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London [31]

Kensington, London [18]

London, Middlesex [16]

St Georges, Hanover Square, London [13]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [12]

Bristol [8]

Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Paddington, London [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Dublin [5]

Hastings, Sussex [5]

Hebburn, County Durham [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Chelsea, London [4]

Cork [4]

Flint [4]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [4]

Kingston, Surrey [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Aldershot [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Holywell [3]

Isle of Wight [3]

Jarrow [3]

Kent [3]

Middlesex [3]

Newcastle-upon-Tyne [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Barnet, Middlesex [2]

Bedford [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Cheltenham [2]

Clonmel, Tipperary [2]

Colchester [2]

Colombo [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Eaton Square, London [2]

Elham, Kent [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [636]

Second Lieutenant [605]

Captain [595]

Lieutenant [520]

Major [336]

Rifleman [271]

Serjeant [208]

Lieutenant Colonel [195]

Corporal [142]

Lance Corporal [94]

Fusilier [79]

Brigadier General [70]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [45]

Colonel [40]

Gunner [38]

Driver [35]

Company Serjeant Major [31]

Major General [30]

Brevet Major [29]

Captain and Adjutant [28]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [28]

Bombardier [23]

Colour Serjeant [23]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Acting Corporal [20]

Lance Serjeant [19]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [18]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Temporary Captain [17]

Lieutenant-Colonel [16]

Temporary Lieutenant [16]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [13]

Sergeant [13]

Temporary Major [13]

Acting Major [12]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Temporary Brigadier General [12]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Junior Chaplain [11]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [11]

Able Seaman [9]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Sapper [9]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant General [8]

Regimental Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Commander [7]

Unit

King's Royal Rifle Corps [832]

Royal Field Artillery [149]

Royal Highlanders [133]

Grenadier Guards [105]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [84]

Hussars [74]

Northumberland Fusiliers [56]

The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) [51]

Northamptonshire Regiment [49]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [48]

Royal Engineers [44]

Somerset Light Infantry [41]

Dragoon Guards [38]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Staff [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Air Force [34]

Corps of Hussars [32]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

10th Hussars [29]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29]

Royal Scots [29]

London Regiment [28]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26]

2nd Life Guards [24]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

1st Life Guards [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Royal Naval Air Service [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

Royal Flying Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [19]

Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [19]

2nd Royal Highlanders [16]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Royal Artillery [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

HMS Agincourt [13]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [13]

General Staff [12]

Life Guards [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

1st Dragoon Guards [11]

Service

British Army [2383]

Royal Navy [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Other Empire Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Indian Army [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [309]

S [252]

C [216]

H [205]

W [193]

M [174]

P [152]

D [131]

G [119]

A [118]

F [107]

R [103]

L [94]

T [82]

K [58]

N [43]

J [42]

E [40]

O [34]

V [20]

Y [15]

I [14]

U [9]

Q [5]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2507]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [513]

India [317]

Malta [19]

South Africa [11]

Ireland [9]

Bermuda [3]

France [3]

Greece [3]

Pakistan [3]

Australia [2]

Egypt [2]

Gibraltar [2]

Afghanistan [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Germany [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Jersey [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Sudan [1]

United States [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Place of birth

London [31] Kensington, London [18] London, Middlesex [16] St Georges, Hanover Square, London [13] Birmingham, Warwickshire [12] Bristol [8] Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Paddington, London [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Dublin [5] Hastings, Sussex [5] Hebburn, County Durham [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Chelsea, London [4] Cork [4] Flint [4] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [4] Kingston, Surrey [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Aldershot [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Holywell [3] Isle of Wight [3] Jarrow [3] Kent [3] Middlesex [3] Newcastle-upon-Tyne [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [2] Barnet, Middlesex [2] Bedford [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Cheltenham [2] Clonmel, Tipperary [2] Colchester [2] Colombo [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Eaton Square, London [2] Elham, Kent [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [636] Second Lieutenant [605] Captain [595] Lieutenant [520] Major [336] Rifleman [271] Serjeant [208] Lieutenant Colonel [195] Corporal [142] Lance Corporal [94] Fusilier [79] Brigadier General [70] Warrant Officer Class 2 [45] Colonel [40] Gunner [38] Driver [35] Company Serjeant Major [31] Major General [30] Brevet Major [29] Captain and Adjutant [28] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [28] Bombardier [23] Colour Serjeant [23] Acting Serjeant [21] Acting Corporal [20] Lance Serjeant [19] Warrant Officer Class 1 [18] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [17] Temporary Captain [17] Lieutenant-Colonel [16] Temporary Lieutenant [16] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [15] Lieutenant and Adjutant [13] Sergeant [13] Temporary Major [13] Acting Major [12] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Temporary Brigadier General [12] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [11] Junior Chaplain [11] Temporary Second Lieutenant [11] Able Seaman [9] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9] Sapper [9] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant General [8] Regimental Serjeant Major [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Commander [7]

