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Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne [1]

Newington, London [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [1]

Seabrook, Elham, Kent [1]

Seabrook, Kent [1]

St Helens, Isle of Wight [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftwoman [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Indomitable [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1]

HMS Vulcan [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

Tank Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [83]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [84] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne [1] Newington, London [1] Nottingham England [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey [1] Seabrook, Elham, Kent [1] Seabrook, Kent [1] St Helens, Isle of Wight [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [35] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftwoman [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Indomitable [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1] HMS Vulcan [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Army [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Yeomanry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1] Tank Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [83] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Frank The Kaffir Howett

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 412 Company Quarter Master Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 412 Warrant Officer Class 1 London Regiment

British Army 412 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment 1/15

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John Reginald Howett

Born 1896

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Alfred Howett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199994

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Albert Henry Howett

Born 1881

Died 1936

Royal Navy 194255 Able Seaman HMS Vulcan

Royal Navy 194255 Able Seaman HMS Boadicea

Royal Navy 194255 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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Francis William Howett

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9085 Private Welsh Regiment

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Harold Howett

Died 1918

British Army A/202494 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/202494 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Gerald F Howett

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 48080 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army S/43792 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Howett

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9102 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Ernest Howett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134529

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Archibald Howett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163696

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Harry Howett

Australian Imperial Force 7248

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William Frank Howett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110372

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Walter Howett

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200940

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Charles Howett

Died 1916

British Army 21579 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Francis William Howett

Born 1888

Royal Navy 14351 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 368 Royal Marines Band

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Frederick Thomas Howett

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 145930 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Howett

Died 1916

British Army 3/8775 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Balltalion

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Percy Howett

Born 1891

Royal Navy 627 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Howett

Born 1880

Royal Navy 300719

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John Howett

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/347 Royal Naval Division

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