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Abingdon [1]

Accrington [1]

Adel, Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1]

Ballymoney, County Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brighton, Sussex. [1]

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland [1]

Caistor, Lincolnshire [1]

Calcutta (now named Kolkata), West Bengal [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

East Knoyle, Mere, Wiltshire [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Emberton, Berkshire [1]

Finchley,Middlesex [1]

Fritham, Hampshire [1]

Gartcosh Chryston,North Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1]

Halton Heath, Shropshire [1]

Harrietsham, Kent [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Leicester [1]

Plumstead [1]

Portland Road Fire Station, Marylebone, London [1]

Portskewett [1]

Preston Plucknett, Somerset [1]

RAWAL PINDI [1]

STEEP, HAMPSHIRE [1]

St Marylebone, London [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Teddington, Surrey [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Waterlooville, Framlington, Hampshire [1]

West Tarring, Sussex [1]

Westley Waterless, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wetherby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [614]

Corporal [61]

Serjeant [53]

Lance Corporal [48]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [14]

Major [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Trooper [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Transport Corporal [5]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Signaller [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

A/Sjt = acting serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjudant Interprètes [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Provost Marshall [1]

Band Major (Musician) [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Commissary [1]

Cpl [1]

Driver [1]

Field Quarter Master [1]

Interpreter [1]

Interprètes [1]

Unit

1st Dragoon Guards [678]

Corps of Dragoons [81]

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [63]

5th Dragoon Guards [46]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Dragoon Guards [37]

Company of Dragoons [33]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [32]

14th Hussars [19]

Corps of Hussars [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

1st Royal Canadian Regiment [15]

1st Dragoons [14]

7th Hussars [13]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Dragoon Guards [12]

13th Hussars [10]

Corps Of Dragoons [10]

General Service Dragoons [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Military Mounted Police [8]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [8]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [7]

21st Lancers [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Machine Gun Guards [5]

3rd Dragoon Guards [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Lancers [3]

Dragoons [3]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Indian Army [3]

King's Dragoon Guards [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

2nd Dragoons [2]

6th Dragoons [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Company Of Dragoons [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Indian Telegraph Department [2]

Service

British Army [767]

Royal Navy [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [250]

C [172]

G [98]

A [68]

F [53]

H [45]

D [32]

E [11]

S [9]

W [7]

P [5]

M [4]

N [3]

R [3]

T [3]

J [2]

K [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [766]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

India [8]

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Place of birth

Abingdon [1] Accrington [1] Adel, Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1] Ballymoney, County Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brighton, Sussex. [1] Burntisland, Fife, Scotland [1] Caistor, Lincolnshire [1] Calcutta (now named Kolkata), West Bengal [1] Chelsea, London [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dunfermline [1] Earlsfield, London [1] East Knoyle, Mere, Wiltshire [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Emberton, Berkshire [1] Finchley,Middlesex [1] Fritham, Hampshire [1] Gartcosh Chryston,North Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1] Halton Heath, Shropshire [1] Harrietsham, Kent [1] Huddersfield [1] Leicester [1] Plumstead [1] Portland Road Fire Station, Marylebone, London [1] Portskewett [1] Preston Plucknett, Somerset [1] RAWAL PINDI [1] STEEP, HAMPSHIRE [1] St Marylebone, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Teddington, Surrey [1] Tottenham, London [1] Waterlooville, Framlington, Hampshire [1] West Tarring, Sussex [1] Westley Waterless, Cambridgeshire [1] Wetherby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [614] Corporal [61] Serjeant [53] Lance Corporal [48] Second Lieutenant [31] Captain [21] Lieutenant [14] Major [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Trooper [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Transport Corporal [5] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Signaller [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] A/Sjt = acting serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjudant Interprètes [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Provost Marshall [1] Band Major (Musician) [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Commissary [1] Cpl [1] Driver [1] Field Quarter Master [1] Interpreter [1] Interprètes [1]

Unit

1st Dragoon Guards [678] Corps of Dragoons [81] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [63] 5th Dragoon Guards [46] Machine Gun Corps [40] Dragoon Guards [37] Company of Dragoons [33] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [32] 14th Hussars [19] Corps of Hussars [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] 1st Royal Canadian Regiment [15] 1st Dragoons [14] 7th Hussars [13] Labour Corps [13] Royal Dragoon Guards [12] 13th Hussars [10] Corps Of Dragoons [10] General Service Dragoons [9] Royal Engineers [9] Military Mounted Police [8] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [8] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [7] 21st Lancers [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Machine Gun Guards [5] 3rd Dragoon Guards [4] Army Service Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Corps of Lancers [3] Dragoons [3] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [3] Indian Army [3] King's Dragoon Guards [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 2nd Dragoons [2] 6th Dragoons [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Company Of Dragoons [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Indian Telegraph Department [2]

Service

British Army [767] Royal Navy [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [250] C [172] G [98] A [68] F [53] H [45] D [32] E [11] S [9] W [7] P [5] M [4] N [3] R [3] T [3] J [2] K [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [766]

Country

United Kingdom [27] India [8]

George Cook

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 4638 Serjeant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 1DG/4638 Serjeant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 4638 Serjeant 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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George Cowley

Died 1915

British Army 6300 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 1DG/6300 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 6300 Private 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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James Henry Boddie

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 6324 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army IDG/ 6324 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 6324 Private 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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John Patrick Brewer

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 5118 Staff Serjeant Major 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army Captain 1st Dragoon Guards

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Cecil Francis Cumberlege

Born 1885

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 5th Battalion [Territorial Force]

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards

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Edward Walter H. Sprot

Born 1887

Died 1975

British Army Lieutenant Dragoon Guards

British Army Captain Dragoon Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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David Gillespie

Died 1916

British Army GS/6574 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army GS/6574 Private 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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Frank W A Gale

British Army 1234 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/1234 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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Alfred Chapman

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army GS/11670 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army GS/11670 Private 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

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Archibald A Beere

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army 5883 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army IDG/5883 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/19541 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Valentine Stanley Wallace

Born 1890

Died 1955

British Army D/3688 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/3688 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army

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Samuel Bryce

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 4585 Squadron Serjeant Major 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards

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William Dunn

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army H/34687 Private Hussars

British Army D/33632 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army 33632 Private Dragoon Guards

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Frederick William Farmer Card

Born 1890

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army Captain 1st Dragoon Guards

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A P E Beckett

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 3505 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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Alfred Edward F Grundy

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army D/14432 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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William J Carter

British Army D/10581 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/10581 Lance Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/10581 Serjeant 1st Dragoon Guards

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Frederick J Angel

British Army D/8888 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/8888 Transport Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/8888 Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

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Samuel Clifford Holland

British Army Brevet Major 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army Quarter Master Sergeant 1st Dragoon Guards

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William H Anderson

British Army D/ Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/ Transport Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/ Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

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