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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Chelsea, London [5]

Oberon New South Wales [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Putney, London [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mortlake, Surrey [2]

Peckham, Surrey [2]

Preston Victoria [2]

Princetown, Devon [2]

Rendelsham South Australia [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

York England [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberdour, Fife [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Atherstone England [1]

Ayr Queensland [1]

Bakewell Derbyshire [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bathford England [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Bayswater Western Australia [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Rank

Private [1065]

Driver [105]

Gunner [99]

Corporal [82]

Serjeant [80]

Lance Corporal [52]

Sapper [48]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Captain [11]

Bombardier [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Worker [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Matron [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Corporal, acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Cadet [1]

Civilian Railway Porter [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [152]

Army Service Corps [121]

Labour Corps [112]

Royal Engineers [101]

Worcestershire Regiment [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Machine Gun Corps [51]

London Regiment [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [45]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Wiltshire Regiment [36]

South Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [31]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25]

Devonshire Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Essex Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Army Cyclist Corps [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Monmouthshire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Royal Irish Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1586]

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [2037]

Contribution

Military Service [2005]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Chelsea, London [5] Oberon New South Wales [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Putney, London [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Darlaston, Staffordshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mortlake, Surrey [2] Peckham, Surrey [2] Preston Victoria [2] Princetown, Devon [2] Rendelsham South Australia [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] York England [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aberdour, Fife [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Atherstone England [1] Ayr Queensland [1] Bakewell Derbyshire [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bathford England [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Bayswater Western Australia [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast [1]

Rank

Private [1065] Driver [105] Gunner [99] Corporal [82] Serjeant [80] Lance Corporal [52] Sapper [48] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [15] Acting Serjeant [14] Pioneer [14] Acting Corporal [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Captain [11] Bombardier [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Worker [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Matron [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Sub Conductor [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Corporal, acting Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Cadet [1] Civilian Railway Porter [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commissary [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [152] Army Service Corps [121] Labour Corps [112] Royal Engineers [101] Worcestershire Regiment [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Machine Gun Corps [51] London Regiment [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [45] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Wiltshire Regiment [36] South Staffordshire Regiment [35] Welsh Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [33] Royal Berkshire Regiment [31] Royal Fusiliers [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Manchester Regiment [27] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Cheshire Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25] Devonshire Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Essex Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Army Cyclist Corps [13] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [13] Monmouthshire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Royal Irish Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1586] Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114] Australian Imperial Force [91] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [2037]

Contribution

Military Service [2005] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31] South Africa [1]

Noel Humphries

Born 1892

Died 1923

British Army 36750 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 36750 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 22nd Foot

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Sidney Humphries

Born 1898

Died 1983

British Army 62006 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 42326 and 62006 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas Samuel Gold Humphries

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army 243029 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 571126 Private Labour Corps

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Henry William Humphries

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army M2/034110 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Driver Army Service Corps 71st Company MT ASC

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Cecil Frederick George Humphries

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army SS/207 Private Army Service Corps Clerk at Le Havre 27 Aug 1914

British Army 14000 Private Manchester Regiment Reverted to Private and transferred at his own request

British Army 14000 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

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William John Humphries

British Army 431 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 30469 Lance Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Walter Henry Humphries

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19006 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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John E Humphries

Born 1872

Died 1920

British Army 24086 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 24086 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arthur John Humphries

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 3927 Warrant Officer Class 1 South Wales Borderers

British Army 3927 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3927 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Howard Humphries

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2431 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 2431 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Thomas Humphries

Died 1915

British Army 15266 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 15266 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battlion

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George Humphries

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138518

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Thomas Humphries

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269310

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Frederick William Humphries

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288855

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Alfred John Humphries

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200547

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Frederick Humphries

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210847

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Harry Samuel Humphries

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98215

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Joseph Thomas William Humphries

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166828

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John Humphries

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130714

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Sidney Humphries

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126093

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