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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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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]

Leslie Oakes Crowther

British Army 2473 Private Kent Regiment 5th royal west Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain General List and Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain General List and Royal Flying Corps

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Ernest A Gomm

British Army 33 Private Lancers

British Army L/33 Private Lancers

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Albert Folland

British Army 557111 Private London Regiment 16 london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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L C Powell

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Norris Weaver

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/98 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Frederick G Davies

British Army 25792 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/17371 Private 9th Hussars

British Army L/10829 Private Corps of Lancers

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Cecil Queripel

Died 1917

British Army 3321 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Archibald Herrington

Died 1917

British Army L/7881 Private Lancers

British Army L/7881 Lance Corporal 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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George York

British Army L/8548 Private 9th Lancers

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George Edward Taylor-Whitehead

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Lancers

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Ernest Edwin Hoddinott

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 34182 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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James Yuill Turnbull

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15888 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry 17th Battalion

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Charles Finch Foster

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant (Queen's Royal) Lancers 9th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant (Queen's Royal) Lancers 9th Battalion

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Geoffrey Lambton

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Frederick De Vere Bruce Allfrey

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Lancers

British Army Lieutenant 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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Ellis Humphrey Evans - Hedd Wyn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 61117 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Arthur Innes Adam

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Acting Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Douglas Lennox Harvey

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Lancers

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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Leonard Edward Finch

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 3793 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant 9th Lancers B Squadron

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Walter Wallace Ward

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army B/360351 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps (Canteens)

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