Unit

King's Royal Rifle Corps [832] Royal Field Artillery [149] Royal Highlanders [133] Grenadier Guards [105] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [84] Hussars [74] Northumberland Fusiliers [56] The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) [51] Northamptonshire Regiment [49] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [48] Royal Engineers [44] Somerset Light Infantry [41] Dragoon Guards [38] Durham Light Infantry [37] Staff [35] Labour Corps [34] Royal Air Force [34] Corps of Hussars [32] Royal Fusiliers [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] 10th Hussars [29] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29] Royal Scots [29] London Regiment [28] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26] 2nd Life Guards [24] Machine Gun Corps [24] 1st Life Guards [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Royal Naval Air Service [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] Royal Flying Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [20] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [19] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [19] 2nd Royal Highlanders [16] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Royal Artillery [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Seaforth Highlanders [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] HMS Agincourt [13] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [13] General Staff [12] Life Guards [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] 1st Dragoon Guards [11]

Service

British Army [2383] Royal Navy [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Other Empire Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [15] Indian Army [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [309] S [252] C [216] H [205] W [193] M [174] P [152] D [131] G [119] A [118] F [107] R [103] L [94] T [82] K [58] N [43] J [42] E [40] O [34] V [20] Y [15] I [14] U [9] Q [5] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2507] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [513] India [317] Malta [19] South Africa [11] Ireland [9] Bermuda [3] France [3] Greece [3] Pakistan [3] Australia [2] Egypt [2] Gibraltar [2] Afghanistan [1] Canada [1] China [1] Germany [1] Hong Kong [1] Jersey [1] Sierra Leone [1] Sudan [1] United States [1] Zimbabwe [1]

George Sidney Clive

Born 1874

Died 1959

British Army Major Grenadier Guards

British Army Brigadier General Head of Mission, French Army HQ

British Army Lieutenant General General Staff

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Lionel Forbes Ashburner

Born 1874

Died 1923

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers commanding 23rd (s) battalion royal fusiliers (first Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Cyril John Deverell

Born 1874

Died 1947

British Army Major General GOC 3rd Division

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Chief of Imperial Staff Various

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James Frederick Noel Birch

Born 1866

Died 1939

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Horse Artillery

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Douglas Clinton Leslie Stephen

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Hanway Robert Cumming

Born 1867

Died 1921

British Army Brigadier General GOC 91st Brigade

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry

British Army Brigadier General GOC 110th Brigade

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Cyril Aubrey Blacklock

Born 1880

Died 1936

British Army Temporary Brigadier General General List

British Army Temporary Major General GOC 9th (Scottish), 39th and 63rd (Royal Naval) Divisions Late Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Herbert William Gwilliam

British Army 9089 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 201314 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Cecil Burnell Tubbs

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

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James Geoffrey Selby

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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James Robert Campbell Greenlees

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Army Medical Corps 22nd Field Ambulance

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James Jones

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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John H Cheshire

British Army 2248 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200521 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Charlie Cheshire

British Army 63767 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 53377 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Henry James Inwood

Born 1893

British Army 47160 Trumpeter Royal Field Artillery

British Army 47160 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Brampton Turner

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/1095 Private New Zealand Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Spinks

British Army 10489 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Charles Henry Marion Bingham

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Army Service Corps 49th Unit

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Ernest Baseley Hales

Born 1867

British Army 17th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Felix Clement Vincent Digby Caillard

Born 1894

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

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