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Ballincollig, Cork [1]

Beacon Place, Lichfield [1]

Belfast [1]

Birmingham [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Park, New South Wales [1]

Cawston, Norfolk [1]

Chorlton Lancashire [1]

Craigiehall near Cramond, Midlothian [1]

Cullen, Banff [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Dublin [1]

Fairford, Gloucestershire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Lolworth, Cambridgeshire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lyncombe, Somerset [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Notting Hill, Kensington, London [1]

Odiham, Hampshire [1]

Orton, Westmorland [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Somers Town, St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

South Lambeth, London [1]

St. Paul's, Leics [1]

Stockton, Durham [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Yetminster, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [174]

Lance Corporal [27]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Caprain [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal (Unpaid) [1]

Lieut Captain [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [222]

Lancers [74]

16th Lancers [37]

Corps of Lancers [21]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

16th Hussars [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2]

16th (THe Queen's) Lancers [1]

16th (The Queen's ) Lancers [1]

16th (The Queen's)Lancers [1]

16th(The Queen's) Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

5th Lancers [1]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derbyshire Yeomanry [1]

Egyptian Army [1]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the line including the Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Lancers attached Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Life Guards [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Hun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Reserve Regiment [1]

Reserve of Officers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Special Reserve [1]

The King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [227]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [26]

W [23]

M [20]

B [18]

H [18]

P [17]

L [13]

J [11]

C [10]

D [10]

T [10]

A [9]

G [8]

K [8]

F [7]

R [7]

N [4]

E [3]

O [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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People [227] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballincollig, Cork [1] Beacon Place, Lichfield [1] Belfast [1] Birmingham [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Park, New South Wales [1] Cawston, Norfolk [1] Chorlton Lancashire [1] Craigiehall near Cramond, Midlothian [1] Cullen, Banff [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Dublin [1] Fairford, Gloucestershire [1] Glasgow [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Lolworth, Cambridgeshire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lyncombe, Somerset [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Notting Hill, Kensington, London [1] Odiham, Hampshire [1] Orton, Westmorland [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Somers Town, St Pancras, Middlesex [1] South Lambeth, London [1] St. Paul's, Leics [1] Stockton, Durham [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Worthing, Sussex [1] Yetminster, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [174] Lance Corporal [27] Serjeant [17] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [3] Shoeing Smith [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Caprain [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal (Unpaid) [1] Lieut Captain [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [222] Lancers [74] 16th Lancers [37] Corps of Lancers [21] East Surrey Regiment [8] 16th Hussars [2] Army Service Corps [2] Bedford Yeomanry [2] Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line [2] Labour Corps [2] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2] 16th (THe Queen's) Lancers [1] 16th (The Queen's ) Lancers [1] 16th (The Queen's)Lancers [1] 16th(The Queen's) Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 5th Lancers [1] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1] Army Reserve [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derbyshire Yeomanry [1] Egyptian Army [1] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the line including the Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps [1] Hussars [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Lancers attached Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Life Guards [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Hun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Reserve Regiment [1] Reserve of Officers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Special Reserve [1] The King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [227] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [26] W [23] M [20] B [18] H [18] P [17] L [13] J [11] C [10] D [10] T [10] A [9] G [8] K [8] F [7] R [7] N [4] E [3] O [2] I [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

John Francis Kennedy

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army L/4668 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Arthur John Owen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army L/4944 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Albert Samuel Blissitt

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army L/5187 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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William John Mews

Died 1914

British Army 16L/5013 Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Sydney Mcclune

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army L/368 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Frederick Charles Adam

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 3838 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Bert H Berry

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army L/6844 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Frederick Mead

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army ML/3861 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Herbert Henry Chapman

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 3225 Lance Corporal 16th Lancers

British Army L/3225 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 3225 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Sydney Leonard White

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 5685 Lance Corporal 16th Lancers

British Army L/5685 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 5685 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Arthur John Luton

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 16L/5650 Private Lancers

British Army L/13210 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Frederick Thomas Tillman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army L/2801 Corporal Lancers

British Army 2801 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Isaac Purvis

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 17L/5032 Private Lancers

British Army 5032 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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James Edgar Wybrow

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army L/5000 Private Lancers

British Army 5000 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Charles A Lindsay

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army L/5045 Private Lancers

British Army 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Sidney George Pobgee

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army L/333 Private Lancers

British Army L/333 Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Frederick Docwra

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 5336 Serjeant Lancers

British Army 5336 Serjeant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Anthony Nightingale

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 16L/4063 Private Lancers

British Army 16L/4063 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Walter James Smith

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5028 Private Lancers

British Army 5028 Acting Serjeant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Charles Edward Henry Tempest-Hicks

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Lancers

British Army Captain 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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