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Simla [53]

Simla, India [5]

Simla, Bengal [3]

Simla, Punjab [3]

Simla, [2]

Simla, Resident [2]

Christchurch, Simla [1]

Kesuli Turlid, Simla Hills [1]

Simla Northern [1]

Simla, Himachal Pradesh [1]

Simla, Punjab, India [1]

Rank

Captain [20]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lieutenant [14]

Major [9]

Private [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Major [3]

Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lt Col [1]

Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

VAD [1]

Victuallers Assistant [1]

Unit

Indian Army [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

1/6th Gurkha Rifles [1]

1/6th King's Regiment [1]

130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles) [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

2/4th Gurkha Rifles, attached 2/3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles [1]

2/7th Gurkha Rifles [1]

25th Punjabis [1]

2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles [1]

2nd Royal Lancers [1]

3 Cadet Wing [1]

31 Battalion [1]

4th Cavalry [1]

4th Signal Company [1]

5/13th Frontier Force Rifles [1]

5/13th Rifles [1]

54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1]

62nd Punjabis [1]

7th Meerut Calvary Brigade [1]

Anglo-Indian Force [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Cavalry Indian Army [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East African Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

GOC 29th Division [1]

GOC 88th Infantry Brigade [1]

General Reserve of Officers, Infantry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Grenadiers [1]

Gurkha Rifles [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

Head Quarters Indian Army [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Indian Miscellaneous List [1]

Jodhpur Lancers [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Messenger Service [1]

Service

British Army [40]

Indian Army [14]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [12]

C [10]

D [7]

W [7]

T [6]

H [5]

M [5]

F [4]

S [4]

A [3]

K [3]

R [3]

P [2]

L [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [65]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

India [6]

South Africa [1]

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People [73] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Simla [53] Simla, India [5] Simla, Bengal [3] Simla, Punjab [3] Simla, [2] Simla, Resident [2] Christchurch, Simla [1] Kesuli Turlid, Simla Hills [1] Simla Northern [1] Simla, Himachal Pradesh [1] Simla, Punjab, India [1]

Rank

Captain [20] Second Lieutenant [18] Lieutenant [14] Major [9] Private [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Major [3] Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Major [1] Colonel [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lt Col [1] Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Nursing Sister [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] VAD [1] Victuallers Assistant [1]

Unit

Indian Army [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 1/6th Gurkha Rifles [1] 1/6th King's Regiment [1] 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles) [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 2/4th Gurkha Rifles, attached 2/3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles [1] 2/7th Gurkha Rifles [1] 25th Punjabis [1] 2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles [1] 2nd Royal Lancers [1] 3 Cadet Wing [1] 31 Battalion [1] 4th Cavalry [1] 4th Signal Company [1] 5/13th Frontier Force Rifles [1] 5/13th Rifles [1] 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1] 62nd Punjabis [1] 7th Meerut Calvary Brigade [1] Anglo-Indian Force [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Cavalry Indian Army [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East African Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] GOC 29th Division [1] GOC 88th Infantry Brigade [1] General Reserve of Officers, Infantry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Grenadiers [1] Gurkha Rifles [1] HMS Falmouth [1] Head Quarters Indian Army [1] Imperial Army [1] Indian Miscellaneous List [1] Jodhpur Lancers [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Messenger Service [1]

Service

British Army [40] Indian Army [14] Australian Imperial Force [9] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [12] C [10] D [7] W [7] T [6] H [5] M [5] F [4] S [4] A [3] K [3] R [3] P [2] L [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [65] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [24] India [6] South Africa [1]

Kenneth John Thriepland Ridge

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army Captain Grenadiers

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Frederick Herbert Willasey Wilsey

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army Captain Gurkha Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles 9th Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles 9th Gurkha Rifles

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Charles Henry Raymond West

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

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Eric Hudson Allen

Born 1894

Died 1975

British Army Captain Major East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army Captain The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Isabelle Dorothy Joyce Dennys Now Evans

Born 1893

Died 1991

Other Empire Force VAD British Red Cross Budleigh Salterton V.A. Hospital

Other Empire Force VAD British Red Cross No 2 Military Hospital, Exeter

Other Empire Force VAD British Red Cross Devonshire House

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Kenneth Desmond Harrison

Australian Imperial Force 1026

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George Frederick Pretyman

Born 1891

Died 1937

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing (on secondment from Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry))

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Kenneth Allardice

Born 1881

Royal Navy F35078

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Alexander William Fenton

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS4343

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William Campbell

Born 1879

Royal Navy 293019 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Falmouth

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Margaret Jessie Simpson

Born 1900

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Thomas Childs

Born 1895

Royal Navy M7349

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Alexander William Fenton

Born 1891

Royal Navy J32655

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