide South Australia [12]

Norwich, Norfolk [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

London England [9]

London, Middlesex [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Brisbane Queensland [8]

Hackney, London [8]

Inverell New South Wales [8]

Southport, Lancashire [8]

Battersea, London [7]

Islington, London [7]

Peckham, London [7]

Stepney, London [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Marylebone, London [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Colchester, Essex [4]

Hertfordshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Lancashire [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Stratford, Essex [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bigga New South Wales [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Great Wakering, Essex, England [3]

Harwich, Essex, England [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Launceston Tas Tasmania [3]

London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Norwich England [3]

Rank

Private [3586]

Gunner [409]

Driver [356]

Corporal [290]

Serjeant [264]

Sapper [203]

Lance Corporal [129]

Second Lieutenant [120]

Lieutenant [114]

Captain [87]

Pioneer [56]

Acting Serjeant [45]

Major [43]

Acting Corporal [40]

Bombardier [36]

Rifleman [26]

Company Serjeant Major [25]

Staff Serjeant [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [21]

Acting Bombardier [19]

Worker [15]

Temporary Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Trooper [13]

Able Seaman [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Sergeant [8]

Commander [7]

Lance Bombardier [7]

Private Acting Corporal [7]

Temporary Captain [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Nurse [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [486]

Labour Corps [446]

Royal Engineers [421]

Army Service Corps [400]

Royal Garrison Artillery [261]

London Regiment [236]

Liverpool Regiment [196]

Royal Army Medical Corps [184]

Machine Gun Corps [156]

Manchester Regiment [153]

Royal Fusiliers [135]

Middlesex Regiment [121]

Lancashire Fusiliers [115]

Cheshire Regiment [114]

Norfolk Regiment [112]

Essex Regiment [99]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [94]

The Queen's Regiment [92]

Suffolk Regiment [89]

Rifle Brigade [85]

Northumberland Fusiliers [77]

Bedfordshire Regiment [72]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [72]

South Lancashire Regiment [72]

Devonshire Regiment [68]

Royal Army Service Corps [67]

East Surrey Regiment [63]

West Yorkshire Regiment [62]

Northamptonshire Regiment [60]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [60]

Durham Light Infantry [58]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52]

East Yorkshire Regiment [51]

Hampshire Regiment [50]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49]

Royal Sussex Regiment [49]

Army Ordnance Corps [47]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [47]

Royal Naval Division [46]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [45]

Leicestershire Regiment [44]

Lincolnshire Regiment [44]

Royal Defence Corps [44]

Welsh Regiment [43]

York and Lancaster Regiment [43]

Royal West Kent Regiment [42]

West Riding Regiment [41]

Canadian Infantry [39]

East Lancashire Regiment [39]

Service

British Army [5613]

Royal Navy [561]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [480]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [426]

Australian Imperial Force [410]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [1]

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H [7707]

F [4]

S [3]

G [2]

M [2]

W [2]

D [1]

E [1]

K [1]

N [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7535]

Merchant Navy [142]

Conscientious Objector [24]

Country

United Kingdom [145]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

United States [2]

Canada [1]

Cuba [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

Vanuatu [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [31] Melbourne Victoria [19] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [17] London, Middlesex, England [15] Manchester, Lancashire [15] Hobart Tas Tasmania [14] Adelaide South Australia [12] Norwich, Norfolk [12] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] London England [9] London, Middlesex [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Brisbane Queensland [8] Hackney, London [8] Inverell New South Wales [8] Southport, Lancashire [8] Battersea, London [7] Islington, London [7] Peckham, London [7] Stepney, London [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Marylebone, London [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Colchester, Essex [4] Hertfordshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Lancashire [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Stratford, Essex [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bigga New South Wales [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Great Wakering, Essex, England [3] Harwich, Essex, England [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Launceston Tas Tasmania [3] London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Norwich England [3]

