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Johannesburg [112]

Johannesburg, South Africa [20]

Johannesburg, Transvaal [6]

Transvaal, Johannesburg [6]

Braamsfontein, Johannesburg [2]

Jeppestown, Johannesburg. [1]

Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA [1]

Johannesburg, Gauteng [1]

St Johannesburg, S Africa [1]

St Marys, Johannesburg [1]

St. Mary'S, Johannesburg [1]

Transvaal Johannesburg [1]

Rank

Private [20]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [4]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

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Chaplain (Squadron Leader) [1]

Conductor [1]

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Gunner [1]

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Sister [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Imperial Light Horse [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

3rd South African Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

10th Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Scottish) [1]

10th South African Infantry [1]

1st South African Brigade [1]

1st Transvaal Scottish [1]

1st Transval Scottish [1]

2nd Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment attached 6th Bn North Lancashire Regiment [1]

2nd Light Horse Brigade [1]

2nd Regiment South African Infantry [1]

4th Regiment South African Infantry [1]

4th Royal Scots [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

59th Squadron [1]

5th King's African Rifles [1]

5th South African Infantry [1]

6th Light Horse Regiment [1]

81st Field Battery Royal Canadian Artillery [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Ganges" [1]

HMS Foyle [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Kings Liverpool Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rhodesia Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South African Field Artillery [1]

South African Horse Artillery [1]

South African Infantry Brigade [1]

South African Medical Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

British Army [29]

Royal Navy [22]

South African Services [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [17]

H [17]

P [14]

C [13]

S [13]

W [13]

R [12]

M [10]

D [8]

F [7]

N [6]

T [5]

G [4]

J [4]

E [3]

L [3]

V [2]

A [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

South Africa [6]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Johannesburg [112] Johannesburg, South Africa [20] Johannesburg, Transvaal [6] Transvaal, Johannesburg [6] Braamsfontein, Johannesburg [2] Jeppestown, Johannesburg. [1] Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA [1] Johannesburg, Gauteng [1] St Johannesburg, S Africa [1] St Marys, Johannesburg [1] St. Mary'S, Johannesburg [1] Transvaal Johannesburg [1]

Rank

Private [20] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [8] Captain [4] Boy 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Major [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain (Squadron Leader) [1] Conductor [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner [1] Head Cook [1] Lance Corporal [1] Sister [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [4] Imperial Light Horse [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] 3rd South African Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 10th Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Scottish) [1] 10th South African Infantry [1] 1st South African Brigade [1] 1st Transvaal Scottish [1] 1st Transval Scottish [1] 2nd Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment attached 6th Bn North Lancashire Regiment [1] 2nd Light Horse Brigade [1] 2nd Regiment South African Infantry [1] 4th Regiment South African Infantry [1] 4th Royal Scots [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 59th Squadron [1] 5th King's African Rifles [1] 5th South African Infantry [1] 6th Light Horse Regiment [1] 81st Field Battery Royal Canadian Artillery [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Ganges" [1] HMS Foyle [1] HMS Ganges [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Kings Liverpool Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rhodesia Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South African Field Artillery [1] South African Horse Artillery [1] South African Infantry Brigade [1] South African Medical Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [43] British Army [29] Royal Navy [22] South African Services [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] H [17] P [14] C [13] S [13] W [13] R [12] M [10] D [8] F [7] N [6] T [5] G [4] J [4] E [3] L [3] V [2] A [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143]

Country

United Kingdom [10] South Africa [6] Zimbabwe [1]

Phillip Robinson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137816

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Thomas William Nicholas Hitge

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137913

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Clifford Palmer Smith

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137931

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Leopold Llewellyn Rivas

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184967

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Sam Roseburgh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182097

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Arthur Kenneth Chesterton

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army 3085 Private 5th South African Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

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George Alfred Mitchell

Australian Imperial Force 6160

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George Vernon

Born 1888

Australian Imperial Force 178 Trooper 2nd Light Horse Brigade

Australian Imperial Force Trooper 6th Light Horse Regiment A Squadron

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Charles Douglas Carrington Blatchly

Australian Imperial Force 1516

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Richard Whitby

Australian Imperial Force 1344

Australian Imperial Force 7795

Australian Imperial Force 630

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Stanley Walter Caddy

Australian Imperial Force 14026

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Fred Currie

Australian Imperial Force 3265

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David Dunwoodie

Australian Imperial Force 69031

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Charles Gustav Billing Woods

Australian Imperial Force 841

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James Mccann

Australian Imperial Force 88993

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William Robert Henry Phillips

Australian Imperial Force 206

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Tom Thomas

Australian Imperial Force 780

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John Charles Barker

Australian Imperial Force

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Douglas Harry Hinds

Australian Imperial Force 1558

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Reginald Horace Howe

Australian Imperial Force 1416

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