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Leatherhead [20]

London [12]

Chester [5]

Epsom [5]

Southampton [5]

Dublin [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Bath [3]

Cork [3]

Liverpool [3]

Surrey [3]

Aldershot [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Brentford [2]

Bristol [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Eccles [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Lewisham [2]

Oxford [2]

St Ives Huntingdon [2]

West Ham [2]

Yorkshire [2]

1 High Street, Hemel Hempstead [1]

18 Redmore Road, Hammersmith [1]

6 North Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [1]

Alma New South Wales [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Alvaston , Derby [1]

Andover [1]

Apia [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Arnold , Notts [1]

Arnprior Ontario [1]

Ashburton [1]

Ashfield , Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Ashford Kent [1]

Ashford Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashtead Surrey [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Axbridge [1]

Aylmer Quebec [1]

Bally Trent,Co.Wexford. [1]

Ballycahill [1]

Bampton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [469]

Second Lieutenant [116]

Lieutenant [83]

Captain [76]

Lance Corporal [63]

Serjeant [53]

Corporal [52]

Major [31]

Gunner [20]

Driver [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Sapper [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Sergeant [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [9]

Temporary Captain [7]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major General [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pte [2]

Reverend [2]

Seaman [2]

Sergeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

3rd Class Major [1]

4th Class Captain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

19th Hussars [86]

Hussars [49]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [45]

London Regiment [43]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

Corps of Hussars [27]

Canadian Infantry [24]

Royal Engineers [24]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Tank Corps [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Service

British Army [793]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Other Empire Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [99]

C [84]

S [82]

W [67]

H [64]

M [63]

F [55]

L [53]

T [52]

P [48]

D [46]

G [45]

A [41]

R [41]

K [24]

J [21]

E [18]

N [12]

O [7]

Y [7]

I [5]

V [4]

Q [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [921]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [114]

Australia [3]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

Uganda [1]

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Leatherhead [20] London [12] Chester [5] Epsom [5] Southampton [5] Dublin [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Bath [3] Cork [3] Liverpool [3] Surrey [3] Aldershot [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham England [2] Brentford [2] Bristol [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Eccles [2] Gloucester [2] Hackney, London [2] Lewisham [2] Oxford [2] St Ives Huntingdon [2] West Ham [2] Yorkshire [2] 1 High Street, Hemel Hempstead [1] 18 Redmore Road, Hammersmith [1] 6 North Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [1] Alma New South Wales [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Alvaston , Derby [1] Andover [1] Apia [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Arnold , Notts [1] Arnprior Ontario [1] Ashburton [1] Ashfield , Sydney, New South Wales [1] Ashford Kent [1] Ashford Kent [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashtead Surrey [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Axbridge [1] Aylmer Quebec [1] Bally Trent,Co.Wexford. [1] Ballycahill [1] Bampton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [469] Second Lieutenant [116] Lieutenant [83] Captain [76] Lance Corporal [63] Serjeant [53] Corporal [52] Major [31] Gunner [20] Driver [13] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Sapper [11] Acting Corporal [10] Sergeant [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Rifleman [9] Temporary Captain [7] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Commander [3] Nurse [3] Pioneer [3] Sister [3] Temporary Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major General [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pte [2] Reverend [2] Seaman [2] Sergeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 3rd Class Major [1] 4th Class Captain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

19th Hussars [86] Hussars [49] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [45] London Regiment [43] Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Fusiliers [31] The Queen's Regiment [30] Corps of Hussars [27] Canadian Infantry [24] Royal Engineers [24] Machine Gun Corps [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [15] Army Service Corps [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Tank Corps [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Labour Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Coldstream Guards [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Service

British Army [793] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [40] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Other Empire Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [99] C [84] S [82] W [67] H [64] M [63] F [55] L [53] T [52] P [48] D [46] G [45] A [41] R [41] K [24] J [21] E [18] N [12] O [7] Y [7] I [5] V [4] Q [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [921] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [114] Australia [3] India [2] Ireland [2] New Zealand [2] Canada [1] Uganda [1]

Henry Sacheverel Sanders

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 2863 London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Territorial Force 81st Provisional Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Oswald Mosley Croshaw

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Glasgow Yeomanry from 19th Hussars

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William Laird

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1943 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1943 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Wilfred Holden

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 1811 Lance Corporal Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1811 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army Lance Corporal Derbyshire Yeomanry

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Ernest Archibald Alexander

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 2611 Private 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 2611 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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Bernard Clement Stenning

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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John Thomas Stickle

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy L 1104 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1104/L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section)

Royal Navy 1104/L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve HMS Victory

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Thomas Telford Edmundson

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2648 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Kenneth Marshall

Died 1916

British Army 13237 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Kingsmill Williams Jones

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Captain East Lancashire Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ivor Hanington Murray

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10729

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10729 Private 4th. Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10729 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Greenwood Bancroft

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2713 Private West Riding Regiment

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Norman Frederick Ellison

Born 1893

Died 1976

British Army 2017 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 240479 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Gerald Allsebrook

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1395 Private Medical Corps

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Charles Thomas Armstrong

Born 1881

Died 1915

Private

Australian Imperial Force 4191 Private 1st Field Artillery

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Leslie Montrose Ekin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1365 Pioneer Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Couzens

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 2539 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 28368 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Corporal Roland Allan Shawyer

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4208

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Joseph Arnold Blacket

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1667

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant

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Merlin Owen Pasco

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1511 Sapper Australian Engineers

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