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1 Saint George's Place, Holy Rhood, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blethose Bedfordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Buttington, Montgomeryshire [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh [1]

Cloghela, Co. Tipperary [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Doncaster [1]

Downton, Wiltshire [1]

Eaglescliffe, County Durham [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Fishpool, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Hackney [1]

Hambleden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hanworth Road, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hardington Mandeville, Somerset [1]

Harmondsworth, Hillingdon, Middlesex [1]

High Ham, Somerset [1]

Hilton Downs, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

London [1]

Lubenham Leicestershire [1]

Neatheravon, Wiltshire [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Olney, Bucks [1]

Rock Ferry, Birkenhead [1]

Royston, Hertfordshire [1]

Scawby, Lincs [1]

St.Pauls,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Walton, Liverpool [1]

West Bromwich, Birmingham [1]

Woollahra, New South Wales [1]

York, [1]

Rank

Private [539]

Serjeant [40]

Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Lance Corporal [27]

Captain [19]

Lieutenant [19]

Trooper [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corpora [1]

Corporal Saddler [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Private/Corporal [1]

Provisional Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Serjeant Major [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Unit

3rd Dragoon Guards [586]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [96]

Dragoon Guards [53]

Corps of Dragoons [46]

6th Dragoon Guards [23]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [22]

Company of Dragoons [21]

Labour Corps [21]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Military Mounted Police [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

General Service Dragoons [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Machine Gun Guards [8]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Company Of Dragoons [6]

6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

3rd Hussars [3]

5th Dragoon Guards [3]

7th Dragoon Guards [3]

Corps Of Dragoons [3]

Indian Army [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards [2]

3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [2]

3rd Battalion Dragoon Guards [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own). [2]

3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2]

3rd Royal Canadian Regiment [2]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

6th Dragoons [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King Edwards Horse [2]

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

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

1/3rd Scottish Horse [1]

113th Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [664]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [195]

C [135]

G [94]

H [51]

A [47]

F [40]

D [21]

E [20]

S [13]

P [9]

L [8]

M [6]

W [6]

J [5]

K [5]

R [3]

T [2]

O [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [659]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Ireland [4]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

1 Saint George's Place, Holy Rhood, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Aberdeen [1] Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blethose Bedfordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Buttington, Montgomeryshire [1] Canongate, Edinburgh [1] Cloghela, Co. Tipperary [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Doncaster [1] Downton, Wiltshire [1] Eaglescliffe, County Durham [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Fishpool, Bury, Lancashire [1] Hackney [1] Hambleden, Buckinghamshire [1] Hanworth Road, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hardington Mandeville, Somerset [1] Harmondsworth, Hillingdon, Middlesex [1] High Ham, Somerset [1] Hilton Downs, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Isle of Wight [1] Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Lincoln [1] London [1] Lubenham Leicestershire [1] Neatheravon, Wiltshire [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Olney, Bucks [1] Rock Ferry, Birkenhead [1] Royston, Hertfordshire [1] Scawby, Lincs [1] St.Pauls,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Walton, Liverpool [1] West Bromwich, Birmingham [1] Woollahra, New South Wales [1] York, [1]

Rank

Private [539] Serjeant [40] Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [33] Lance Corporal [27] Captain [19] Lieutenant [19] Trooper [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brigadier General [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant Quarter Master [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bandsman [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Major [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corpora [1] Corporal Saddler [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Flying Officer [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Pilot Officer [1] Private/Corporal [1] Provisional Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Serjeant Major [1] Squadron Leader [1]

Unit

3rd Dragoon Guards [586] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [96] Dragoon Guards [53] Corps of Dragoons [46] 6th Dragoon Guards [23] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [22] Company of Dragoons [21] Labour Corps [21] Machine Gun Corps [17] Military Mounted Police [12] Army Service Corps [11] General Service Dragoons [9] Royal Engineers [9] 3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards [8] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Machine Gun Guards [8] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Company Of Dragoons [6] 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] 3rd Hussars [3] 5th Dragoon Guards [3] 7th Dragoon Guards [3] Corps Of Dragoons [3] Indian Army [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards [2] 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [2] 3rd Battalion Dragoon Guards [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own). [2] 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2] 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment [2] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] 6th Dragoons [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King Edwards Horse [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] 1/3rd Scottish Horse [1] 113th Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [664] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [195] C [135] G [94] H [51] A [47] F [40] D [21] E [20] S [13] P [9] L [8] M [6] W [6] J [5] K [5] R [3] T [2] O [1] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [659]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Ireland [4] Egypt [1] France [1] Germany [1] India [1] Pakistan [1]

Ernest Gill

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army GS/5777 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army GS/5777 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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David Fernie

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 4246 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 4246 Lance Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Henry George Darbyshire

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 5211 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 5211 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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W Caudwell

Died 1914

British Army D/2239 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/2239 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Frederick Philip Coleman

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6566 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/6566 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 6566 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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George W Cox

Died 1918

British Army 5306 Lance Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/5306 Serjeant 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 5306 Serjeant 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Robert Joseph Brewer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2238 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/2238 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 2238 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Leonard Ash

Died 1917

British Army 1642 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/1642 Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 1642 Lance Serjeant 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Edward Guy

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 7424 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7424 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7424 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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John Stockdale Garniss

Died 1917

British Army 1237 Lance Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 1237 Serjeant 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 1237 Serjeant 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Reginald Thomas Churchill

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 6290 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/6290 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 6290 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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James Richard Cousins

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 5282 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/5282 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 5282 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Harry Curtis

Died 1915

British Army 7000 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7000 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7000 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Melville Willoughby Gardner

Died 1916

British Army 6092 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/6092 Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 6092 Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Ernest Chowen

Died 1914

British Army 6473 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/6473 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 6473 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Arthur Carter

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 5179 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/5179 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 5179 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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John Thomas Allen

Died 1914

British Army 2126 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/2126 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 2126 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Oscar Henry Chappell

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army D/10430 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/10430 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Harry Andrews

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army D/44114 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards *mistake in CWGC records

British Army D/4414 Provisional Lance Corporal 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own).

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William Cox

Died 1915

British Army D/2397 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/2397 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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