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Abergwily, Carmarthenshire [1]

Billesdon district, Leicestershire [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Calcutta [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Colchester [1]

Dublin [1]

East Ravendale, Lincolnshire [1]

Hampstead [1]

Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Simmington, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [22]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [15]

Major [12]

Private [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenent Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Reliquishing Temp. Major as service battalions disbanded) [1]

Lieutenant Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Squadron Sergeant Major [1]

Temp. Captain [1]

Temp. Lieutenant [1]

Temp. Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Hussars [27]

4th Hussars [13]

Corps of Hussars [8]

7th Hussars [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [5]

8th Hussars [4]

8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [3]

4th Queens Own Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

11th (K.E.O.) Lancers [1]

11th K.E.O. Lancers [1]

11th Sikh Regiment [1]

18th Hussars [1]

18th Queen Mary's Own Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra''s Own Royal). Hussars [1]

25th Battalion Tank Corps [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

3rd Hussars attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

4th (Queens Own) Hussars [1]

4th Hussars attached Tank Corps [1]

4th Queen's Own Hussars [1]

8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars [1]

Aides de Camp to the King [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

Hussars/ Cavalry [1]

Hussars/ Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Hussars/ Staff [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's Dragoon Guards [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Life Guards [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

North Irish Regiment [1]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [75]

Indian Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [10]

C [8]

M [8]

S [7]

G [6]

H [5]

R [5]

W [5]

A [4]

P [4]

D [3]

F [3]

L [2]

N [2]

T [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [75]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [75] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Abergwily, Carmarthenshire [1] Billesdon district, Leicestershire [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Brighton, Steyning district, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Calcutta [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Colchester [1] Dublin [1] East Ravendale, Lincolnshire [1] Hampstead [1] Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Simmington, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [22] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [15] Major [12] Private [12] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenent Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Reliquishing Temp. Major as service battalions disbanded) [1] Lieutenant Adjutant [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Squadron Sergeant Major [1] Temp. Captain [1] Temp. Lieutenant [1] Temp. Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Hussars [27] 4th Hussars [13] Corps of Hussars [8] 7th Hussars [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [5] 8th Hussars [4] 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [3] 4th Queens Own Hussars [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 11th (K.E.O.) Lancers [1] 11th K.E.O. Lancers [1] 11th Sikh Regiment [1] 18th Hussars [1] 18th Queen Mary's Own Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra''s Own Royal). Hussars [1] 25th Battalion Tank Corps [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 3rd Hussars attached Royal Flying Corps [1] 4th (Queens Own) Hussars [1] 4th Hussars attached Tank Corps [1] 4th Queen's Own Hussars [1] 8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars [1] Aides de Camp to the King [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Shannon [1] Hussars/ Cavalry [1] Hussars/ Royal Irish Regiment [1] Hussars/ Staff [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's Dragoon Guards [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Life Guards [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] North Irish Regiment [1] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [75] Indian Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [10] C [8] M [8] S [7] G [6] H [5] R [5] W [5] A [4] P [4] D [3] F [3] L [2] N [2] T [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [75]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [2] Ireland [1]

N O Laing

British Army Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Hussars/ Cavalry

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John Augustus Lawrence Powell

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

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C L Graham

British Army Major Hussars

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E Welch

British Army 45613 Regimental Serjeant Major 7th Hussars

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Henry W Barnett

British Army 3648 Serjeant 7th Hussars

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Guy Agnew Heinskey Buxton

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Hussars

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Robert Austin

British Army 2898 Corporal City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40487 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant 18th Queen Mary's Own Hussars

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Henry Gray

British Army 3125 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 396562 Private Labour Corps

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Charles B Hawgood

British Army 4726 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Hussars

British Army 4726 Warrant Officer Class 2 Hussars

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Hugh Brooke Mockett

British Army Major Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

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Alexander Rathmell

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 4844 Private Hussars

British Army 4844 Private 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars

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John Thomas William Dunsby

British Army 4529 Staff Serjeant Major Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Temporary Captain Hussars

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Victor Philip Trew

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

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Herbert Woodhall

British Army 45627 Staff Serjeant Hussars

British Army H/45627 Farrier Staff Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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John L Sheard

British Army 4091 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Hussars

British Army 45610 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Corps of Hussars

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H E Macfarlane

British Army Captain Hussars

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Patrick Mccartney

British Army 4278 Serjeant Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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William A Penhey

British Army 41952 Acting Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 152130 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Cyril Bruce Freeman

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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W K Mitford

British Army Colonel Royal Fusiliers

British Army Colonel Aides de Camp to the King

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