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Place of birth

Chadwell Heath, Essex [2]

Derby [2]

Feltham, Middlesex [2]

Halifax [2]

Aldermaston, Berkshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chorlton [1]

Cork [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dorking [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Earl Soham Rectory, Suffolk [1]

East Harsley [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Heaton Norris, Stockport [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kew Gardens, Richmond [1]

Kingskerswell [1]

Kingston [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

Kurachi [1]

Lahore, Bengal [1]

Liverpool [1]

Lucknow [1]

Nunhead [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pancreas, London [1]

Peckham [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rickerton, Kincardineshire [1]

Sedlescombe, Sussex [1]

Sherborne [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Staines [1]

Stoke Newington [1]

Suffolk [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Torquay [1]

Treherbert, Glamorgan [1]

Twickenhan [1]

Twyford, Berkshire [1]

Walthamstowe, London [1]

Rank

Captain [49]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lieutenant [36]

Private [30]

Major [14]

Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Wing Commander [2]

2 Lieut [1]

2nd Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain/ Major [1]

Chauffeuse [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Superintending Clerk [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/Commissary [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Soldat de 2e Classe [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Chaplain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers [79]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

General List [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2]

Staff [2]

15th Hussars [1]

173rd Infantry Brigade Staff [1]

3rd South African Mounted Rifles [1]

87th Punjabis [1]

87th Punjabis, attached 47th Sikhs [1]

9th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Attached Royal Fusiliers [1]

British Mission attached Portuguese Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry (East Ontario Regiment) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

French Foreign Legion [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS LION [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Headquarters 36th Infantry Brigade [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Miscellaneous List [1]

Infantry Brigade [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [131]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [15]

R [14]

C [13]

S [13]

B [12]

W [12]

M [11]

L [10]

J [7]

D [6]

G [5]

A [4]

E [3]

F [3]

O [3]

T [3]

K [2]

P [2]

U [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Brazil [1]

India [1]

Mauritius [1]

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People [141] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chadwell Heath, Essex [2] Derby [2] Feltham, Middlesex [2] Halifax [2] Aldermaston, Berkshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chorlton [1] Cork [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dorking [1] Dover, Kent [1] Earl Soham Rectory, Suffolk [1] East Harsley [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Heaton Norris, Stockport [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington [1] Kensington, London [1] Kew Gardens, Richmond [1] Kingskerswell [1] Kingston [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] Kurachi [1] Lahore, Bengal [1] Liverpool [1] Lucknow [1] Nunhead [1] Paddington, London [1] Pancreas, London [1] Peckham [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rickerton, Kincardineshire [1] Sedlescombe, Sussex [1] Sherborne [1] St Pancras, London [1] Staines [1] Stoke Newington [1] Suffolk [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Torquay [1] Treherbert, Glamorgan [1] Twickenhan [1] Twyford, Berkshire [1] Walthamstowe, London [1]

Rank

Captain [49] Second Lieutenant [46] Lieutenant [36] Private [30] Major [14] Serjeant [12] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Temporary Captain [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Wing Commander [2] 2 Lieut [1] 2nd Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain/ Major [1] Chauffeuse [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Superintending Clerk [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/Commissary [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant Major [1] Soldat de 2e Classe [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Chaplain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers [79] London Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] General List [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Labour Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2] Staff [2] 15th Hussars [1] 173rd Infantry Brigade Staff [1] 3rd South African Mounted Rifles [1] 87th Punjabis [1] 87th Punjabis, attached 47th Sikhs [1] 9th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Attached Royal Fusiliers [1] British Mission attached Portuguese Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry (East Ontario Regiment) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1] French Foreign Legion [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS LION [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Headquarters 36th Infantry Brigade [1] Hussars [1] Indian Miscellaneous List [1] Infantry Brigade [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [131] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [15] R [14] C [13] S [13] B [12] W [12] M [11] L [10] J [7] D [6] G [5] A [4] E [3] F [3] O [3] T [3] K [2] P [2] U [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Brazil [1] India [1] Mauritius [1]

Edward Jonathan Bowie

Born 1892

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Mediterranean Expeditionary Force

British Army Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Claude Julian Patrick Hayes

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Wyville Smith

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1378 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Theodore Samuel Holland

Born 1878

Died 1947

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Captain General List

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Norman Wilfred Cox

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2375 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Richard Berwyn Wilmshurst

Born 1897

Died 1997

British Army 6/2322 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert Royston

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army 70219 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 70219 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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Albert Edward Sidwell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/4750 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Christopher Eric Percy Cross

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 12923 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 3355 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Hugo Molesworth Legge

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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William Williams Brander

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321724

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Vernon Haddon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4965 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur John Lissaman

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Cecil Edmund Banbury

Born 1878

Died 1963

British Army Captain Staff Reserve of Officers attached Labour Corps

British Army Major Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Reserve of Officers

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Andrew Morris Henderson

Born 1893

British Army PS/6682 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Whilton Lawrence Marple

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army 805 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 313721 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 815015 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur George St. John Toms

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Infantry (East Ontario Regiment) 21st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59994 Pte Canadian Infantry (East Ontario Regiment) 21st

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59994 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Henley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 2 Lieut

British Army 5507 Second Lieutenant Officer Training Corps

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Heneage Cecil Legge

Born 1890

Died 1956

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

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William Barrett Robbins

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 2465 Private London Regiment

British Army 301595 Private London Regiment

British Army 245422 Private London Regiment

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