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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]

Maurice Frederic Blake

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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George Kendall Priaulx

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Hugh Punchard

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy F1077

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Alexander Denis Burnett-Brown

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Territorial Force

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William Palstra

Born 1888

Died 1930

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Squadron Leader Royal Australian Air Force

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Cornelius William Grogan

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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The Right Rev. Eyre Chatterton, D.d.

Born 1863

Died 1950

British Army Reverend Ecclesiastical Department

British Army Bishop Royal Army Chaplain's Department Bengal Ecclesiastical Establishment

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Horace Joseph Hawthorne

Born 1887

Died 1973

British Army 8831 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Warren Colclough Pemberton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Pioneers

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Alan Carbut Fairbank

Born 1897

Died 1971

British Army PS/2684 Private Royal Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army PS/2684 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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Thomas S D Chenery

Born 1891

British Army 1858 Private Royal Army Medical Corps/13th General Hospital

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Frank Lionel Pardoe

Born 1880

Died 1948

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps/ Staff 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Curzon Watkins

Born 1868

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Albert Edward Saalfeld

Born 1896

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Wilfred Robert Abel Smith

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Major Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Victor Yeats-Brown

Born 1880

Died 1951

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Gerald Arthur Fletcher Sanders

Born 1869

Died 1941

British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General British Service

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Francis Merivale

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 1/7th northumberland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Edwin Ernest Smith

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207252 Sergeant

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Basil Herbert Barrington-Kennett

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Flying Corps

British Army Major Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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