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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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People [767] Stories Communities

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]

John H Bird

British Army A/908 Armourer Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army A/908 Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Ordnance Corps

British Army A/908 Acting Quarter Master Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Leonard Carswell

British Army 6216 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 47029 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 47028 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William Gale

British Army 7953 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 50640 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 43150 Private 1st Royal Scots

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James Alma Corley

British Army 4460 Lance Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 50868 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Manchester Regiment

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Alan Geoffrey Gosnell

British Army 1029 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 320290 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 14th Hussars attached 1st Dragoon Guards

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William Clarke

British Army 4714 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 4714 Private 1st Royal Canadian Regiment

British Army 39782 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Charles John Stanley Clarke

British Army 2866 Acting Corporal Lieutenant 1st Life Guards attached 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant Temporary Captain Attached Australian and New Zealand Units

British Army Lieutenant Attached Australian and New Zealand Units

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