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London [4]

Plymouth [4]

Kensington, London [3]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Milton Abbot, Devon [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Radstock, Somerset [2]

Southwell, Nottinghamshire [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1]

4 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1]

Abram, Lincs [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bombay [1]

Bowdon, Cheshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Cambourne, Somerset [1]

Camerton, Somerset [1]

Cardiff [1]

Carstairs, Lanarkshire [1]

Chobham, Surrey [1]

Chokcote [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Coleraine [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dartmouth [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Dublin [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

East Looe, Looe, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [120]

Second Lieutenant [82]

Lieutenant [58]

Captain [51]

Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Major [15]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [7]

Colonel [4]

Sergeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Adjutant Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler Boy [1]

Cadet Officer [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1]

Colonel Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deputy Lieutenant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (T) [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [99]

East Surrey Regiment [40]

Royal Engineers [21]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Hussars [3]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

14th Infantry Brigade [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [308]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [38]

H [38]

C [37]

F [30]

M [23]

P [21]

W [20]

D [18]

E [17]

S [15]

G [14]

A [10]

L [10]

R [9]

J [8]

T [7]

V [5]

K [4]

O [4]

N [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [330]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

Egypt [2]

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Place of birth

London [4] Plymouth [4] Kensington, London [3] Exeter, Devon [2] Milton Abbot, Devon [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Radstock, Somerset [2] Southwell, Nottinghamshire [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] 233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1] 4 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1] Abram, Lincs [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bermondsey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bombay [1] Bowdon, Cheshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley Kent [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Cambourne, Somerset [1] Camerton, Somerset [1] Cardiff [1] Carstairs, Lanarkshire [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Chokcote [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Coleraine [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dartmouth [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Dublin [1] Ealing, London [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] East Looe, Looe, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [120] Second Lieutenant [82] Lieutenant [58] Captain [51] Lieutenant Colonel [17] Lance Corporal [15] Major [15] Corporal [13] Serjeant [11] Sapper [9] Gunner [7] Colonel [4] Sergeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Adjutant Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler Boy [1] Cadet Officer [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1] Colonel Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deputy Lieutenant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Honorary Brigadier General [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (T) [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [99] East Surrey Regiment [40] Royal Engineers [21] London Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Hussars [3] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] 14th Infantry Brigade [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS Vivid [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [308] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [38] H [38] C [37] F [30] M [23] P [21] W [20] D [18] E [17] S [15] G [14] A [10] L [10] R [9] J [8] T [7] V [5] K [4] O [4] N [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [330]

Country

United Kingdom [50] Egypt [2]

Oliver Brooks

Born 1889

Died 1940

British Army 6738 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 6738 Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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John Charles Reginald Rose

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert John Monteith

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class Royal Field Artillery army chaplains' department, attached 70th Brigade

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Alexander George William Grant

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Devonshire Regiment

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Edward Kinder Bradbury

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery L Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

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Everard Francis Sale Handford

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Percival Gerald Beaurepaire

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Geoffrey St George Shillington Cather

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 19th (Service) Battalion (2nd Public Schools)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers 9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers Adjt 9th (Service) Battalion (County Armagh)

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Theodore Wright

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Godfrey George Leonard Fitzwalter

Born 1884

Died 1975

British Army 11273 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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Charles Frederick Molony

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army R/15572 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 'D' Company

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James Hugh Halle

British Army 5850 Quarter Master Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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