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Ardleigh, Colchester [1]

Ballincollig, Cork [1]

Bangor, Wales [1]

Barnet [1]

Beacon Place, Lichfield [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blayden, Gateshead [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Park, New South Wales [1]

Cawston, Norfolk [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chorlton Lancashire [1]

Craigiehall near Cramond, Midlothian [1]

Cullen, Banff [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

Fairford, Gloucestershire [1]

Finningham Suffolk [1]

Glasgow [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hardmead, Bucks [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Karachi or Bombay [1]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kirby Misperton [1]

Laughton [1]

Lesson Park, Dublin [1]

Lolworth, Cambridgeshire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lyncombe, Somerset [1]

Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Notting Hill, Kensington, London [1]

Odiham, Hampshire [1]

Orton, Westmorland [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plaistow,Essex [1]

Rank

Private [672]

Lance Corporal [67]

Serjeant [57]

Corporal [44]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Captain [30]

Lieutenant [25]

Major [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Saddler [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Trumpeter [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Squadron Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lt [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Caprain [1]

Captain Major [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Lance Corporal (Unpaid) [1]

Lieut Captain [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lt [1]

Lt Col [1]

Major (2nd in Command) [1]

Major (Acting Lt Col SSO) [1]

Major (Acting Lt Colonel but only as a Special Service Officer) [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

16th Lancers [652]

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

Corps of Lancers [134]

Lancers [83]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [34]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

General Service Lancers [20]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Military Mounted Police [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

17th Lancers [10]

Corps of Hussars [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Tank Corps [5]

16th Hussars [4]

5th Lancers [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

655th Employment Company [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedford Yeomanry [3]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

12th Lancers [2]

16/5th Lancers [2]

16th/5th Lancers [2]

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

15th Hussars [1]

16TH Lancers [1]

16th (Queen's) Lancers [1]

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

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

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

16th (The Queens) Lancers [1]

16th Cavalry [1]

16th Lancers Attached Life Guards [1]

16th Lancers attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

16th Lancers attached to 19th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers of the Line [1]

16th Light Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [857]

Indian Army [3]

British Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [186]

C [148]

G [96]

H [61]

A [56]

F [47]

W [45]

S [35]

D [33]

P [29]

M [24]

L [17]

R [17]

J [11]

N [11]

T [11]

E [10]

K [9]

Y [4]

O [3]

V [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Ardleigh, Colchester [1] Ballincollig, Cork [1] Bangor, Wales [1] Barnet [1] Beacon Place, Lichfield [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Belfast [1] Birmingham [1] Blayden, Gateshead [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Park, New South Wales [1] Cawston, Norfolk [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chorlton Lancashire [1] Craigiehall near Cramond, Midlothian [1] Cullen, Banff [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Dublin [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] Fairford, Gloucestershire [1] Finningham Suffolk [1] Glasgow [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hardmead, Bucks [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Karachi or Bombay [1] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kirby Misperton [1] Laughton [1] Lesson Park, Dublin [1] Lolworth, Cambridgeshire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lyncombe, Somerset [1] Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Notting Hill, Kensington, London [1] Odiham, Hampshire [1] Orton, Westmorland [1] Paddington, London [1] Plaistow,Essex [1]

Rank

Private [672] Lance Corporal [67] Serjeant [57] Corporal [44] Second Lieutenant [44] Captain [30] Lieutenant [25] Major [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Saddler [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Trumpeter [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Squadron Serjeant Major [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lt [1] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier [1] Brigadier General [1] Caprain [1] Captain Major [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Driver [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Lance Corporal (Unpaid) [1] Lieut Captain [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lt [1] Lt Col [1] Major (2nd in Command) [1] Major (Acting Lt Col SSO) [1] Major (Acting Lt Colonel but only as a Special Service Officer) [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

16th Lancers [652] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [222] Corps of Lancers [134] Lancers [83] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [34] Machine Gun Corps [21] General Service Lancers [20] East Surrey Regiment [15] Labour Corps [14] Military Mounted Police [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] 17th Lancers [10] Corps of Hussars [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [7] Tank Corps [5] 16th Hussars [4] 5th Lancers [4] East Kent Regiment [4] 655th Employment Company [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedford Yeomanry [3] City of London Yeomanry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] 12th Lancers [2] 16/5th Lancers [2] 16th/5th Lancers [2] 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line [2] Kent Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Reserve of Officers [2] 15th Hussars [1] 16TH Lancers [1] 16th (Queen's) Lancers [1] 16th (THe Queen's) Lancers [1] 16th (The Queen's ) Lancers [1] 16th (The Queen's)Lancers [1] 16th (The Queens) Lancers [1] 16th Cavalry [1] 16th Lancers Attached Life Guards [1] 16th Lancers attached Royal Flying Corps [1] 16th Lancers attached to 19th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers of the Line [1] 16th Light Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [857] Indian Army [3] British Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [186] C [148] G [96] H [61] A [56] F [47] W [45] S [35] D [33] P [29] M [24] L [17] R [17] J [11] N [11] T [11] E [10] K [9] Y [4] O [3] V [2] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Australia [1]

George Cooper

Died 1914

British Army 710 Corporal 16th Lancers

British Army L/710 Corporal 16th Lancers

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Ernest W Clover

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3026 Private 16th Lancers

British Army L/3026 Private 16th Lancers

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Alfred Albert Jordan

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 10L/4503 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Arthur William Macarthur-Onslow

Born 1877

Died 1914

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

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Robert James Bannister

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 16L/4165 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Haydn Andrew

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 16L/4855 Private 16th Lancers

British Army L/13090 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Gilbert Percy Liggins

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 16L/5402 Corporal Lancers

British Army 16L/5402 Lance Serjeant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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George Cartmell Barker

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant 16th Lancers

British Army Lieutenant 16th Lancers

British Army Captain 16th Lancers

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Frederick Charles Chick

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 16L/5605 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 13198 Private 16th Lancers

British Army Private 16th Lancers

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George Birmingham

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 1389 Private 16th Lancers

British Army L/1389 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 1389 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Henry Brashier

Died 1915

British Army 3994 Private 16th Lancers

British Army L/3994 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 3994 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Thomas Copsey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3884 Lance Corporal 16th Lancers

British Army L/3884 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 3884 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Edward W Lester

Born 1895

British Army L/5263 Private 16th Lancers

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Albert Newborne

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army L/3060 Private 16th Lancers

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Richard Sturdy

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 3092 Lance Corporal Lancers

British Army L/3092 Private Lancers

British Army 3092 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Leslie A Degnan

Born 1898

British Army 3768 Trumpeter 16th Lancers

British Army 3768 Private 16th Lancers

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David R Wilson

Born 1893

Died 1972

British Army 2795 Lance Corporal 16th Lancers

British Army L/2795 Private 16th Lancers

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Ernest Jones

Died 1914

British Army 16L/5011 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Robert J Spall

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 16E/4484 Private 16th Lancers

British Army L/13045 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Rowland Auriol James Beech

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant 16th Lancers

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

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