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Newport, Isle of Wight [136]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [103]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [56]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [52]

Portsmouth [40]

Southampton [40]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [40]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [31]

Winchester, Hampshire [30]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [26]

Yateley, Hampshire [25]

Brading, Isle of Wight [22]

Hartley Wintney Hampshire [22]

Isle of Wight [21]

London [21]

Portsea, Hampshire [20]

Southampton, Hampshire [20]

Christchurch, Hampshire [19]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire [18]

Whitchurch, Hampshire [18]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight [17]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [17]

Aldershot, Hampshire [15]

Andover, Hampshire [15]

Gosport, Hampshire [15]

Brighton, Sussex [14]

Kensington, London [14]

Leeds, Yorkshire [14]

Overton, Hampshire [14]

Reading, Berkshire [14]

Alton, Hampshire [12]

Birmingham [12]

Hampshire [12]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [12]

West Ham, Essex [12]

Winchester [12]

Bermondsey, London [11]

Bethnal Green, London [11]

St Helens, Isle of Wight [11]

Wandsworth, London [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [10]

Newchurch, Isle of Wight [10]

Portsea Island, Hampshire [10]

Chichester, Sussex [9]

Dublin [9]

Fareham, Hampshire [9]

East Cowes, Isle of Wight [8]

Paddington, London [8]

Rank

Private [48592]

Serjeant [2740]

Corporal [2568]

Second Lieutenant [1565]

Lance Corporal [1547]

Lieutenant [1044]

Captain [794]

Acting Corporal [757]

Acting Serjeant [741]

Sapper [493]

Rifleman [454]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [240]

Colour Serjeant [229]

Major [207]

Driver [195]

Gunner [184]

Lance Serjeant [184]

Pioneer [166]

Company Serjeant Major [157]

Stoker 1st Class [134]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [125]

Able Seaman [108]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [98]

Lieutenant Colonel [96]

Corporal 2nd [60]

Boy 1st Class [55]

Temporary Captain [51]

Cyclist [46]

Ordinary Seaman [46]

Acting Captain [45]

Acting Colour Serjeant [45]

Sergeant [42]

Temporary Lieutenant [42]

Drummer [41]

Private /Lance Corporal [40]

Stoker [36]

Private Acting Corporal [33]

Private Acting Serjeant [32]

Bandsman [31]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [30]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [29]

Acting Lance Corporal [27]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [27]

Leading Stoker [27]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [24]

Private Lance Corporal [24]

Petty Officer [23]

Regimental Serjeant Major [22]

Quarter Master Serjeant [21]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [20]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [57474]

Labour Corps [4786]

Royal Engineers [1724]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1366]

Wiltshire Regiment [1312]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1309]

Somerset Light Infantry [1194]

Devonshire Regiment [1105]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1083]

Machine Gun Corps [1015]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1001]

Army Service Corps [888]

Worcestershire Regiment [865]

Bedfordshire Regiment [661]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [589]

Northumberland Fusiliers [474]

London Regiment [473]

Royal Army Medical Corps [408]

Rifle Brigade [396]

Royal Fusiliers [391]

HMS Hampshire [368]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [331]

East Kent Regiment [329]

Royal Sussex Regiment [322]

East Surrey Regiment [310]

Essex Regiment [307]

Middlesex Regiment [283]

Royal Defence Corps [275]

Gloucestershire Regiment [268]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [256]

Royal Air Force [230]

South Staffordshire Regiment [220]

Army Ordnance Corps [216]

Military Foot Police [199]

The Queen's Regiment [196]

Suffolk Regiment [177]

Royal Field Artillery [165]

Royal Garrison Artillery [159]

Royal Irish Rifles [149]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [140]

Leicestershire Regiment [140]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [130]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [126]

Royal West Kent Regiment [119]

H.M.S. "Hampshire" [114]

Tank Corps [111]

Northamptonshire Regiment [104]

Labour Corps ex Hampshire Regiment [103]

North Staffordshire Regiment [102]

Welsh Regiment [101]

Service

British Army [58976]

Royal Navy [707]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [6548]

S [5668]

H [5603]

C [5064]

W [4762]

M [4035]

P [3859]

G [3099]

R [2733]

D [2577]

T [2469]

L [2436]

F [2055]

A [1818]

J [1530]

K [1365]

E [1258]

N [1002]

O [659]

V [405]

Y [293]

I [260]

U [105]

Q [58]

Z [10]

Contribution

Military Service [59330]

Country

United Kingdom [1696]

South Africa [16]

India [11]

Jersey [10]

Ireland [7]

Andorra [3]

France [3]

Australia [2]

Canada [2]

Angola [1]

Barbados [1]

China [1]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

Guernsey [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Kenya [1]

Malaysia [1]

Malta [1]

Mauritius [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Sudan [1]

United States [1]

