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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]

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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]

George Henry Woodward Howard

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2404 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 240688 Private Devonshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Henry Percy Howard

Born 1896

British Army 4736 Private London Regiment

British Army 322076 Acting Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London Battalion (Rifles)

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Albert Charles Howard

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1566 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 265482 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/265482 Private Queen's (West Surrey Regiment) 7 Battalion

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Philip Howard

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army 2713 Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

British Army 5824 Corporal 27th Divisional Cyclist Company

British Army 5824 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps XVIth Corps Cyclist Battalion

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Richard Howard

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 177451 Gunner Royal Field Artillery B Battery 223 Brigade

British Army 177451 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery B Battery 223 Brigade

British Army 177451 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery B Battery 77 Brigade

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Thomas Fleet Howard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3845 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Cedric Stuart Howard

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 808 Private Bedford Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Howard

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 37445 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 37445 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Albert Edward Howard

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3115

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Ernest Arthur Howard

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy SD 2125 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2125/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Halcyon

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Robert Henry Howard

Died 1917

British Army 5197 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372549 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Jesse John Howard

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 240083 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st/5th Bn

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George Charles Howard

Born 1876

Died 1960

British Army 250040 Acting Company Quarter-Master Sergeant Cambridgeshire Regiment 62nd Regiment

British Army 250040 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 225040 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Sidney Howard

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 11733 Private East Africa Unattached List

British Army 11733 Interpreter East African Military Labour Corps

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Archibald Howard

Born 1880

Died 1917

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Percy Edgar Napier Howard

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Howard

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 2380 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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Granville Martin Howard

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army G/99198 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 806 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 228999 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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John Charles Howard

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2785 Private London Regiment

British Army 320880 Private London Regiment

British Army 320880 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Thomas Howard

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 46355 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 46355 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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