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Dublin [5]

Andover [2]

Elstead, Surrey [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

London [2]

South Shields, County Durham [2]

Southwark, London [2]

55 Taylor Street, Darlington, County Durham [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aldershot [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Alvaston , Derby [1]

Anglesey [1]

Arnold , Notts [1]

Ashburton [1]

Ashford Kent [1]

Ashford Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ballycahill [1]

Balsham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barnstaple , Devon [1]

Battersea London [1]

Bengal [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bideford Devon [1]

Biggleswade [1]

Birkenhead Wirral [1]

Birkenhead, Lancashire [1]

Bodmin [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradfield, Berkshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford [1]

Brentford district, Middlesex [1]

Buckland Ripers, Dorset [1]

Canning Town [1]

Canongate, Midlothian [1]

Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, England [1]

Charing , Kent [1]

Chelsfield, Kent [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chiddingfold, Sussex [1]

Chislehurst [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [610]

Lance Corporal [68]

Serjeant [62]

Corporal [57]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lieutenant [38]

Captain [23]

Major [13]

Sergeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Trumpeter [6]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Squadron Serjeant Major [4]

Trooper [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Saddler Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjutant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Instructor [1]

Lance Corporal Trooper [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Temp. Major) [1]

Lieutenant (acting Major) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major General [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

19th Hussars [680]

Corps of Hussars [153]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [114]

Hussars [72]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [42]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [24]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Labour Corps [15]

15/19th Hussars [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

15th Hussars [8]

Military Mounted Police [7]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6]

19th (Q.A.O.R) Hussars [5]

Army Service Corps [5]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [5]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own Royal) Hussars [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

14th Royal Canadian Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Irish Horse [3]

Tank Corps [3]

11th Hussars [2]

14/20th Hussars [2]

14th Hussars [2]

14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Royal) Hussars [2]

8th Hussars [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Hussars [2]

South Irish Horse [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [1]

10th Hussars [1]

11th Hussars attached Sultan of Morocco's Forces [1]

Service

British Army [838]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [221]

C [135]

G [79]

F [64]

A [50]

W [48]

H [43]

D [33]

P [32]

S [29]

R [19]

M [18]

E [12]

T [12]

L [10]

J [6]

N [6]

O [6]

Y [6]

K [4]

V [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [834]

Country

United Kingdom [103]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

China [1]

Morocco [1]

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Place of birth

Dublin [5] Andover [2] Elstead, Surrey [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] London [2] South Shields, County Durham [2] Southwark, London [2] 55 Taylor Street, Darlington, County Durham [1] Aberdeen [1] Aldershot [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Alvaston , Derby [1] Anglesey [1] Arnold , Notts [1] Ashburton [1] Ashford Kent [1] Ashford Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ballycahill [1] Balsham, Cambridgeshire [1] Bangalore [1] Barnstaple , Devon [1] Battersea London [1] Bengal [1] Bermondsey [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bideford Devon [1] Biggleswade [1] Birkenhead Wirral [1] Birkenhead, Lancashire [1] Bodmin [1] Bournemouth [1] Bow, London [1] Bradfield, Berkshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford [1] Brentford district, Middlesex [1] Buckland Ripers, Dorset [1] Canning Town [1] Canongate, Midlothian [1] Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, England [1] Charing , Kent [1] Chelsfield, Kent [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chiddingfold, Sussex [1] Chislehurst [1] Clapham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [610] Lance Corporal [68] Serjeant [62] Corporal [57] Second Lieutenant [44] Lieutenant [38] Captain [23] Major [13] Sergeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Lance Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Trumpeter [6] Shoeing Smith [4] Squadron Serjeant Major [4] Trooper [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Saddler Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjutant [1] Bandsman [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Farrier Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Instructor [1] Lance Corporal Trooper [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Temp. Major) [1] Lieutenant (acting Major) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major General [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

19th Hussars [680] Corps of Hussars [153] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [114] Hussars [72] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [42] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [24] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [16] Royal Engineers [16] Labour Corps [15] 15/19th Hussars [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] 15th Hussars [8] Military Mounted Police [7] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6] 19th (Q.A.O.R) Hussars [5] Army Service Corps [5] Leicestershire Yeomanry [5] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own Royal) Hussars [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] 14th Royal Canadian Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Irish Horse [3] Tank Corps [3] 11th Hussars [2] 14/20th Hussars [2] 14th Hussars [2] 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Royal) Hussars [2] 8th Hussars [2] Bedford Yeomanry [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Hussars [2] South Irish Horse [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1] 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [1] 10th Hussars [1] 11th Hussars attached Sultan of Morocco's Forces [1]

Service

British Army [838] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [221] C [135] G [79] F [64] A [50] W [48] H [43] D [33] P [32] S [29] R [19] M [18] E [12] T [12] L [10] J [6] N [6] O [6] Y [6] K [4] V [3] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [834]

Country

United Kingdom [103] South Africa [2] Australia [1] China [1] Morocco [1]

Michael Walter Harrington

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 7698 Trumpeter 19th Hussars

British Army 7698 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 7698 Trumpeter 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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William Hammett

Born 1896

British Army 19107 Lance Corporal 19th Hussars

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Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant 19th Hussars

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William Arthur Charles Bateman

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 6930 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 6930 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Trumpeter

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Henry A Brummell

British Army 2283 Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army 2283 Serjeant 19th Hussars

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George Benjamin Gillett

Born 1885

Died 1931

British Army 26608 Driver 19th Hussars

British Army 26608 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars Southern Cavalry Depot

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Guy Bonham-Carter

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars

British Army Captain 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars

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Percy John Brown

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 29867 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 29867 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Reginald Victor James Bell

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 8622 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 8622 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Thomas Edward Gilkes

Born 1873

British Army 4348 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars

British Army 4348 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Thomas Frederick Friend

Born 1893

Died 1924

British Army 8067 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 8067 Private 19th (Q.A.O.R) Hussars

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Leslie Barrett

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 29044 Lance Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army 29044 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 29044 Lance Corporal 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Charles Cooper

Died 1919

British Army 8731 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 8731 Serjeant 19th Hussars

British Army 8731 Serjeant 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Frederick Thomas Acott

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3298 Lance Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army 3298 Serjeant 19th Hussars "B" Squadron

British Army 3298 Serjeant 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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William Lionel Court

Died 1918

British Army 5851 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 5851 Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army 5851 Corporal 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Edward Gordon Davidson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant 19th Hussars

British Army Captain 19th Hussars

British Army Captain 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Thomas William Cooper

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4946 Trumpeter 19th Hussars

British Army 4946 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 4946 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Guy Richard Gregor Hart

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army 8470 Lance Corporal 19th Hussars

Private 19th Hussars

British Army 8470 Serjeant 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars

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Herbert William Tyrwhitt-Drake

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 16578 Private Hussars

British Army 16578 Private Corps of Hussars 19th (Queen Alexandria's Own Royal) Hussars

British Army 19th Hussars

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Jeffrey Willmott

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 5215 Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant 19th Hussars 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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