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Place of birth

London [28]

Kensington, London [3]

Bombay [2]

Bywell, Northumberland [2]

Camberley [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Malabar Hill, Bombay - now named Mumbai [2]

Scarborough [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Ashtead [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bangor, Wales [1]

Barford, Somerset [1]

Benego, Hertfordshire [1]

Bengal [1]

Bideford [1]

Bombay - now named Mumbai [1]

Bombay/ Mumbai [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Castlebank, Lanark [1]

Chedworth [1]

Coates, Petworth, Sussex [1]

Cork [1]

Cuckfield [1]

Denbighshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dorking [1]

Dublin [1]

East Grinstead [1]

East Knoyle, Wiltshire [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Eastbourne Sussex [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Glamorgan, Cardiff [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hascombe, Surrey [1]

Hereford [1]

Hersham, Surrey [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kelsterton, Flintshire [1]

Kensington,London [1]

Rank

Captain [88]

Lieutenant [72]

Second Lieutenant [66]

Major [38]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Commander [10]

Lieutenant Commander [10]

Private [9]

Midshipman [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Admiral [4]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain Adjutant [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander (Retd) [2]

Corporal [2]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Adjutant [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

. [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Battery Commander [1]

Battery Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Lieutenant Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Col. [1]

Colonel Brigadier General [1]

Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (Major Indian Army) [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Irish Guards [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Lancers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Staff [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

General List [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

. Royal Army Service Corps [1]

10th Gurkha Rifles [1]

10th Hussars [1]

117th Mahrattas [1]

13th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1]

14th Infantry Brigade [1]

16th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Indian Army [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [29]

B [25]

S [24]

D [20]

M [20]

C [17]

L [17]

P [15]

G [14]

J [10]

R [10]

T [10]

W [10]

A [7]

F [5]

N [4]

K [3]

E [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [246] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [28] Kensington, London [3] Bombay [2] Bywell, Northumberland [2] Camberley [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Malabar Hill, Bombay - now named Mumbai [2] Scarborough [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Ashtead [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Bangor, Wales [1] Barford, Somerset [1] Benego, Hertfordshire [1] Bengal [1] Bideford [1] Bombay - now named Mumbai [1] Bombay/ Mumbai [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Carnarvon [1] Castlebank, Lanark [1] Chedworth [1] Coates, Petworth, Sussex [1] Cork [1] Cuckfield [1] Denbighshire [1] Derby [1] Dorking [1] Dublin [1] East Grinstead [1] East Knoyle, Wiltshire [1] Eastbourne [1] Eastbourne Sussex [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Glamorgan, Cardiff [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hascombe, Surrey [1] Hereford [1] Hersham, Surrey [1] Hertfordshire [1] Johannesburg [1] Kelsterton, Flintshire [1] Kensington,London [1]

Rank

Captain [88] Lieutenant [72] Second Lieutenant [66] Major [38] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Commander [10] Lieutenant Commander [10] Private [9] Midshipman [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Admiral [4] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Captain [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain Adjutant [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Colonel [2] Commander (Retd) [2] Corporal [2] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Adjutant [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Vice Admiral [2] . [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Battery Commander [1] Battery Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Lieutenant Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Col. [1] Colonel Brigadier General [1] Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (Major Indian Army) [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Coldstream Guards [8] Royal Engineers [8] Irish Guards [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Lancers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] East Kent Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Staff [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] General List [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] . Royal Army Service Corps [1] 10th Gurkha Rifles [1] 10th Hussars [1] 117th Mahrattas [1] 13th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1] 14th Infantry Brigade [1] 16th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [203] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Indian Army [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [29] B [25] S [24] D [20] M [20] C [17] L [17] P [15] G [14] J [10] R [10] T [10] W [10] A [7] F [5] N [4] K [3] E [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Edward Pullinger

Born 1896

Died 1949

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Balfour Barttelot

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

British Army Battery Lieutenant Colonel Coldstream Guards

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Ernest Townshend

Born 1860

Died 1929

British Army Major Reserve of Officers Royal Engineers

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Charles Eustace Harman

Born 1894

Died 1970

British Army Lieutenant The Duke of Cambridge's Own - Middlesex Regiment

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John Tilley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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Colin Peake

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Yeomanry

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Henry Horne Hulton

Born 1882

Died 1940

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel

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Charles Gordon Stanning

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army 245 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army Lieutenant East African Labour Corps

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Herbert Arnold Lake

Born 1883

Died 1969

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert Free Lush

Born 1866

Died 1946

British Army Temporary Major West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire

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Charles Edward Hudson

Born 1892

Died 1959

British Army Major Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2 Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Richard Herschel Whately

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Henry Robert Hamilton Tollemache

Born 1888

Died 1931

British Army Lieutenant . Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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William Robert Darwin

Born 1894

Died 1980

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Noel Eustace Hope

Born 1880

Died 1957

British Army 8607 Private London Regiment

British Army 762616 Private London Regiment

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Osbert Eustace Vesey

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army Major Yeomanry/Staff

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Roger Jonathan Edward Conant

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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William Nugent Walter Gape

Born 1880

Died 1942

British Army Captain 13th Battalion Liverpool Regiment

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Frederick Peere Barnett

Born 1867

Died 1939

British Army Captain Northumberland Yeomanry

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Rowland Kyrle Cecil Pope

Born 1888

Died 1976

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Vanguard

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