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London [14]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Hartlepool, Durham [7]

Accrington [3]

Great Yarmouth [3]

Southwell, Nottinghamshire [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Castleford, Yorkshire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Deptford [2]

Hartlepool [2]

Hemsby, Norfolk [2]

Honing Hall, Norfolk [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

Middlesex [2]

Ossett, Yorkshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wicken, Northamptonshire [2]

5 Lygon Place London SW1 [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Allahabad, Bengal, [1]

Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1]

Balmoral Castle [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barrow in Furness [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bengal [1]

Biggleswade [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blithfield [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan,Wales [1]

Burnham,Norfolk [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Caister, Norfolk [1]

Caley Hall, Otley, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton In Lindrick, Nottinghamshire [1]

Carlton, Durham [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Charters Towers, Queensland [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Chicago [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Curragh Camp [1]

Rank

Private [93]

Lieutenant [80]

Second Lieutenant [80]

Captain [71]

Major [24]

Gunner [17]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Brigadier General [5]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Colonel [3]

Midshipman [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Nurse [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

VAD Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain (T) [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Battalion Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel (Half Pay List) [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Head Cook [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Coldstream Guards [20]

Grenadier Guards [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Scots Guards [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Irish Guards [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

1st Life Guards [3]

2nd Life Guards [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Border Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

General Staff [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Lancers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Life Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [331]

Royal Navy [11]

Other Empire Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [40]

S [31]

C [30]

H [29]

F [24]

W [24]

D [23]

P [21]

M [20]

G [19]

L [18]

A [17]

E [13]

K [11]

T [11]

R [8]

N [5]

J [3]

O [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [349]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

London [14] Brighton, Sussex [7] Hartlepool, Durham [7] Accrington [3] Great Yarmouth [3] Southwell, Nottinghamshire [3] Yorkshire [3] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Castleford, Yorkshire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Deptford [2] Hartlepool [2] Hemsby, Norfolk [2] Honing Hall, Norfolk [2] Kensington, London [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] Middlesex [2] Ossett, Yorkshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wicken, Northamptonshire [2] 5 Lygon Place London SW1 [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Allahabad, Bengal, [1] Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1] Balmoral Castle [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barrow in Furness [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bengal [1] Biggleswade [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blithfield [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan,Wales [1] Burnham,Norfolk [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Caister, Norfolk [1] Caley Hall, Otley, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton In Lindrick, Nottinghamshire [1] Carlton, Durham [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Charters Towers, Queensland [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Chelsea London [1] Chicago [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Curragh Camp [1]

Rank

Private [93] Lieutenant [80] Second Lieutenant [80] Captain [71] Major [24] Gunner [17] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Brigadier General [5] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Colonel [3] Midshipman [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Nurse [2] Rifleman [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] VAD Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieut [1] 2nd-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain (T) [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Battalion Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel (Half Pay List) [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Head Cook [1] Lance Captain [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Coldstream Guards [20] Grenadier Guards [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [9] Scots Guards [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Irish Guards [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Labour Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] 1st Life Guards [3] 2nd Life Guards [3] Army Service Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Border Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] General Staff [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Lancers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Life Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [331] Royal Navy [11] Other Empire Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [40] S [31] C [30] H [29] F [24] W [24] D [23] P [21] M [20] G [19] L [18] A [17] E [13] K [11] T [11] R [8] N [5] J [3] O [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [349]

Country

United Kingdom [54] India [1] Ireland [1]

Arthur George Edward Egerton

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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Arthur John Hamilton

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Captain Irish Guards

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George Algernon Egerton

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Royal Hussars

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David Anselm Kerr

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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William Bernard Webster Levy-Lawson

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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Victor Murray Cubitt

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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John Ravenhill Gladstone

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment 6th battalion leicest Battalion

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Hon Piers Stewart St Aubyn

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant (on probation) King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion

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Gladys Crommelin Gladstone

Born 1892

Died 1966

Other Empire Force VAD Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Falmouth

Other Empire Force VAD Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Ashton Court Auxiliary Hospital

Other Empire Force VAD Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Royal Herbert Hospital

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The Honble. Leslie D'henin Hamilton

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Major Coldstream Guards

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Dudley Leycester Summerhays

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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