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Maidstone, Kent [10]

Bromley, Kent [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Horsham, Sussex [4]

Watford, Hertfordshire [4]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3]

Pulborough, Sussex [3]

Ashburnham [2]

Avoca Victoria [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bobinawarrah Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Essex [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Grays England [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hadleigh, Suffolk [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Horne, Surrey [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Old Buckenham, Norfolk [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Surrey [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

Addlestone, Surrey, England [1]

Ardstraw, Newtownstewart Co.Tyrone [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Axmouth, Devon [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barkley Victoria [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Barnsley [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [932]

Driver [97]

Gunner [97]

Corporal [75]

Serjeant [73]

Sapper [59]

Lance Corporal [37]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [12]

Rifleman [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Captain [9]

Pioneer [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Major [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Horse Keeper [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

ACM II [1]

Abel Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [119]

Royal Engineers [109]

Labour Corps [98]

Royal Field Artillery [97]

London Regiment [65]

Royal Garrison Artillery [63]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

The Queen's Regiment [48]

Royal Fusiliers [46]

Royal Sussex Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Royal West Kent Regiment [37]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

Essex Regiment [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Northamptonshire Regiment [29]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Norfolk Regiment [23]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Army Veterinary Corps [18]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

East Kent Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Irish Rifles [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Hertfordshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Service

British Army [1429]

Royal Navy [181]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

Australian Imperial Force [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

H [1906]

Contribution

Military Service [1873]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [10] Bromley, Kent [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Horsham, Sussex [4] Watford, Hertfordshire [4] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3] Pulborough, Sussex [3] Ashburnham [2] Avoca Victoria [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bobinawarrah Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Essex [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Grays England [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hadleigh, Suffolk [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Horne, Surrey [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kensington, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Old Buckenham, Norfolk [2] Romford, Essex [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Surrey [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] Addlestone, Surrey, England [1] Ardstraw, Newtownstewart Co.Tyrone [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Axmouth, Devon [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barkley Victoria [1] Barming, Kent [1] Barnsley [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [932] Driver [97] Gunner [97] Corporal [75] Serjeant [73] Sapper [59] Lance Corporal [37] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [12] Rifleman [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Captain [9] Pioneer [9] Able Seaman [7] Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Major [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Trooper [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Horse Keeper [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sister [2] 2nd Corporal [1] ACM II [1] Abel Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [119] Royal Engineers [109] Labour Corps [98] Royal Field Artillery [97] London Regiment [65] Royal Garrison Artillery [63] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] The Queen's Regiment [48] Royal Fusiliers [46] Royal Sussex Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [38] Royal West Kent Regiment [37] Middlesex Regiment [34] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] Essex Regiment [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Northamptonshire Regiment [29] Rifle Brigade [29] Royal Army Service Corps [24] East Surrey Regiment [23] Norfolk Regiment [23] Suffolk Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Army Veterinary Corps [18] Hampshire Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] East Kent Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Irish Rifles [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Tank Corps [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Hertfordshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [9] Royal Air Force [9] Corps of Hussars [8]

Service

British Army [1429] Royal Navy [181] Canadian Expeditionary Force [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] Australian Imperial Force [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

H [1906]

Contribution

Military Service [1873] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [57] Australia [1] Canada [1] Gibraltar [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] United States [1]

William J Humphrey

Born 1895

Died 1968

British Army 949 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Norfolk Regiment

British Army lieutenant Kings Regiment (Liverpool) 2nd Battalion

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John Francis Humphrey

Born 1888

Died 1955

British Army 242131 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 4764 Rfn South Lancashire 5th

British Army 242131 l/ cpl South Lancs 5th

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Sidney Percival Humphrey

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 49627 Private Canterbury Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Walter Humphrey

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 24775 Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 6th Battalion

British Army 24775 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Lewis William Humphrey

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 20932 Private Essex Regiment

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John William Humphrey

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 34476 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Alfred Humphrey

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 60224 Driver Royal Engineers

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Albert Charles Humphrey

Born 1880

Died 1968

British Army 31010 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Henry Humphrey

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 32301 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 32301 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alexander Wallace Humphrey

Born 1884

Died 1947

British Army 11551 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ephraim Alyward Humphrey

Born 1882

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3540

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Ernest Graham Humphrey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Percy Humphrey

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126927

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William Robert Humphrey

Born 1889

Died 1964

British Army 155293 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 877038 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 155293 CORPORAL ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY K/35TH DIVISIONAL TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY

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Laurence Humphrey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83671

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William Thomas Humphrey

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66997

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William Henry Humphrey

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28551

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John William Humphrey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99023

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Thomas Albert Humphrey

Born 1865

Died 1916

British Army 8670 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 8670 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army T1/SR/673 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Alfred George Humphrey

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 13157 Private Suffolk Regiment

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