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Cape Colony [36]

Cape Colony, South Africa [7]

Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony [4]

Cape Town, Cape Colony [3]

Wynberg, Cape Colony [3]

Cape Colony Resident [2]

Grahamstown, Cape Colony [2]

Alicedale, Cape Colony [1]

Aliwal North, Cape Colony, [1]

Bathurst, Cape Colony [1]

Bedford, Cape Colony [1]

Benconsfield, Cape Colony [1]

Bovenplaats, near Malmesbury, in the Cape Colony [1]

Calitzdorp, Cape Colony [1]

Cape Colony Grahamstown [1]

Cape Colony, [1]

Cape Colony, British [1]

Cape Colony, Kimberley [1]

Cape Colony, Lady Grey [1]

Cape Town Colony [1]

Capetown Cape Colony [1]

Claremont, Cape Colony, South Africa [1]

Frassburg Cape Colony [1]

Graaf-Reinet,Cape Colony [1]

Graaff Rienet, Cape Colony [1]

Kimberley, Cape Colony, South Africa [1]

King William's Town Cape Colony, South Africa [1]

Ladysmith, Cape Colony [1]

Mountstewart, Cape Colony [1]

Mourbray, Cape Colony [1]

Mowbray, Cape Colony [1]

Newlands, Cape Colony [1]

Priestro, Cape Colony [1]

Queenstown, Cape Colony [1]

Queenstown, Cape Colony. [1]

Rondebosch, Cape Colony [1]

Simon's Town, Cape Colony [1]

Somerset East, Cape Colony [1]

Somerset West, Cape Colony. [1]

Stellenbosch, Cape Colony [1]

Tark A Stad, Cape Colony [1]

Umtata, Cape Colony [1]

Waggoner's Kraal, Cape Colony [1]

Worcester, Cape Colony [1]

Wynburg, Cape Colony [1]

Wynburg, Wynburg Cape Colony [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Private [9]

Major [5]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Admiral (Retd) [1]

Boy [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

General The Rt Hon [1]

Gunner [1]

Labourer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

12th South African Mounted Brigade [1]

2nd Regiment South African Infantry [1]

2nd Regt. South African Infantry [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

74th Punjabis [1]

84th Punjabis [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Assistant Adjutant General [1]

British East African Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1]

Cape Corps [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Iris II [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

Herefordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Infantry [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King Edwards Horse [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment 4th Battalion [1]

Military Labour Bureau [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Pretoria Rifles [1]

Prince Alfred's Guards [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [1]

Punjab Light Horse [1]

Recruiting Officer [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd General Hospital [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Royal Navy [14]

South African Services [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [11]

C [9]

D [9]

S [9]

W [8]

P [6]

G [5]

H [5]

F [4]

J [4]

M [4]

T [4]

E [3]

L [3]

O [3]

A [2]

K [2]

N [2]

R [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [91]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

South Africa [4]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Cape Colony [36] Cape Colony, South Africa [7] Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony [4] Cape Town, Cape Colony [3] Wynberg, Cape Colony [3] Cape Colony Resident [2] Grahamstown, Cape Colony [2] Alicedale, Cape Colony [1] Aliwal North, Cape Colony, [1] Bathurst, Cape Colony [1] Bedford, Cape Colony [1] Benconsfield, Cape Colony [1] Bovenplaats, near Malmesbury, in the Cape Colony [1] Calitzdorp, Cape Colony [1] Cape Colony Grahamstown [1] Cape Colony, [1] Cape Colony, British [1] Cape Colony, Kimberley [1] Cape Colony, Lady Grey [1] Cape Town Colony [1] Capetown Cape Colony [1] Claremont, Cape Colony, South Africa [1] Frassburg Cape Colony [1] Graaf-Reinet,Cape Colony [1] Graaff Rienet, Cape Colony [1] Kimberley, Cape Colony, South Africa [1] King William's Town Cape Colony, South Africa [1] Ladysmith, Cape Colony [1] Mountstewart, Cape Colony [1] Mourbray, Cape Colony [1] Mowbray, Cape Colony [1] Newlands, Cape Colony [1] Priestro, Cape Colony [1] Queenstown, Cape Colony [1] Queenstown, Cape Colony. [1] Rondebosch, Cape Colony [1] Simon's Town, Cape Colony [1] Somerset East, Cape Colony [1] Somerset West, Cape Colony. [1] Stellenbosch, Cape Colony [1] Tark A Stad, Cape Colony [1] Umtata, Cape Colony [1] Waggoner's Kraal, Cape Colony [1] Worcester, Cape Colony [1] Wynburg, Cape Colony [1] Wynburg, Wynburg Cape Colony [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [12] Lieutenant [9] Private [9] Major [5] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Admiral (Retd) [1] Boy [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Flight Cadet [1] General The Rt Hon [1] Gunner [1] Labourer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] 12th South African Mounted Brigade [1] 2nd Regiment South African Infantry [1] 2nd Regt. South African Infantry [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 74th Punjabis [1] 84th Punjabis [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Assistant Adjutant General [1] British East African Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1] Cape Corps [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General List [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Iris II [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Tiger [1] Herefordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Infantry [1] Irish Guards [1] King Edwards Horse [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment 4th Battalion [1] Military Labour Bureau [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Pretoria Rifles [1] Prince Alfred's Guards [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [1] Punjab Light Horse [1] Recruiting Officer [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd General Hospital [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [19] Royal Navy [14] South African Services [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [11] C [9] D [9] S [9] W [8] P [6] G [5] H [5] F [4] J [4] M [4] T [4] E [3] L [3] O [3] A [2] K [2] N [2] R [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [91] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] South Africa [4] India [1] Ireland [1]

Ronald Eagleson Gordon

Born 1889

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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James Ahern

Australian Imperial Force 5786

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William Thrift Mcdonald

Australian Imperial Force 38373

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George William Allen

Australian Imperial Force 2263

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Charles Liddle Fuller

Australian Imperial Force 3663

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Charles Nugent Macrobert

Born 1897

Died 1918

South African Services 10018 Private 4th South African Infantry

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Leonard Vincent Williams

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Captain South Wales Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 7th Battalion

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Gerald V Hanley

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003 Sergeant Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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Cecil Herbert Andrew Duk

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175984

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Edgar Retief Latham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Nendick Thomas Donsworth

Australian Imperial Force 7494

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Ew Sydney George Washington] Drew

Australian Imperial Force 4395

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Baraud Johnnes Pretorius

Australian Imperial Force 1857

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John Nicholas Tinman

Australian Imperial Force 36

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Sidney Robert Todd

Australian Imperial Force 1458

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Daniel Johannus Kruger

Australian Imperial Force 6549

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Allan William Hone Soul

Australian Imperial Force 890

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Herbert Charles Suter

Australian Imperial Force 4313

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Bertie Douglas Lowrie

Australian Imperial Force 2187

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Ax Bacon

Born 1869

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Monmouthshire Regiment

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