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Place of birth

35, Gelly Rd, Gelly, Rhondda, [1]

Aldershot [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belgravia [1]

Bengal [1]

Billesdon, Leicestershire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Brighton [1]

Burfield, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Chicago [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Dublin [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Hackney [1]

Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Lesson Park, Dublin [1]

Leyland, Lancashire [1]

Linton, Kent [1]

Liverpool [1]

Market Weighton, YORK [1]

Marton, Yorkshire [1]

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [1]

Olney, Buckinghamshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Ramsgate Kent. [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Southminster, Essex [1]

Sparkhill, Warwickshire [1]

Stepney [1]

Stoke Damerel Devon England [1]

Tranmere, Cheshire [1]

Umballa [1]

Umballa, St Paul, Bombay Presidency [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Wrexham [1]

Rank

Private [579]

Serjeant [74]

Corporal [53]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [39]

Captain [29]

Lieutenant [27]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Major [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Sapper [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major General [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Dafadar [1]

Field Marshal [1]

General [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lancer Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Unit

17th Lancers [738]

Corps of Lancers [166]

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [47]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [34]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Lancers [27]

General Service Lancers [22]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Corps of Hussars [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [14]

16th Lancers [11]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Machine Gun Guards [9]

Military Mounted Police [8]

17th Hussars [6]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

General Service 17th Lancers [5]

17th Cavalry [4]

21st Lancers [4]

9th Lancers [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3]

15th Lancers [2]

17th Lancers attached 2nd Life Guards [2]

5th Lancers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

General List [2]

Household Battalion [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Life Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [784]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [207]

C [156]

G [92]

D [55]

A [47]

F [36]

H [36]

W [33]

R [28]

S [21]

P [18]

E [15]

M [11]

Y [10]

T [8]

L [5]

J [2]

N [2]

O [2]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [783]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

India [6]

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Place of birth

35, Gelly Rd, Gelly, Rhondda, [1] Aldershot [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belgravia [1] Bengal [1] Billesdon, Leicestershire [1] Birkenhead [1] Brighton [1] Burfield, Reading, Berkshire [1] Cambridge [1] Chicago [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Dublin [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Hackney [1] Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Lanarkshire [1] Leicester [1] Lesson Park, Dublin [1] Leyland, Lancashire [1] Linton, Kent [1] Liverpool [1] Market Weighton, YORK [1] Marton, Yorkshire [1] Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [1] Olney, Buckinghamshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Ramsgate Kent. [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Southminster, Essex [1] Sparkhill, Warwickshire [1] Stepney [1] Stoke Damerel Devon England [1] Tranmere, Cheshire [1] Umballa [1] Umballa, St Paul, Bombay Presidency [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1] Wrexham [1]

Rank

Private [579] Serjeant [74] Corporal [53] Second Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [39] Captain [29] Lieutenant [27] Staff Serjeant [11] Major [10] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Sapper [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Farrier Staff Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major General [2] Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Bandsman [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Dafadar [1] Field Marshal [1] General [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner [1] Lancer Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant General [1]

Unit

17th Lancers [738] Corps of Lancers [166] 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [47] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [34] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Lancers [27] General Service Lancers [22] Machine Gun Corps [18] Corps of Hussars [17] Army Veterinary Corps [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Labour Corps [14] 16th Lancers [11] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [10] Machine Gun Guards [9] Military Mounted Police [8] 17th Hussars [6] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] General Service 17th Lancers [5] 17th Cavalry [4] 21st Lancers [4] 9th Lancers [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3] 15th Lancers [2] 17th Lancers attached 2nd Life Guards [2] 5th Lancers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedford Yeomanry [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] General List [2] Household Battalion [2] Indian Army [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Life Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [784] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [207] C [156] G [92] D [55] A [47] F [36] H [36] W [33] R [28] S [21] P [18] E [15] M [11] Y [10] T [8] L [5] J [2] N [2] O [2] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [783]

Country

United Kingdom [21] India [6]

Arthur J Andrews

British Army 2157 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/2157 Private 17th Lancers

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John J Grant

British Army 2827 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/2827 Private 17th Lancers

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Walter R Barrett

British Army 488 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/488 Private 17th Lancers

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Albert Baxter

British Army 1500 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/1500 Private 17th Lancers

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William H Garlick

British Army 3338 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3338 Private 17th Lancers

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Samuel Harvey

British Army L/1405 Shoeing Smith 17th Lancers

British Army L/1405 Serjeant 17th Lancers

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Percy Burdge

British Army 1498 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/1498 Corporal 17th Lancers

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John Brown

British Army 3380 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3380 Private 17th Lancers

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John W Brown

British Army 2083 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/2083 Private 17th Lancers

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Albert L Cooper

British Army 5974 Private 17th Lancers

British Army 1745974 Corporal 17th Lancers

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Frederick Coole

British Army 1998 Lance Corporal 17th Lancers

British Army L/1998 Private 17th Lancers

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Charles Hackleton

British Army 3642 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L 3642 Private 17th Lancers

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Samuel G Bromham

British Army 489 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/489 Private 17th Lancers

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George S Gisby

British Army 3756 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3756 Private 17th Lancers

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Walter Clarke

British Army 2984 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/2984 Private 17th Lancers

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John J Young

British Army 3107 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3107 Private 17th Lancers

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Eugene Bonsor

British Army 2935 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/2935 Serjeant 17th Lancers

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Richard Brazier

British Army 1224 Shoeing Smith 17th Lancers

British Army L/1224 Serjeant 17th Lancers

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George Rogers

British Army 3760 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3760 Private 17th Lancers

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George W R Prime

British Army L/241 Corporal 17th Lancers

British Army L/241 Warrant Officer Class 2 17th Lancers

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