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People [59671] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newport, Isle of Wight [136] Ryde, Isle of Wight [103] Portsmouth, Hampshire [56] Cowes, Isle of Wight [52] Portsmouth [40] Southampton [40] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [40] Sandown, Isle of Wight [31] Winchester, Hampshire [30] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [26] Yateley, Hampshire [25] Brading, Isle of Wight [22] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [22] Isle of Wight [21] London [21] Portsea, Hampshire [20] Southampton, Hampshire [20] Christchurch, Hampshire [19] Basingstoke, Hampshire [18] Liverpool, Lancashire [18] Whitchurch, Hampshire [18] Bembridge, Isle of Wight [17] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [17] Aldershot, Hampshire [15] Andover, Hampshire [15] Gosport, Hampshire [15] Brighton, Sussex [14] Kensington, London [14] Leeds, Yorkshire [14] Overton, Hampshire [14] Reading, Berkshire [14] Alton, Hampshire [12] Birmingham [12] Hampshire [12] Kingsclere, Hampshire [12] West Ham, Essex [12] Winchester [12] Bermondsey, London [11] Bethnal Green, London [11] St Helens, Isle of Wight [11] Wandsworth, London [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [10] Newchurch, Isle of Wight [10] Portsea Island, Hampshire [10] Chichester, Sussex [9] Dublin [9] Fareham, Hampshire [9] East Cowes, Isle of Wight [8] Paddington, London [8]

Rank

Private [48592] Serjeant [2740] Corporal [2568] Second Lieutenant [1565] Lance Corporal [1547] Lieutenant [1044] Captain [794] Acting Corporal [757] Acting Serjeant [741] Sapper [493] Rifleman [454] Warrant Officer Class 2 [240] Colour Serjeant [229] Major [207] Driver [195] Gunner [184] Lance Serjeant [184] Pioneer [166] Company Serjeant Major [157] Stoker 1st Class [134] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [125] Able Seaman [108] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [98] Lieutenant Colonel [96] Corporal 2nd [60] Boy 1st Class [55] Temporary Captain [51] Cyclist [46] Ordinary Seaman [46] Acting Captain [45] Acting Colour Serjeant [45] Sergeant [42] Temporary Lieutenant [42] Drummer [41] Private /Lance Corporal [40] Stoker [36] Private Acting Corporal [33] Private Acting Serjeant [32] Bandsman [31] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [30] Corporal Acting Serjeant [29] Acting Lance Corporal [27] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [27] Leading Stoker [27] Acting Company Serjeant Major [24] Private Lance Corporal [24] Petty Officer [23] Regimental Serjeant Major [22] Quarter Master Serjeant [21] Warrant Officer Class 1 [20]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [57474] Labour Corps [4786] Royal Engineers [1724] Dorsetshire Regiment [1366] Wiltshire Regiment [1312] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1309] Somerset Light Infantry [1194] Devonshire Regiment [1105] Hampshire Yeomanry [1083] Machine Gun Corps [1015] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1001] Army Service Corps [888] Worcestershire Regiment [865] Bedfordshire Regiment [661] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [589] Northumberland Fusiliers [474] London Regiment [473] Royal Army Medical Corps [408] Rifle Brigade [396] Royal Fusiliers [391] HMS Hampshire [368] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [331] East Kent Regiment [329] Royal Sussex Regiment [322] East Surrey Regiment [310] Essex Regiment [307] Middlesex Regiment [283] Royal Defence Corps [275] Gloucestershire Regiment [268] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [256] Royal Air Force [230] South Staffordshire Regiment [220] Army Ordnance Corps [216] Military Foot Police [199] The Queen's Regiment [196] Suffolk Regiment [177] Royal Field Artillery [165] Royal Garrison Artillery [159] Royal Irish Rifles [149] King's Royal Rifle Corps [140] Leicestershire Regiment [140] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [130] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [126] Royal West Kent Regiment [119] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [114] Tank Corps [111] Northamptonshire Regiment [104] Labour Corps ex Hampshire Regiment [103] North Staffordshire Regiment [102] Welsh Regiment [101]

Service

British Army [58976] Royal Navy [707] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [6548] S [5668] H [5603] C [5064] W [4762] M [4035] P [3859] G [3099] R [2733] D [2577] T [2469] L [2436] F [2055] A [1818] J [1530] K [1365] E [1258] N [1002] O [659] V [405] Y [293] I [260] U [105] Q [58] Z [10]

Contribution

Military Service [59330]

Country

United Kingdom [1696] South Africa [16] India [11] Jersey [10] Ireland [7] Andorra [3] France [3] Australia [2] Canada [2] Angola [1] Barbados [1] China [1] Egypt [1] Germany [1] Guernsey [1] Hong Kong [1] Kenya [1] Malaysia [1] Malta [1] Mauritius [1] Sri Lanka [1] Sudan [1] United States [1]

Reginald Hollamby

British Army 2311 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 280878 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Archibald G Fielder

British Army 1927 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 356273 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Percy J Matthews

British Army 2527 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 240957 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Samuel C Guscott

British Army Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 202057 Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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William Henry Clift

British Army 201025 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 3167 Private Hampshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Reginald Simmonds

British Army 8/1756 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 1756 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Richard H English

British Army 1813 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 240419 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Reginald G Harding

British Army 1472 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 240208 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Alfred Reynolds

British Army 4435 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4435 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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James W A Samways

British Army 16159 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 5488339 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George E Jago

British Army 8/1043 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 11043 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William G Marshall

British Army 14908 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 14908 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph Eldridge

British Army 4955 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 06843 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William S Bosher

British Army 3823 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 307253 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Gladstone R E B Collins

British Army 485 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355271 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas J Hoare

British Army 1871 Private Hampshire Yeomanry

British Army 205906 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George C Duddridge

British Army 776 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355450 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George Morris

British Army 8/1598 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330320 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Edward J Petts

British Army 2597 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 241019 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur S Cox

British Army 2454 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 306108 Private Hampshire Regiment

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