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London [9]

Dublin [5]

Yorkshire [4]

Bengal [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Kent [3]

Oxfordshire [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Wimbledon, Surrey [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

County Donegal [2]

Madras [2]

Rousham, Oxfordshire [2]

Somerset [2]

Surrey [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

Agra [1]

Armagh [1]

Ashbrook Towers, Cheshire [1]

Barton, Lancashire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

British Colombia [1]

Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire [1]

Charlton, London SE [1]

Christchurch [1]

County Cavan [1]

County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Devon [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

East Sulton, Kent [1]

Forres, Scotland [1]

Fyrabad [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Glendalough House, County Wicklow [1]

Glendalough House, Rathdrum, County Wicklow [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grove Hall, Suckley, Worcestershire [1]

Hadley, Hertfordshire [1]

Heidelberg [1]

Henley Beach, South Australia [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Inglemere, Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Iowa [1]

LONDON [1]

Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Lanchester District, Durham [1]

Lanchester, Durham [1]

Lewisham [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Captain [82]

Lieutenant [58]

Major [49]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Lieutenant Colonel [30]

Colonel [12]

Commander [12]

Private [11]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

Brigadier General [7]

2nd Lieutenant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major General [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Major [3]

Lieutenant-Colonel [3]

Midshipman [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Brigadier [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Wing Commander [2]

2nd Captain [1]

2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Staff Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Lt Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major-General [1]

Nurse [1]

Second-Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Indian Army [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Irish Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Staff [3]

Dragoon Guards [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Nigeria Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

* [1]

1/19th Punjabis [1]

10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse) [1]

10th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

12th Cavalry [1]

12th Infantry Brigade [1]

15th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st King's African Rifles [1]

1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Royal Highlanders [1]

20th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

20th Lancers [1]

26th Punjabis [1]

29th Punjab Regiment (29th Punjabis) [1]

29th Punjabis, attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment [1]

32nd Lancers [1]

3rd Battery Coldstream Guards [1]

3rd/1st King’s African Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [141]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Indian Army [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [34]

C [22]

E [17]

W [16]

M [15]

S [14]

D [11]

A [9]

G [8]

L [7]

H [6]

T [6]

K [3]

N [3]

V [3]

I [2]

F [1]

J [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [180] Stories Communities

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London [9] Dublin [5] Yorkshire [4] Bengal [3] Kensington, London [3] Kent [3] Oxfordshire [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Wimbledon, Surrey [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] County Donegal [2] Madras [2] Rousham, Oxfordshire [2] Somerset [2] Surrey [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] Agra [1] Armagh [1] Ashbrook Towers, Cheshire [1] Barton, Lancashire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] British Colombia [1] Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire [1] Charlton, London SE [1] Christchurch [1] County Cavan [1] County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland [1] Devon [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] East Sulton, Kent [1] Forres, Scotland [1] Fyrabad [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Glendalough House, County Wicklow [1] Glendalough House, Rathdrum, County Wicklow [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grove Hall, Suckley, Worcestershire [1] Hadley, Hertfordshire [1] Heidelberg [1] Henley Beach, South Australia [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Inglemere, Ascot, Berkshire [1] Iowa [1] LONDON [1] Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Lanchester District, Durham [1] Lanchester, Durham [1] Lewisham [1] Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Captain [82] Lieutenant [58] Major [49] Second Lieutenant [36] Lieutenant Colonel [30] Colonel [12] Commander [12] Private [11] Lieutenant Commander [8] Brigadier General [7] 2nd Lieutenant [6] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major General [4] Temporary Major [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Major [3] Lieutenant-Colonel [3] Midshipman [3] Acting Captain [2] Brigadier [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Squadron Leader [2] Wing Commander [2] 2nd Captain [1] 2nd-Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Canteener [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Staff Officer [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Lt Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major-General [1] Nurse [1] Second-Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Indian Army [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Scots Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Irish Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Staff [3] Dragoon Guards [2] French Red Cross [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's African Rifles [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Nigeria Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] * [1] 1/19th Punjabis [1] 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse) [1] 10th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] 12th Cavalry [1] 12th Infantry Brigade [1] 15th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st King's African Rifles [1] 1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Royal Highlanders [1] 20th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 20th Lancers [1] 26th Punjabis [1] 29th Punjab Regiment (29th Punjabis) [1] 29th Punjabis, attached Royal Flying Corps [1] 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment [1] 32nd Lancers [1] 3rd Battery Coldstream Guards [1] 3rd/1st King’s African Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [141] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Indian Army [9] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [34] C [22] E [17] W [16] M [15] S [14] D [11] A [9] G [8] L [7] H [6] T [6] K [3] N [3] V [3] I [2] F [1] J [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Henry Caesar Childers

Born 1868

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6698

Canadian Expeditionary Force Strathcona's Horse

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Denis Erskine Knollys

Born 1884

Died 1952

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel 1/19th Punjabis

Indian Army Captain 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) France 09/12/1914

Indian Army Major 1/19th Punjabis

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Hugh Eardley-Wilmot

British Army Major Staff

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

British Army Brevet Major Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest De Veynes Wintle

Born 1865

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant

British Army Captain Indian Staff Corps

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 12th Cavalry

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Robert Erskine Childers

Born 1870

Died 1922

Air Force (RAF/RFC) RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major

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Oliver Montague Crackanthorpe

Born 1876

Died 1934

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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G H Anson

British Army Captain Yeomanry

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Dulcibella Mary Childers

Born 1873

Died 1945

British Army Canteener French Red Cross

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The Hon John Lancelot Bailey

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Bricknock Battalion South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers Breckonshire Battalion (Territorial)

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Edmund Stuart Eardley Wilmot Eardley-Russell Mvo

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

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Clement Cottrell Dormer

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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Ashley Morland Eden

Born 1878

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Staff

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Seaton Dunham Massy

Born 1882

Died 1922

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

Indian Army Major 29th Punjab Regiment (29th Punjabis)

Indian Army Major 29th Punjabis, attached Royal Flying Corps

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Clennell William Collingwood

Born 1873

Died 1960

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Brigadier General 4th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery

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Reginald Stannus Goff

Born 1882

Died 1965

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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John Egerton-Warburton

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Captain Scots Guards

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Lancelot John Barrington Walters

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Acting)

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Robert Evelyn Eden

Born 1876

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery

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Arthur George Bootle Wilbraham

Born 1876

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Victor Lindsay Arbuthnot Campbell

Born 1875

Died 1956

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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