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Southampton, Hampshire, England [15]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Wigan, Lancashire [8]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

London England [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Boyanup Western Australia [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hillston New South Wales [3]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [3]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Leicester [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Balranald New South Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bradford [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Dalserk, Lanark [2]

Durham [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Gulargambone New South Wales [2]

Hambledon, Hampshire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Limehurst, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Macarthur Victoria [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Prescot, Lancashire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

12 Neckinger Street, St James Parish, Bermondsey, Southwark. [1]

2 Mill Green Cottages, Beddington Corner, Wallington, Mitchum, Surrey. [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Akeley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Antrim [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [1188]

Gunner [127]

Driver [109]

Serjeant [97]

Corporal [94]

Sapper [60]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [18]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Major [9]

Rifleman [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [8]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

1st Class Military Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [158]

Labour Corps [140]

Army Service Corps [139]

Royal Engineers [130]

Manchester Regiment [78]

Royal Army Medical Corps [74]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

London Regiment [61]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

Lancashire Fusiliers [48]

Leicestershire Regiment [45]

Liverpool Regiment [45]

Cheshire Regiment [43]

Royal Fusiliers [42]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [27]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Coldstream Guards [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1772]

Royal Navy [177]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [127]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

Australian Imperial Force [88]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [2346]

D [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2284]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [15] Sydney New South Wales [9] Wigan, Lancashire [8] Bolton, Lancashire [6] London England [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Boyanup Western Australia [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Hackney, London [3] Hillston New South Wales [3] Hinckley, Leicestershire [3] Hobart Tas Tasmania [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Leicester [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Balranald New South Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bradford [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Dalserk, Lanark [2] Durham [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Gulargambone New South Wales [2] Hambledon, Hampshire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Limehurst, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Macarthur Victoria [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Prescot, Lancashire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] 12 Neckinger Street, St James Parish, Bermondsey, Southwark. [1] 2 Mill Green Cottages, Beddington Corner, Wallington, Mitchum, Surrey. [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Akeley, Buckinghamshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Antrim [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [1188] Gunner [127] Driver [109] Serjeant [97] Corporal [94] Sapper [60] Second Lieutenant [38] Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [18] Pioneer [17] Acting Serjeant [15] Major [9] Rifleman [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [8] Company Serjeant Major [6] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] 1st Class Military Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [158] Labour Corps [140] Army Service Corps [139] Royal Engineers [130] Manchester Regiment [78] Royal Army Medical Corps [74] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] London Regiment [61] Machine Gun Corps [54] Lancashire Fusiliers [48] Leicestershire Regiment [45] Liverpool Regiment [45] Cheshire Regiment [43] Royal Fusiliers [42] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] South Lancashire Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30] Durham Light Infantry [28] Hampshire Regiment [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [27] The Queen's Regiment [24] Middlesex Regiment [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Coldstream Guards [19] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [19] Border Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Marine Artillery [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1772] Royal Navy [177] Canadian Expeditionary Force [127] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] Australian Imperial Force [88] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [2346] D [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2284] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [47] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Robert Hurst

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army 36940 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 36940 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 36940 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Depot

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Samuel G Hurst

Born 1870

Died 1954

British Army 791 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Spts/791 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 791 Private Royal Fusiliers Corps. 23rd Battalion

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Brian Desmond Hurst

Born 1895

Died 1986

British Army 231115 Private Labour Corps

British Army 10568 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 6th (Service) Battalion

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James Hurst

Born 1897

Died 1970

British Army 92609 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 92609 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry L Hurst

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 79584 Private Royal Army Medical Corps.

British Army 79584 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 27th Motor Ambulance Convoy.

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Edgar Charles Hurst

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2574 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40383 Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Battalion

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Ernest Hurst

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1716 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 43660 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Martin Hurst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50877 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 1558 Private Royal Fusiliers 2/9th Battalion

British Army 21761 Private Sherwood Foresters Territorial Force

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Thomas Vincent Hurst

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army S/17066 Private Royal Highlanders

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Francis Edward Hurst

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 372101 Private London Regiment

British Army 372101 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4539 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles William Hurst

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5685 Private London Regiment

British Army 22671 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 652550 Private London Regiment 21st (County of London) Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles)

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Robert Hurst

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3261 52nd Battalion

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Walter John Hurst

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 22265 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Herbert Hurst

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 130548 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Hurst

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7824 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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Thomas Hurst

Died 1917

British Army 3400 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 3400 Private Scottish Rifles Attached to 18th Middlesex Regiment

British Army 3400 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Reginald Herbert Constant Hurst

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2462 Private London Regiment

British Army 2462 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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John Stevenson Hurst

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 21737 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 47th Field Amb.

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Alfred James Hurst

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113928

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Samuel Hurst

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9048

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