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Bombay [1]

Bonnyfield Crammond Midlothian [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Jullundur [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lahore [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mhow, Bengal [1]

Portland [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Salford, Lancs [1]

Rank

Sowar [149]

Captain [30]

Lance Dafadar [14]

Major [14]

Dafadar [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Acting Lance Dafadar [6]

Bhisti [6]

Farrier [6]

Syce [6]

Bearer [5]

Daftry [4]

Lance Daffadar [4]

Private [4]

Warrant Officer [4]

Cook [3]

Jemadar [3]

Private Servant [3]

Sweeper [3]

Mochi [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Trumpeter [2]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Barber [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1]

Brigadier (temporary) [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Capt [1]

Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1]

Captain (attached) [1]

Captain and often Commandant [1]

Clerk [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Daffadar [1]

Interpreter [1]

Ironsmith [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Lt [1]

Lt Col [1]

Major General [1]

Major and Special Service Officer (attached) [1]

Unit

15th Lancers [265]

20th Lancers [6]

Indian Army [6]

Indian Army 15th Lancers [5]

15th Lancers (Cureton's Multani's) [4]

15th Lancers Indian Army [4]

15th Punjab Regiment [4]

Lancers [4]

15th Bengal Lancers [2]

15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) [2]

19th Lancers [2]

19th Lancers attached 15th Lancers [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 15th Lancers [2]

Jodhpur Lancers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

113th Infantry [1]

13th Lancers [1]

15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) [1]

15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade [1]

15th Hussars [1]

15th Lancers (Cureton's Mooltanis) [1]

15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) Lahore Division [1]

15th Lancers (Cureton's Multauis) [1]

15th Lancers Indian Cavalry [1]

15th Lancers and 33rd Cavalry [1]

15th Lancers/Cureton's Horse Indian Army [1]

16th Lancers of the Line [1]

17th Cavalry [1]

17th Lancers [1]

18th Lancers Attached 15th Lancers [1]

18th Lancers attached 15th Lancers [1]

19th Lancers Attached 15th Lancers [1]

1st Tasmanian Contingent [1]

25th Punjabis [1]

29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) [1]

2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1]

31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1]

35th Scinde Horse [1]

37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) [1]

3rd Lancers [1]

42nd Deoli Regiment [1]

4th D.C.O. Lancers (Hodson's Horse) [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached 15th Lancers [1]

Attached 3rd Hussars 15th Lancers Interpreter [1]

Deoli Regiment [1]

G.O.C. 151st Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [292]

Indian Army [19]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [63]

B [48]

G [48]

C [38]

H [33]

F [19]

D [15]

R [11]

S [9]

M [4]

K [2]

L [2]

T [2]

W [2]

J [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [297]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [298] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bombay [1] Bonnyfield Crammond Midlothian [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Jullundur [1] Kensington, London [1] Lahore [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mhow, Bengal [1] Portland [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Salford, Lancs [1]

Rank

Sowar [149] Captain [30] Lance Dafadar [14] Major [14] Dafadar [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Acting Lance Dafadar [6] Bhisti [6] Farrier [6] Syce [6] Bearer [5] Daftry [4] Lance Daffadar [4] Private [4] Warrant Officer [4] Cook [3] Jemadar [3] Private Servant [3] Sweeper [3] Mochi [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Trumpeter [2] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Barber [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1] Brigadier (temporary) [1] Brigadier General [1] Capt [1] Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1] Captain (attached) [1] Captain and often Commandant [1] Clerk [1] Corporal [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Daffadar [1] Interpreter [1] Ironsmith [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant RNVR [1] Lt [1] Lt Col [1] Major General [1] Major and Special Service Officer (attached) [1]

Unit

15th Lancers [265] 20th Lancers [6] Indian Army [6] Indian Army 15th Lancers [5] 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multani's) [4] 15th Lancers Indian Army [4] 15th Punjab Regiment [4] Lancers [4] 15th Bengal Lancers [2] 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) [2] 19th Lancers [2] 19th Lancers attached 15th Lancers [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 15th Lancers [2] Jodhpur Lancers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] 113th Infantry [1] 13th Lancers [1] 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) [1] 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade [1] 15th Hussars [1] 15th Lancers (Cureton's Mooltanis) [1] 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) Lahore Division [1] 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multauis) [1] 15th Lancers Indian Cavalry [1] 15th Lancers and 33rd Cavalry [1] 15th Lancers/Cureton's Horse Indian Army [1] 16th Lancers of the Line [1] 17th Cavalry [1] 17th Lancers [1] 18th Lancers Attached 15th Lancers [1] 18th Lancers attached 15th Lancers [1] 19th Lancers Attached 15th Lancers [1] 1st Tasmanian Contingent [1] 25th Punjabis [1] 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) [1] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1] 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1] 35th Scinde Horse [1] 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) [1] 3rd Lancers [1] 42nd Deoli Regiment [1] 4th D.C.O. Lancers (Hodson's Horse) [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached 15th Lancers [1] Attached 3rd Hussars 15th Lancers Interpreter [1] Deoli Regiment [1] G.O.C. 151st Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [292] Indian Army [19] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [63] B [48] G [48] C [38] H [33] F [19] D [15] R [11] S [9] M [4] K [2] L [2] T [2] W [2] J [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [297]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Har Jas

Indian Army 3175 15th Lancers

Indian Army 3175 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Ahmad Khan

Died 1918

British Army 15th Lancers

British Army 2769 Sowar 15th Lancers

British Army 2769 Sowar 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multani's)

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Asa Ram

Died 1919

British Army 15th Lancers

British Army 3187 Sowar 15th Lancers

British Army 3187 Sowar 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multani's)

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Chuni Singh

British Army 3413 15th Lancers

British Army 3413 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Ghulam Muhd Khan

British Army 2686 15th Lancers

British Army 2686 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Ghulam Muhd Khan

British Army 41 15th Lancers

British Army 41 Interpreter 15th Lancers

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Hari Ram

British Army 54 15th Lancers

British Army 54 Trumpeter 15th Lancers

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Gurparan

British Army 3136 15th Lancers

British Army 3136 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Feroze Khan

British Army 2651 15th Lancers

British Army 2651 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Gora Ram

British Army 3124 15th Lancers

British Army 3124 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Hari Singh

British Army 410 15th Lancers

British Army 410 Dafadar 15th Lancers

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Auliya Khan

British Army 15th Lancers

British Army 2583 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Bhagwan Singh

British Army 15th Lancers

British Army 383 Dafadar 15th Lancers

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Ghasita

British Army 90 15th Lancers

British Army 90 Mochi 15th Lancers

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Feroze Din

British Army 3525 15th Lancers

British Army 3525 S Clerk 15th Lancers

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Falak Sher Khan

British Army 2773 15th Lancers

British Army 2773 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Ganeshi

British Army 3394 15th Lancers

British Army 3394 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Ghulam Qadir Khan

British Army 368 15th Lancers

British Army 368 Dafadar 15th Lancers

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Ramzan Khan

British Army 15th Lancers

British Army 2979 Sowar 15th Lancers

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Harbans Singh

British Army 3095 15th Lancers

British Army 3095 Acting Lance Dafadar 15th Lancers

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