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London [2]

Oxford [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Bermondsey London [1]

Birchington Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, County Durham [1]

Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, [1]

Bishop's Court, County Kildare [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh [1]

Chineham, Hampshire [1]

Conn, West Luther Township, Ontario [1]

Crook, Westmorland [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darwen, Blackburn [1]

Dreghorn, Ayrshire [1]

Drysdale Victoria [1]

Dymock Newent, Glos [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Eyton House, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N Wales [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Forest Gate,West Ham [1]

Fraserburgh [1]

Gaulstown, Coole, County Westmeath [1]

Guelph, Ontario [1]

Hampstead,London. [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Haywards Heath, Surrey, England [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Hurtmore [1]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

Leek,Staffordshire. [1]

Leopard's Vlei [1]

Little Crosby [1]

Market Drayton / Shropshire [1]

Marlesford, Wickham Market, Suffolk [1]

Mary Hill, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Matheran [1]

Newhills, Scotland [1]

Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland [1]

Oldham [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Captain [23]

Lieutenant [19]

Major [8]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Serjeant [6]

Brigadier General [3]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

C. QMR. SERJT [1]

Captain Battalion Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major and Brevet Major [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sargeant, 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Seargant [1]

Sepoy [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

90th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

General List [2]

General Staff [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

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

10th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

26th Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

4th South Wales Borderers [1]

6th Royal Scots [1]

9th Bhopal Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13]

M [12]

C [10]

H [10]

D [9]

G [8]

W [7]

A [6]

F [5]

S [5]

L [4]

R [4]

P [3]

T [3]

E [2]

K [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [107]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

India [2]

Canada [1]

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London [2] Oxford [2] Aberdeen [1] Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Bermondsey London [1] Birchington Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, County Durham [1] Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, [1] Bishop's Court, County Kildare [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh [1] Chineham, Hampshire [1] Conn, West Luther Township, Ontario [1] Crook, Westmorland [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darwen, Blackburn [1] Dreghorn, Ayrshire [1] Drysdale Victoria [1] Dymock Newent, Glos [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Eyton House, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N Wales [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Forest Gate,West Ham [1] Fraserburgh [1] Gaulstown, Coole, County Westmeath [1] Guelph, Ontario [1] Hampstead,London. [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Haywards Heath, Surrey, England [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Hurtmore [1] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] Leek,Staffordshire. [1] Leopard's Vlei [1] Little Crosby [1] Market Drayton / Shropshire [1] Marlesford, Wickham Market, Suffolk [1] Mary Hill, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Matheran [1] Newhills, Scotland [1] Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland [1] Oldham [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [33] Second Lieutenant [32] Captain [23] Lieutenant [19] Major [8] Corporal [6] Gunner [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Serjeant [6] Brigadier General [3] Captain Acting Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] C. QMR. SERJT [1] Captain Battalion Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] First Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major and Brevet Major [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sargeant, 2nd Lieutenant [1] Seargant [1] Sepoy [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Captain [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] London Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 90th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Army Service Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] General List [2] General Staff [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 26th Australian Infantry Battalion [1] 4th South Wales Borderers [1] 6th Royal Scots [1] 9th Bhopal Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Divisional Ammunition Column [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Royal Navy [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [13] M [12] C [10] H [10] D [9] G [8] W [7] A [6] F [5] S [5] L [4] R [4] P [3] T [3] E [2] K [2] Y [2] J [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [107]

Country

United Kingdom [40] India [2] Canada [1]

Harold Ackroyd

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Buckley

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 61 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 61 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 61 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Walter Mills

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2154 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 375499 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10 Battalion

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Griffith Jones

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 32659 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 32659 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Evan Llewellyn Mackenzie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7/3675 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 291087 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials)

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Joseph Wilson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 7981 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6507 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 268272 Private Royal Highlanders

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Samuel Lewis Honey

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602174 Lieutenant Manitoba Regiment 78th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 34th Battalion

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Duncan John Glasfurd

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army Brigadier General Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders argyll and sutherland highlanders head quarters 12th aust Battalion

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Albert Edward Rose

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2195 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Robert Sands

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13890 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Neville William Wells-Cole

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 28th Brigade

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William T. Doddrell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6419 Private London Regiment

British Army 323297 Private London Regiment

British Army 323297 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Harry Beeden

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2625 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325841 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Fitzclarence

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army Brigadier General Staff

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

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Samuel Beech

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 70099 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 70099 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

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Ernest James Thelwell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 23178 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Frank Cannon

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 14982 Serjeant Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 14982 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 14982 Company Serjeant Major Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Denys Norman Garstin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army Second Lieutenant 10th Hussars

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Whitehead Yule

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Scots 13th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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St. Barbe Russell Sladen

Born 1973

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel The Queen's Regiment

British Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 5th Battalion, Commanding 1st Battalion

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