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2nd Lancers [50]

2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) [8]

12th Lancers [4]

Corps of Lancers [4]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4]

2nd Lancers Indian Army [3]

Indian Army [3]

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17th Lancers [2]

17th Lancers attached 2nd Life Guards [2]

2nd Dragoons [2]

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9th Lancers [2]

London Regiment [2]

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

1/2nd Gurkhas [1]

113th Infantry [1]

11th King Edward’s Own Lancers (Probyn’s Horse) [1]

12th Prince of Wales Lancers [1]

13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) [1]

14th Hussars [1]

15th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers 2nd attached Life Guards [1]

18th Cavalry [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

2nd - Lancers Indian Army [1]

2nd Brigade Lahore Division [1]

2nd Cavalry Division [1]

2nd Corps of Lancers [1]

2nd Hussars [1]

2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) [1]

2nd Lancers 2/117th Mahrattas [1]

2nd Lancers Corps of Lancers [1]

2nd Lancers Regiment [1]

2nd Lancers attached 29th Lancers [1]

2nd Lancers attached 22nd Cavalry [1]

2nd Lancers attached 9th Lancers [1]

2nd Light Horse Regiment [1]

2nd Machine Gun Squadron [1]

2nd Royal Lancers [1]

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31st Lancers Indian Army [1]

3rd Cavalry Division [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Cavalry [1]

5th Cavalry Brigade [1]

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British Army [87]

Indian Army [11]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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B [28]

H [9]

D [7]

S [6]

W [6]

G [5]

M [5]

R [5]

A [3]

C [3]

P [3]

E [2]

J [2]

K [2]

T [2]

F [1]

L [1]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

India [1]

United Kingdom [1]

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Place of birth

Cardiff [1] Cornwall [1] Paddington [1] Simla [1] Tiruchirupalli, Madras [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Captain [36] Lieutenant [22] Private [18] Major [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Colonel [2] Acting Captain [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captaian [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Honorary Brigadier [1] Jemadar [1] Lt Col [1] Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Local Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer Cadet [1] Sapper [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] lieutenant colonel [1]

Unit

2nd Lancers [50] 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) [8] 12th Lancers [4] Corps of Lancers [4] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4] 2nd Lancers Indian Army [3] Indian Army [3] Lancers [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3] 17th Lancers [2] 17th Lancers attached 2nd Life Guards [2] 2nd Dragoons [2] 2nd Life Guards [2] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [2] 4th Cavalry [2] 9th Lancers [2] London Regiment [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] 1/2nd Gurkhas [1] 113th Infantry [1] 11th King Edward’s Own Lancers (Probyn’s Horse) [1] 12th Prince of Wales Lancers [1] 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse) [1] 14th Hussars [1] 15th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers 2nd attached Life Guards [1] 18th Cavalry [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 2nd - Lancers Indian Army [1] 2nd Brigade Lahore Division [1] 2nd Cavalry Division [1] 2nd Corps of Lancers [1] 2nd Hussars [1] 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) [1] 2nd Lancers 2/117th Mahrattas [1] 2nd Lancers Corps of Lancers [1] 2nd Lancers Regiment [1] 2nd Lancers attached 29th Lancers [1] 2nd Lancers attached 22nd Cavalry [1] 2nd Lancers attached 9th Lancers [1] 2nd Light Horse Regiment [1] 2nd Machine Gun Squadron [1] 2nd Royal Lancers [1] 2nd Signal Squadron [1] 31st Lancers Indian Army [1] 3rd Cavalry Division [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Cavalry [1] 5th Cavalry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [87] Indian Army [11] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28] H [9] D [7] S [6] W [6] G [5] M [5] R [5] A [3] C [3] P [3] E [2] J [2] K [2] T [2] F [1] L [1] N [1] V [1]

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Military Service [92]

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India [1] United Kingdom [1]

Charles Edwin Laurence Harris

Born 1896

Died 1996

British Army 3232 Private London Regiment 3/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist’s Rifles)

British Army 3232 Private London Regiment 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist’s Rifles)

British Army Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist’s Rifles)

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Guy Feinaigle Lawler

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)

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H H F Turner

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Lancers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)

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Austen Bertram Knight

Born 1897

Died 1976

Indian Army Lt and Special Service Officer (attached) Jodhpur Lancers

Indian Army Lt Col 2nd Royal Lancers

Indian Army Captain 4th Cavalry

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Neville Harris Broadway

Died 1917

Indian Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)

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H Y Salkeld

British Army Major 2nd Lancers

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S A Jennison

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

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E St J King

British Army Captain 2nd Lancers

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L J Peck

British Army Captain 2nd Lancers

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F W Herland

British Army Captain 2nd Lancers

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Francis Tone Commeline

British Army K65 Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

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K Robertson

British Army Major 2nd Lancers

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G H Ryper

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

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G Penn-Simkins

British Army Captain 2nd Lancers

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J H Wilkinson

British Army Captain 2nd Lancers

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A E Brooke

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

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J A Nash

British Army Major 2nd Lancers

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N H Broadway

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

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A D Macnamara

British Army Captain 2nd Lancers

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W D Raymond

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Lancers

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