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Bedford [4]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bangalore [2]

Lahore [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Aberdenshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Castleton, Derbyshire [1]

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Cliffton, Bristol [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Devynock, Breconshire, Wales [1]

Dilrugahm, Upper Assam [1]

Durham Sunderland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Flushing, Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fordham, Newmarket [1]

Garatchpur [1]

Goa, Portuguese India, British Subject [1]

Grendon, Northamptonshire [1]

Guernsey? [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Hinwick, Bedfordshire [1]

Hitchin [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Hythe, Kent, England [1]

India [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan [1]

London [1]

Medway, Kent [1]

Mitcham, Merton, Surrey [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portugese India, British Subject [1]

Redourn, Hertfordshire [1]

Rock Ferry Cheshire, England [1]

Secunderabad [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [50]

Lieutenant [36]

Captain [31]

Private [18]

Major [11]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

/Temporary Major Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Pilot Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Motor Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (RN) [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrent Officer Class Two [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

107th Pioneers [1]

127th Baluch Light Infantry [1]

127th Infantry [1]

127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry [1]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

1st South African Infantry [1]

2nd Royal Irish Regiment [1]

96th Berar Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Gymnastic Staff [1]

Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Baluchis [1]

Bedford Modern School Officer Training Corps (OTC) [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Berar Infantry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London (Queen Victoria's) Regiment [1]

Cyclist Companies, Divisional Mounted Troops [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [83]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Indian Army [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [10]

W [10]

B [8]

C [8]

D [7]

H [7]

P [7]

R [7]

F [6]

E [4]

G [4]

J [3]

K [3]

L [3]

M [3]

T [3]

A [2]

I [2]

N [2]

O [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [102] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford [4] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bangalore [2] Lahore [2] Marylebone, London [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Aberdenshire [1] Ayr [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1] Cape Colony [1] Castleton, Derbyshire [1] Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Cliffton, Bristol [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darjeeling [1] Devynock, Breconshire, Wales [1] Dilrugahm, Upper Assam [1] Durham Sunderland [1] Edinburgh [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Flushing, Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fordham, Newmarket [1] Garatchpur [1] Goa, Portuguese India, British Subject [1] Grendon, Northamptonshire [1] Guernsey? [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Hinwick, Bedfordshire [1] Hitchin [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Hythe, Kent, England [1] India [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool [1] Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan [1] London [1] Medway, Kent [1] Mitcham, Merton, Surrey [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portugese India, British Subject [1] Redourn, Hertfordshire [1] Rock Ferry Cheshire, England [1] Secunderabad [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [50] Lieutenant [36] Captain [31] Private [18] Major [11] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] /Temporary Major Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Pilot Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Motor Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Driver [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (RN) [1] Lieutenant General [1] Midshipman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant RNVR [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrent Officer Class Two [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] 107th Pioneers [1] 127th Baluch Light Infantry [1] 127th Infantry [1] 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry [1] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] 1st South African Infantry [1] 2nd Royal Irish Regiment [1] 96th Berar Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Gymnastic Staff [1] Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Baluchis [1] Bedford Modern School Officer Training Corps (OTC) [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Berar Infantry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London (Queen Victoria's) Regiment [1] Cyclist Companies, Divisional Mounted Troops [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [83] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Indian Army [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [10] W [10] B [8] C [8] D [7] H [7] P [7] R [7] F [6] E [4] G [4] J [3] K [3] L [3] M [3] T [3] A [2] I [2] N [2] O [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [2] India [2] Australia [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Herbert Purse Henderson

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

British Army Captain/Temporary Major Army Service Corps

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Roland Edward Henry Oliver

Born 1889

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Malay States Volunteer Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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