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Melbourne Victoria [13]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Brim Victoria [3]

Edinburgh [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [2]

Dublin [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Longford Tas Tasmania [2]

Moree New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Aldershot [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barony Glasgow [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bellary [1]

Bexley New South Wales [1]

Blackburn Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Bungendore New South Wales [1]

Bures Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Bures, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Busby, Renfrewshire [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Claremont Queensland [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Coggeshall, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Crawley, Sussex [1]

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright [1]

Rank

Private [444]

Serjeant [46]

Gunner [40]

Corporal [38]

Driver [37]

Lieutenant [33]

Captain [29]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Major [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Cadet [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Royal Engineers [57]

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Scots [51]

Labour Corps [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Gordon Highlanders [26]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Highland Light Infantry [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Highlanders [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Connaught Rangers [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Service

British Army [721]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [79]

Australian Imperial Force [75]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [1073]

R [4]

O [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1044]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [13] Sydney New South Wales [8] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Brim Victoria [3] Edinburgh [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] South Shields, Durham [3] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [2] Dublin [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kelso, Roxburghshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Longford Tas Tasmania [2] Moree New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Aldershot [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barony Glasgow [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bellary [1] Bexley New South Wales [1] Blackburn Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buenos Aires [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Bungendore New South Wales [1] Bures Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Bures, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Busby, Renfrewshire [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Claremont Queensland [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Coggeshall, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crawley, Sussex [1] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright [1]

Rank

Private [444] Serjeant [46] Gunner [40] Corporal [38] Driver [37] Lieutenant [33] Captain [29] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [17] Major [16] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Cadet [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Trumpeter [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Fitter [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [58] Royal Engineers [57] Army Service Corps [51] Royal Scots [51] Labour Corps [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] King's Own Scottish Borderers [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Gordon Highlanders [26] Machine Gun Corps [26] Highland Light Infantry [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Highlanders [19] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Essex Regiment [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Suffolk Regiment [14] Cameron Highlanders [11] Scottish Rifles [10] Border Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Connaught Rangers [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4]

Service

British Army [721] Canadian Expeditionary Force [79] Australian Imperial Force [75] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37] Indian Army [4] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [1073] R [4] O [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1044] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1] India [1]

Herbert John Ecclestone Hume

Born 1891

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force 4822

Australian Imperial Force 4822 Lance Corporal 5th. Pioneers

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Edward Archibald Hume

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Hume

Died 1917

British Army 5191 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 267553 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army 3821 Private Seaforth Highlanders 7th Battalion

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James Arthur Hume

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy 14240 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Donald George Walter Hume

Born 1878

Died 1917

South African Services 10502 Corporal South African Engineers

South African Services 10502 Corporal South African Engineers South African Corps Signal Coy, R.E.

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Walter Hume

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217830

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Walter Hume

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90086

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James Hume

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139098

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John Douglas Hume

Born 1896

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

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Edward Hume

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185347

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Osgood Charles Hume

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190898

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William George Arthur Hume

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129080

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John Hume

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 7259 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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George Hume

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6725 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6725 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Walter William Kenneth Hume

Died 1917

British Army 230 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 240034 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 240034 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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Robert Onsley Cuthbert Hume

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Border Regiment 1st Battalion.

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David Hume

Born 1888

British Army 2245 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery Edinburgh RGA Militia

British Army 2255 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Henry Mortimer Hume

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61616

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John Henry Hume

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53483

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Francis Orion Hume

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208255

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