Rank

Private [3586] Gunner [409] Driver [356] Corporal [290] Serjeant [264] Sapper [203] Lance Corporal [129] Second Lieutenant [120] Lieutenant [114] Captain [87] Pioneer [56] Acting Serjeant [45] Major [43] Acting Corporal [40] Bombardier [36] Rifleman [26] Company Serjeant Major [25] Staff Serjeant [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [21] Acting Bombardier [19] Worker [15] Temporary Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Trooper [13] Able Seaman [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Sergeant [8] Commander [7] Lance Bombardier [7] Private Acting Corporal [7] Temporary Captain [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Nurse [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Brevet Major [3] Deck Hand [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [486] Labour Corps [446] Royal Engineers [421] Army Service Corps [400] Royal Garrison Artillery [261] London Regiment [236] Liverpool Regiment [196] Royal Army Medical Corps [184] Machine Gun Corps [156] Manchester Regiment [153] Royal Fusiliers [135] Middlesex Regiment [121] Lancashire Fusiliers [115] Cheshire Regiment [114] Norfolk Regiment [112] Essex Regiment [99] King's Royal Rifle Corps [94] The Queen's Regiment [92] Suffolk Regiment [89] Rifle Brigade [85] Northumberland Fusiliers [77] Bedfordshire Regiment [72] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [72] South Lancashire Regiment [72] Devonshire Regiment [68] Royal Army Service Corps [67] East Surrey Regiment [63] West Yorkshire Regiment [62] Northamptonshire Regiment [60] Royal Lancaster Regiment [60] Durham Light Infantry [58] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52] East Yorkshire Regiment [51] Hampshire Regiment [50] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49] Royal Sussex Regiment [49] Army Ordnance Corps [47] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [47] Royal Naval Division [46] Royal Berkshire Regiment [45] Leicestershire Regiment [44] Lincolnshire Regiment [44] Royal Defence Corps [44] Welsh Regiment [43] York and Lancaster Regiment [43] Royal West Kent Regiment [42] West Riding Regiment [41] Canadian Infantry [39] East Lancashire Regiment [39]

Service

British Army [5613] Royal Navy [561] Canadian Expeditionary Force [480] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [426] Australian Imperial Force [410] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [7707] F [4] S [3] G [2] M [2] W [2] D [1] E [1] K [1] N [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7535] Merchant Navy [142] Conscientious Objector [24]

Country

United Kingdom [145] Australia [2] Ireland [2] United States [2] Canada [1] Cuba [1] Egypt [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] Vanuatu [1]

Edward H Howard

Born 1896

Died 1982

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/3833 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Battalion

British Army Tyneside Z/3833 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Battalion

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William Frederick Howard

Born 1890

Died 1976

British Army 40434 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 62573 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3903110 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot

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Richard Howard

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15522 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15522 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15522 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Frederick Howard

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 930 Rifleman Irish Regiment

British Army 930 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 3rd/18th Battalion

British Army 930 Rifleman London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

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Charles Stanley Allan Howard

Born 1879

British Army 18/508 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/508 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Honourary Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Alfred Heywood Howard

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 4th Welsh battalion

British Army Lieutenant 1st(Pembrokeshire) Volunteer Battalion

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Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

Born 1883

Died 1963

British Army Captain / Temp. Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lt.-Col. King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Howard

Died 1944

British Army 18503 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Howard

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 201205 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George Howard

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 72348 Private Durham Light Infantry 25th (Works) Battalion

British Army 13458 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army 169236 Private Labour Corps

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Peter Ernest Howard

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/2391 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ralph Gorman Howard

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2666 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Harold Howard

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 20434 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 20434 Sergeant Manchester Regiment 3rd manchest Battalion

British Army 20434 Sergeant Manchester

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Albert James Howard

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army 22902 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 22902 Pte Northamptonshire 6th Bttn

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Sidney Howard

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 251767 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 251767 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 12th Btn

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Stephen Howard

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200434 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Jesse Edward Howard

Born 1874

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Mounted Rifles

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Trench Mortar Battery

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Albert George Howard

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 16448 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 16448 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Richard Spencer Howard

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 204708 Private West Riding Regiment

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Charles John Howard

Born 1898

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124545

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