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Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [2]

Lynton, Devon [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

London England [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Somerset England [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

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Private [44]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

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Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Filter [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [72]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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H [92]

Contribution

Military Service [90]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

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Jersey [1]

United Kingdom [1]

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People [92] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [2] Lynton, Devon [2] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] London England [1] Mile End, London [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Somerset England [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1]

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Private [44] Gunner [8] Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Filter [1] Lance Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [7] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Essex Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scots Guards [1] South Wales Borderers [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [72] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [92]

Contribution

Military Service [90] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

Jersey [1] United Kingdom [1]

William Swain Hoyles

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214029

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Arthur Thomas Hoyles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80317

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Ernest Hoyles

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47870

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47870 Lance Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Richard Hoyles

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 34186 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Alfred John Hoyles

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216108

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Frank Hoyles

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13180 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Hoyles

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2513 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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George Hoyles

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 266968 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 266968 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Thomas Hoyles

Died 1915

British Army 12470 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Olediah Hoyles

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3814 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Thomas Hoyles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128866

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Herbert Edwin Hoyles

Australian Imperial Force 2080

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William Hoyles

Australian Imperial Force 3209

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John Thomas Hoyles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harry Stanley Hoyles

Born 1896

Royal Navy J15218

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Richard Hoyles

Born 1880

Royal Navy 291458

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William Swain Hoyles

Born 1889

Royal Navy F14029

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Alfred John Hoyles

Born 1898

Royal Navy F16108

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Francis Lorne Hoyles

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3355509

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Harry Hoyles

Born 1894

Royal Navy J44691

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