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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]

F D Alexander

British Army Captain Special Reserve

British Army Captain Attached Signal Squadrons Royal Engineers

British Army Captain 19th Hussars

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William George Groombridge

British Army 3762 Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Albert G Boncey

British Army 14092 Private 19th Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment attached Royal Air Force

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Arthur Ernest Claret

British Army 16332 Lance Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

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George A Bateman

British Army 5274 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 26126 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 70903 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Samuel Hague

British Army 9707 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 39877 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 50784 Private Machine Gun Corps Infantry

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William Whittick

British Army 9495 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars

British Army 50739 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Christopher Byrne

British Army 2398 Private South Irish Horse

British Army 7/25078 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 73707 Private 19th Hussars

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Ernest Hall

British Army 8068 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 39875 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 8068 Private 4th Royal Canadian Regiment

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David O Costa

British Army 25546 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 44055 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army D/25546 Private 19th The King's Regiment

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Frank A Idiens

British Army 23161 Private Hussars

British Army 23161 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars

British Army 50777 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Richard Timbers

British Army 26845 Shoeing Smith Hussars

British Army 50744 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars

British Army 26845 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Edgar Sheppard

British Army Captain Hussars

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

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

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James Ford

British Army 26090 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 27460 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army L/12907 Private Sussex Regiment

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Harry Barham

British Army 47058 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4820 Private 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army 4820 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars

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Frank W Crosstick

British Army 3517 Corporal 19th Hussars

British Army 3517 Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 40972 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Sidney F Eyres

British Army H/15755 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 28677 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 105318 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Albert F Hamlyn

British Army 10594 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 74751 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 74751 Private Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery

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