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Aldershot [2]

Bristol [2]

Cork [2]

Sheffield [2]

Walsall [2]

127 Thomas St Miles Platting Manchester [1]

5 Nervern Mansions, Earls Court, London [1]

6, Southwick Place,London [1]

Aamos [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Agra [1]

Alexandria, Dumbarton [1]

Annesley [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Barony, Lanarks [1]

Barrow [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Co. Antrim [1]

Berkeley, Glos [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackheath Woolwich London [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Bury St Edmonds [1]

Bury St Edmunds [1]

Cawnpore [1]

Chandlersford [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfries [1]

Durham [1]

Easton, Bristol [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Ely, Worcestershire [1]

Enfield [1]

Erith [1]

Essex [1]

Everton, Lancs [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gosport, Whitehaven [1]

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Greenfield, near Oldham [1]

Halifax [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Hinxhill, Kent [1]

Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Hyde [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Rank

Gunner [128]

Driver [67]

Second Lieutenant [62]

Serjeant [47]

Corporal [46]

Lieutenant [41]

Captain [34]

Bombardier [29]

Major [17]

Sergeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Private [11]

Battery Serjeant Major [10]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Battery Sergeant Major [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Captain [4]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [4]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Trumpeter [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

acting Battery Sergeant Major [3]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [2]

Fitter [2]

Regimental Sergeant Major [2]

Saddler [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

acting Regimental Sergeant Major [2]

(Hon) Brigadier [1]

2nd Lieut. [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Sergeant Major (WO II) [1]

Battery Sergeant Major (WOII) [1]

Battery Sergnant Major [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain (Adjutant) [1]

Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [317]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

1 RGA Cadet School Trowbridge [2]

5th Division [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

RFA [2]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2]

124th Brigade RFA [1]

132nd Siege Battery RGA [1]

1st Central Ontario Regiment [1]

1st Central Ontario Regiment ( Toronto Regiment ) [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

27th Brigade RFA [1]

28th Brigade RFA [1]

3rd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery [1]

41st Trench Mortar Battery [1]

8th Division Trench Mortar Officer [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [RFA] [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cape Field Artillery [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

GOC 38th (Welsh) Division [1]

General List [1]

General List attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

General Staff [1]

Gold Coast Regiment [1]

Head Quarters 31st Brigade [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [1]

RA Cadet School Trowbridge [1]

RFA Territorial Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Grenadier Guards [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached West Riding Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [396]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [41]

S [40]

C [38]

M [28]

H [27]

W [24]

A [23]

P [22]

G [21]

R [19]

T [18]

K [16]

D [15]

L [14]

F [13]

J [9]

E [8]

I [7]

V [5]

N [4]

O [4]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Ireland [2]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Aldershot [2] Bristol [2] Cork [2] Sheffield [2] Walsall [2] 127 Thomas St Miles Platting Manchester [1] 5 Nervern Mansions, Earls Court, London [1] 6, Southwick Place,London [1] Aamos [1] Aberdeen [1] Agra [1] Alexandria, Dumbarton [1] Annesley [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Barony, Lanarks [1] Barrow [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Co. Antrim [1] Berkeley, Glos [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn [1] Blackheath Woolwich London [1] Buenos Aires [1] Bury St Edmonds [1] Bury St Edmunds [1] Cawnpore [1] Chandlersford [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dublin [1] Dumfries [1] Durham [1] Easton, Bristol [1] Edinburgh [1] Ely, Worcestershire [1] Enfield [1] Erith [1] Essex [1] Everton, Lancs [1] Glasgow [1] Gosport, Whitehaven [1] Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Greenfield, near Oldham [1] Halifax [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Hinxhill, Kent [1] Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Hyde [1] Ilford, Essex [1]

