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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]

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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]

Robert Angles

Born 1889

British Army 9112 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Herbert Bray

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 1456 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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Edward Gerald Leversuch

Born 1892

British Army 44687 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 44687 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Edward Victor Dingley

Born 1889

British Army 1173 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 810191 Driver Royal Field Artillery 66th Battery

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Daniel Fynes

Born 1890

British Army 421 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

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James Richard Eunson

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army 8744 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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William Robert Miles

Born 1884

Died 1955

British Army 768 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Artillery

British Army 18820 Private Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 1st Battalion Militia

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Miles William A P Graham

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

British Army Captain 2nd Life Guards

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

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Joseph Ralph Oxley

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/3128 Corporal Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 2nd Battalion

British Army Temp. Quartermaster and Hon. Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Trevor Bevan

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 842 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 4603 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 241949 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Newby

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 38711 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 38711 Lance-Corporal Durham Light Infantry 1/6th Battalion

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Frank Douglas-Pennant

Born 1865

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Battalion

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Edgar Hugh Brassey

Born 1878

Died 1946

British Army Major 1st Life Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 1st Life Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Life Guards

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Charles John Sackville-West

Born 1870

Died 1962

British Army Brigadier General King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Geoffrey Charles Shakerley

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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The Honourable John Neville Bigge

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Captain The Honourable King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Evelyn Hugh Barker

Born 1894

Died 1983

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Alexander Robert Leith

Born 1878

Died 1950

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Griffith Wynne-Finch

Born 1880

Died 1935

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Norman Hugh Huttenbach

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army Colonel Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4599 2nd Lieutenant 21st Division Artillery

British Army 4599 Captain 41st Division Artillery

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