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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Benalla Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Barming, Kent [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Battle, Sussex [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Dublin, Dublin [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Faversham, Kent, England [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wagga New South Wales [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Abslea Tas Tasmania [1]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [1]

Badew Tasmania [1]

Bagdad Tasmania [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cobargo New South Wales [1]

Collyhurst, Lancashire [1]

Curran Quay, Dublin [1]

Custom House, Essex [1]

Dromore West, Sligo [1]

Dublin [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Eurack Victoria [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Galway [1]

Granville New South Wales [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Gunning New South Wales [1]

Hesket Victoria [1]

Hotham Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [245]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [24]

Driver [19]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal of Horse [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

London Regiment [16]

Leinster Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Hussars [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [385]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [569]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [545]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Benalla Victoria [4] London, Middlesex [4] Barming, Kent [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Battle, Sussex [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Dublin, Dublin [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Faversham, Kent, England [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wagga New South Wales [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Abslea Tas Tasmania [1] Arreton, Isle of Wight [1] Badew Tasmania [1] Bagdad Tasmania [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Cape Town [1] Cobargo New South Wales [1] Collyhurst, Lancashire [1] Curran Quay, Dublin [1] Custom House, Essex [1] Dromore West, Sligo [1] Dublin [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Erith, Kent [1] Eurack Victoria [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Galway [1] Granville New South Wales [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Gunning New South Wales [1] Hesket Victoria [1] Hotham Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [245] Serjeant [27] Corporal [24] Driver [19] Gunner [18] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Trooper [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal of Horse [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing Staff [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Hand [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [29] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] London Regiment [16] Leinster Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Connaught Rangers [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Essex Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Hussars [3] Irish Guards [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [385] Australian Imperial Force [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [569] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [545] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1]

David Hyland

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army SD/3140 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Albert Charles Hyland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39480

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Lionel Warner Hyland

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89990

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Andrew William Hyland

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197759

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John Francis Hyland

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86422

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John Hyland

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56215

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James Ernest Hyland

Born 1891

Died 1918

South African Services 21036 Private 1st Regiment South African Infantry

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Ernest William Hyland

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26605

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Alexander Harry A Hyland

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

British Army 7535 Chauffeur

British Army 7535 Chauffeur British Red Cross Overseas Volunteers

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William Thomas Hyland

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2714 Private London Regiment

British Army 2714 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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John Edward Hyland

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn, R.N. Division

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Frederick Harry Hyland

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 46404 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 46404 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 99th Coy.

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Harry Hyland

Born 1882

Died 1962

British Army 10th Hussars

British Army 11045 Private National Reserve Guard 9th Coy

British Army 11045 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) No 7 Supernumerary Coy

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Frederick John Hyland

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3037807

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3037807 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Hyland

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690077

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690077 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Joseph Hyland

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250845

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John Hyland

Died 1916

British Army 4476 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Hyland

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 7720 Private Connaught Rangers

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Albert W Hyland

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 8017 Private London Regiment

British Army 8017 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John William Hyland

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 31764 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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