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Place of birth

London [12]

Hampstead [5]

Dover [3]

Nottingham [3]

Brighton [2]

Calcutta [2]

Cambridge [2]

Clifton [2]

Colchester [2]

Dublin [2]

Dunedin [2]

Hampshire [2]

Hull [2]

Ipswich [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool [2]

Madras [2]

Manchester [2]

Melbourne [2]

Montreal [2]

Oulton, Staffs [2]

Rushden [2]

Stamford [2]

Streatham [2]

Victoria [2]

19 Beresford Road, Birkenhead [1]

Adeny [1]

Alderley Edge [1]

Ashburton [1]

Aylsham [1]

Barnsley [1]

Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Beckenham [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilsington [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Blundellsands [1]

Boston [1]

Bradwell Essex [1]

Bromley [1]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Cairo [1]

Cape Town [1]

Capel-le-Ferne Folkestone [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Chester [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Captain [189]

Lieutenant [168]

Second Lieutenant [157]

Major [51]

Private [38]

Reverend [22]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Temporary Captain [11]

Acting Captain [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Acting Major [6]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Chaplain [5]

Lieutenant Captain [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

4th Class Chaplain [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chaplain to the Forces [2]

Colonel [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Chaplain [1]

3rd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

4th Class Army Chaplain [1]

4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major Second In Command [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Marshal (Head of Flying Training Command) [1]

Air Marshal (retired) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain 4th Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain (Reverend) [1]

Chaplain 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [17]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Air Force [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Indian Army [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

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

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

12th Lancers [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East African Mounted Rifles [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [451]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [48]

M [48]

S [47]

H [38]

C [36]

W [35]

P [32]

G [24]

R [23]

D [22]

F [20]

A [18]

J [17]

T [16]

L [13]

N [12]

E [7]

K [6]

V [6]

O [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [475]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

India [1]

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People [475] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [12] Hampstead [5] Dover [3] Nottingham [3] Brighton [2] Calcutta [2] Cambridge [2] Clifton [2] Colchester [2] Dublin [2] Dunedin [2] Hampshire [2] Hull [2] Ipswich [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool [2] Madras [2] Manchester [2] Melbourne [2] Montreal [2] Oulton, Staffs [2] Rushden [2] Stamford [2] Streatham [2] Victoria [2] 19 Beresford Road, Birkenhead [1] Adeny [1] Alderley Edge [1] Ashburton [1] Aylsham [1] Barnsley [1] Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire [1] Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Beckenham [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilsington [1] Birkenhead [1] Blundellsands [1] Boston [1] Bradwell Essex [1] Bromley [1] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1] Buenos Aires [1] Cairo [1] Cape Town [1] Capel-le-Ferne Folkestone [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Chester [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Captain [189] Lieutenant [168] Second Lieutenant [157] Major [51] Private [38] Reverend [22] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Temporary Captain [11] Acting Captain [10] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Acting Major [6] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Chaplain [5] Lieutenant Captain [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Temporary Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 4th Class Chaplain [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chaplain to the Forces [2] Colonel [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Chaplain [1] 3rd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] 4th Class Army Chaplain [1] 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major Second In Command [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Marshal (Head of Flying Training Command) [1] Air Marshal (retired) [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain 4th Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain (Reverend) [1] Chaplain 3rd Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] London Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [17] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Air Force [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Royal Army Chaplains Department [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Indian Army [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Chaplain's Department [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] 12th Lancers [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East African Mounted Rifles [2] East Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [451] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [48] M [48] S [47] H [38] C [36] W [35] P [32] G [24] R [23] D [22] F [20] A [18] J [17] T [16] L [13] N [12] E [7] K [6] V [6] O [3] I [1] Q [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [475]

Country

United Kingdom [42] India [1]

Patrick Hume Cox

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadiers Guards

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 4th

British Army Lieutenant Training Reserve

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John Harold Bruce Lockhart

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Intelligence Corps

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Frederick Brittain

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 99 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Eustace Mars Aron

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/928 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant RNVR

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Charles Noel Ridley

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Hussars

British Army Captain Northumberland Hussars

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Austin Campbell Dent

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2046 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2046 Lance Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Eric Fairbairn

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1623 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Edward Stanley Strachan

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Geoffrey Euan Sanderson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Ralph Edgar Ruck-Keene

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Robert Cecil Muir Mackenzie

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Henry Eric Swanston

Born 1887

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery Transport

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Kenneth Arthur Wilson-Barkworth

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Arthur Henry Habgood

Born 1882

Died 1978

British Army Captain No.9 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel No.9 Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

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Jack Sydney Smith

Born 1891

Died 1974

British Army 14167 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 14167 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army Lieutenant Temporary Captain Norfolk Regiment Staff

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John Simson

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery

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Charles Herbert Pigg

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain School of Instruction

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Charles Kenneth Wolton Warren

Born 1893

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307253

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Gwilym Lloyd George

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant 38th Division Head Quarters

British Army Major Royal Artillery

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