Rank

Gunner [128] Driver [67] Second Lieutenant [62] Serjeant [47] Corporal [46] Lieutenant [41] Captain [34] Bombardier [29] Major [17] Sergeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Acting Bombardier [11] Private [11] Battery Serjeant Major [10] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Battery Sergeant Major [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Captain [4] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [4] Farrier Staff Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Trumpeter [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] acting Battery Sergeant Major [3] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Corporal Shoeing Smith [2] Fitter [2] Regimental Sergeant Major [2] Saddler [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] acting Regimental Sergeant Major [2] (Hon) Brigadier [1] 2nd Lieut. [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Sergeant Major (WO II) [1] Battery Sergeant Major (WOII) [1] Battery Sergnant Major [1] Brigade Major [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain (Adjutant) [1] Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [317] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Labour Corps [7] Royal Artillery [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] 1 RGA Cadet School Trowbridge [2] 5th Division [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] RFA [2] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2] 124th Brigade RFA [1] 132nd Siege Battery RGA [1] 1st Central Ontario Regiment [1] 1st Central Ontario Regiment ( Toronto Regiment ) [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 27th Brigade RFA [1] 28th Brigade RFA [1] 3rd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery [1] 41st Trench Mortar Battery [1] 8th Division Trench Mortar Officer [1] Army Ordnance Corps [RFA] [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cape Field Artillery [1] Commands and Staff [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] GOC 38th (Welsh) Division [1] General List [1] General List attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] General Staff [1] Gold Coast Regiment [1] Head Quarters 31st Brigade [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [1] RA Cadet School Trowbridge [1] RFA Territorial Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Grenadier Guards [1] Royal Army Medical Corps attached West Riding Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [396] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [41] S [40] C [38] M [28] H [27] W [24] A [23] P [22] G [21] R [19] T [18] K [16] D [15] L [14] F [13] J [9] E [8] I [7] V [5] N [4] O [4] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Ireland [2] India [1] Jamaica [1]

James Burns Cunningham

Died 1917

British Army 41930 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 78th Brigade, B Battery

British Army 41930 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 80th Brigade

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George Pickering

Born 1883

British Army 37367 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 15th Battery

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Charles Gaywood

Died 1917

British Army 78840 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Z/14th Trench Mortar Battery

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Ernest Charles Gatrall

British Army 45764 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 48th Battery

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William Charles Metcalfe

Died 1917

British Army 19582 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery 56th Battery

British Army Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 44th Brigade

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James Burns

Born 1892

British Army 93078 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Division Ammunition Column

British Army 93078 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

British Army 93078 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 3rd Division Ammunition Column

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James Trotman

British Army 38508 Driver Royal Field Artillery 22nd Battery

British Army

British Army 38508 Driver Royal Field Artillery 71st Battery RFA

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Arthur Frank Pilcher

British Army 11352 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 20th Battery

British Army 11352 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 129th Battery

British Army 11352 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

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Joseph Henry Richards

British Army 9339 Wheeler Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 9339 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 9339 Wheeler Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 71st Battery

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George Kelso

Born 1894

British Army 196014 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 12944 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

British Army 12944 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 6th Divisional Ammunition Column

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John Edward Myers

Died 1917

British Army 81086 Driver Royal Field Artillery 15th Battery

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Thomas Llewellyn

Died 1918

British Army 13715 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Battalion

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Albert Child

Born 1891

British Army 74879 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 74879 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

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Alfred Graver

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Corporal Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 71st Battery

British Army 19910 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 71st Battery

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Frank Herbert Lloyd

British Army 10109 Driver Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 10909 Driver Royal Field Artillery 71st Battery

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Arthur Mills

Died 1914

British Army 40725 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 19th Battery

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Richard William Payne

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 12648 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 3rd Siege Battery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 6th Trench Mortar Battery

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Robert Mitchell

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 57607 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 22nd Battery

British Army 57607 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

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Leslie Leonhardt Reeves

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 343 Acting Bombardier Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 41st Brigade

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John Collett Tyler

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army

British Army Second Lieutenant 5th Division 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 122nd Battery

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