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Sydney New South Wales [9]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Dunmow, Essex [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Bogantungan Queensland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Jarrow, Durham, England [2]

Lithgow New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Addiewell, Midlothian [1]

Balbriggan, Dublin [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedford [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Canton [1]

Carshalton England [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Coogee New South Wales [1]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

East Hartlepool [1]

Eccles Scotland [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Eureka New South Wales [1]

Failford New South Wales [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Great Easton, Essex [1]

Great Ellingham, Norfolk [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hartley Vale New South Wales [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Leven, Fife [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [275]

Corporal [32]

Gunner [29]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Davadar [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver Farrier [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Labourer [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Barman [1]

Private Shoeing Smith [1]

Private Strapper [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

ran [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [41]

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [35]

London Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [17]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Hussars [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Cape Corps [3]

Company of Dragoons [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [428]

Royal Navy [54]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [601]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [574]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [9] West Ham, Essex [5] Melbourne Victoria [4] Dunmow, Essex [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Bogantungan Queensland [2] Edinburgh [2] Jarrow, Durham, England [2] Lithgow New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester [2] Romford, Essex [2] Addiewell, Midlothian [1] Balbriggan, Dublin [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedford [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Canton [1] Carshalton England [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Coogee New South Wales [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] East Ham, Essex [1] East Hartlepool [1] Eccles Scotland [1] Edmonton, London [1] Eureka New South Wales [1] Failford New South Wales [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Great Easton, Essex [1] Great Ellingham, Norfolk [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hartley Vale New South Wales [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Hobart Tas Tasmania [1] Hong Kong [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Leven, Fife [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [275] Corporal [32] Gunner [29] Driver [24] Serjeant [15] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Armourer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Davadar [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Driver Farrier [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Flying Officer [1] Labourer [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Barman [1] Private Shoeing Smith [1] Private Strapper [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1] ran [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [41] Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [35] London Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Irish Rifles [17] Middlesex Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Royal Scots [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Hussars [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Cape Corps [3] Company of Dragoons [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [428] Royal Navy [54] Australian Imperial Force [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [601] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [574] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

John Hoy

Born 1886

Died 1964

British Army 82746 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7113 Private Machine Gun

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Sidney Hoy

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18217 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Patterson Hoy

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246528

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Sydney Hoy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10233

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William Hoy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113338

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Frank Hoy

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266256

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William Hoy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203291

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Joseph H Hoy

Born 1865

Died 1917

British Army 3714 Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5140 Serjeant Royal Defence Corps

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Charles Horatio Hoy

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266331

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Arthur William Hoy

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 4044 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 21859 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 21859 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Henry Hoy

Born 1894

Died 1953

British Army 5898 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 327665 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 327665 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Gerald Bennie Hoy

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71407

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James William Hoy

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117506

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Robert Cochrane Hoy

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3030324

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3030324 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Hoy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286804

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Thomas Hoy

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293060

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John Hoy

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3363 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Hoy

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 41727 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Hoy

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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James Hoy

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9384 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 9384 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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