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Aldinga South Australia [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Junee New South Wales [2]

Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Boston, Lancashire, England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Fleetwood [1]

Forest Hill, Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Ingham Queensland [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newlyn, Cornwall [1]

Ottawa [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey, Channel Island [1]

Sidcup, Kent [1]

Somerton, Somerset [1]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [5]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Cleaner [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Seaman [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [9]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

Alwar Imperial Service Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Artillery Training School [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

Gurkha Rifles [1]

HM Submarine C16 [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Indian Political Department [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

R Herbert Hospital Woolwich [1]

RNAS Armoured Car Division [1]

Reserve of Officers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [126]

Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aldinga South Australia [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Beckenham, Kent [2] Junee New South Wales [2] Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Boston, Lancashire, England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brompton South Australia [1] Burra South Australia [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Fleetwood [1] Forest Hill, Camberwell, Surrey [1] Ingham Queensland [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Nailsworth, Gloucestershire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newlyn, Cornwall [1] Ottawa [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Saint Heliers Jersey, Channel Island [1] Sidcup, Kent [1] Somerton, Somerset [1] Stoke Damerel, Devon [1] Walworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [33] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Sapper [5] Gunner [4] Corporal [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Captain [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Commodore [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Chief Armourer [1] Cleaner [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Seaman [1] Signalman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Army Service Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] Alwar Imperial Service Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Artillery Training School [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] Gurkha Rifles [1] HM Submarine C16 [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Indian Political Department [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1] R Herbert Hospital Woolwich [1] RNAS Armoured Car Division [1] Reserve of Officers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [79] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [126]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Francis Henry Humphrys

Born 1879

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

Indian Army Lieutenant

Indian Army Captain Indian Political Department

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Edward Thomas Humphrys

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain Scottish Rifles

British Army Major Scottish Rifles

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William Vingoe Humphrys

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3204C Seaman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3204C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3204C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Basil Godfrey Humphrys

Died 1917

British Army 432 Private King Edward's Horse

British Army 432 Lance Corporal King Edward's Horse 1st Battalion

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Thomas Henry Humphrys

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy 221190

Royal Navy 221190 Signalman Vivid II - M 33

Royal Navy 221190 Signalman Europa II - M 33

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Frederick James Humphrys

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Surgeon RNAS Armoured Car Division

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George Henry William Humphrys

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 43660 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick Humphrys

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 17342 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 287182 Private Labour Corps

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Basil Hardress Humphrys

Born 1892

Died 1949

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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David John Humphrys

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208708

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Charles Edward Humphrys

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 343709 Chief Armourer HMS Princess Royal

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Owen Vincent Humphrys

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 66167 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Allen Charles Humphrys

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 203640 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas George Oliver Humphrys

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 6 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Humphrys

Died 1916

British Army L/31476 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Humphrys

Died 1915

British Army 20608 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Arthur Humphrys

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144207

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Spence Humphrys

Australian Imperial Force 324

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John Humphrys

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 504494

Canadian Expeditionary Force 504494 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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William James Humphrys

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 17171 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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