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Bristol [2]

East Clandon, Surrey [2]

Elham, Kent [2]

Goole [2]

London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

18 Marloes Road, Kensington, London [1]

46 Portland Place, St Marylebone, London [1]

53 Eaton Square, London [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Alton, Ontario [1]

Arnprior Ontario [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Ballincollig, County Cork [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Berry Pomeroy, Devon [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Box, Wiltshire [1]

Bradpole, Dorset [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Burleigh, Stroud [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Burton-on-Trent [1]

Cambridge [1]

Campbelltown, Argyll [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cerne, Dorset [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chiddingfold, Surrey [1]

Christchurch Road, Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clinton, Ontario [1]

Cornwall, England [1]

Culmaily, Lairg, Sutherland Scotland [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Deptford,Greenwich,London. [1]

Dolgelley, Gwynedd, Wales [1]

Dolgelly [1]

Donnongton, Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drumbane [1]

Rank

Private [479]

Second Lieutenant [70]

Lieutenant [51]

Corporal [46]

Lance Corporal [40]

Captain [36]

Serjeant [30]

Gunner [27]

Major [19]

Sapper [16]

Trimmer [15]

Driver [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Rifleman [9]

Lascar [7]

Sergeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Reverend [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

2/LT [1]

46630 [1]

Act. Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Lancers [89]

9th Lancers [77]

London Regiment [59]

Canadian Infantry [56]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [54]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Flying Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Indian Merchant Service [22]

Indian Merchant Service - SS Maloja [22]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Corps of Lancers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Canadian Field Artillery [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Service

British Army [680]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [94]

Royal Navy [38]

Other Empire Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [99]

C [80]

S [79]

H [77]

M [76]

W [52]

D [50]

T [44]

L [41]

P [39]

G [37]

F [36]

R [30]

A [28]

E [22]

K [22]

N [22]

J [16]

O [9]

V [6]

Y [6]

I [5]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [854]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [111]

Canada [6]

South Africa [3]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol [2] East Clandon, Surrey [2] Elham, Kent [2] Goole [2] London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] 18 Marloes Road, Kensington, London [1] 46 Portland Place, St Marylebone, London [1] 53 Eaton Square, London [1] Aberdeen [1] Alsager, Cheshire [1] Alton, Ontario [1] Arnprior Ontario [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1] Ballincollig, County Cork [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Berry Pomeroy, Devon [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Box, Wiltshire [1] Bradpole, Dorset [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Burleigh, Stroud [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Burra South Australia [1] Burton-on-Trent [1] Cambridge [1] Campbelltown, Argyll [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cerne, Dorset [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chiddingfold, Surrey [1] Christchurch Road, Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Clapham, London [1] Clinton, Ontario [1] Cornwall, England [1] Culmaily, Lairg, Sutherland Scotland [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Deptford,Greenwich,London. [1] Dolgelley, Gwynedd, Wales [1] Dolgelly [1] Donnongton, Newbury, Berkshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drumbane [1]

Rank

Private [479] Second Lieutenant [70] Lieutenant [51] Corporal [46] Lance Corporal [40] Captain [36] Serjeant [30] Gunner [27] Major [19] Sapper [16] Trimmer [15] Driver [13] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Rifleman [9] Lascar [7] Sergeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Reverend [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] 2/LT [1] 46630 [1] Act. Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Lancers [89] 9th Lancers [77] London Regiment [59] Canadian Infantry [56] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [54] Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Flying Corps [24] Royal Engineers [23] Indian Merchant Service [22] Indian Merchant Service - SS Maloja [22] Royal Naval Division [21] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Corps of Lancers [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] Labour Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Tank Corps [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Canadian Field Artillery [5] Corps of Hussars [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5]

Service

British Army [680] Canadian Expeditionary Force [94] Royal Navy [38] Other Empire Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [99] C [80] S [79] H [77] M [76] W [52] D [50] T [44] L [41] P [39] G [37] F [36] R [30] A [28] E [22] K [22] N [22] J [16] O [9] V [6] Y [6] I [5] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [854] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [111] Canada [6] South Africa [3] Ireland [2] Australia [1]

George Claud Latham Insole

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Civilian Motor Ambulance Convoy

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Leonard Turpin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6303 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202672 corporal Essex Regiment

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Charles Arthur Tisdall

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army Captain Irish Guards

British Army Major Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Geoffrey Laird Jackson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Acting Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Hugh Cairns

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 472168 Private Canadian Infantry

British Army 472168 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Christopher Francis Edwards

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 908058

Canadian Expeditionary Force 908058 Private Canadian Infantry

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Leroy Eaton Awrey

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 205th Bttln, Machine Gun Corps

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Percy John Maxted

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K/5685 Leading Stoker HMS Arrogant

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Thomas N Dix

Died 1917

British Army 15393 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Edward Dyer

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 16002 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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James Mcphie

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1204 Corporal Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 422047 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Eric C Stone

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army L/5511 Lance Corporal Lancers

British Army L/5511 Private Lancers

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Montague Vivian Brayshaw

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2554 Private Yorkshire Hussars

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Joseph Riley

Died 1916

British Army 22580 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur John Berryman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13860 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 13860 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 8th. gloucest Battalion

British Army 13860 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Leonard Albert Bywater

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1590 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Richard Sandford

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192153 Company Sergeant Major Quebec Regiment Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Charles Titheridge

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy Private HMS Kent

Royal Navy 11220 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Alfred Eden Browne

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Artillery

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery command Brigade

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Noel Godfrey Chavasse

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attd. 1st/10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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