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Bath, Somerset [3]

Ardentinney, near Dunoon, Argyll [1]

Arlington, Sussex [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bath,Somerset. [1]

Baylham [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon [1]

Deptford [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Fife [1]

Ford Shropshire [1]

Greywell, Hampshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hinckley [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Meerut, Bengal [1]

New Cross, Greenwich, London [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Shrewsbury [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Watford [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

West Bromwich [1]

Rank

Private [647]

Second Lieutenant [64]

Serjeant [54]

Corporal [52]

Lance Corporal [40]

Lieutenant [32]

Captain [28]

Major [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Bandsman [8]

Trooper [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Gunner [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sapper [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Major General [2]

Quarter Master and Captain [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Captain Brigade Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

3rd Hussars [760]

Corps of Hussars [153]

3rd (King's Own) Hussars [65]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [29]

Hussars [26]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [16]

Military Mounted Police [13]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

North Irish Horse [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

3rd King's Own Hussars [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

7th Hussars [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Tank Corps [7]

10th Hussars [6]

18th Hussars [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

11th Hussars [5]

15th Hussars [5]

3rd Dragoon Guards [5]

3rd Royal Hussars [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

20th Hussars [4]

8th Hussars [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

13th Hussars [3]

3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [3]

3rd Reserve Hussars [3]

657th Home Service Employment Company [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

19th Hussars [2]

1st Life Guards [2]

3rd Hussars attached Royal Flying Corps [2]

3rd Scottish Horse [2]

5th Dragoon Guards [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [855]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [252]

C [167]

G [99]

A [57]

H [52]

F [50]

W [45]

D [36]

S [22]

P [18]

M [13]

R [13]

E [10]

T [5]

K [4]

L [4]

O [4]

N [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

South Africa [4]

Australia [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [3] Ardentinney, near Dunoon, Argyll [1] Arlington, Sussex [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bath,Somerset. [1] Baylham [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Bristol [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Cork [1] Croydon [1] Deptford [1] Deptford, London [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1] Fife [1] Ford Shropshire [1] Greywell, Hampshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hinckley [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lewisham, London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Meerut, Bengal [1] New Cross, Greenwich, London [1] Nottingham England [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Shrewsbury [1] St Pancras, London [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Watford [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] West Bromwich [1]

Rank

Private [647] Second Lieutenant [64] Serjeant [54] Corporal [52] Lance Corporal [40] Lieutenant [32] Captain [28] Major [14] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Bandsman [8] Trooper [7] Acting Corporal [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Gunner [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sapper [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Major General [2] Quarter Master and Captain [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Captain Brigade Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Private [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Driver [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

3rd Hussars [760] Corps of Hussars [153] 3rd (King's Own) Hussars [65] Machine Gun Corps [29] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [29] Hussars [26] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [16] Military Mounted Police [13] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [9] North Irish Horse [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] 3rd King's Own Hussars [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] 7th Hussars [7] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Tank Corps [7] 10th Hussars [6] 18th Hussars [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] 11th Hussars [5] 15th Hussars [5] 3rd Dragoon Guards [5] 3rd Royal Hussars [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] 20th Hussars [4] 8th Hussars [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] 13th Hussars [3] 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [3] 3rd Reserve Hussars [3] 657th Home Service Employment Company [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [3] Royal Air Force [3] 19th Hussars [2] 1st Life Guards [2] 3rd Hussars attached Royal Flying Corps [2] 3rd Scottish Horse [2] 5th Dragoon Guards [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [855] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [252] C [167] G [99] A [57] H [52] F [50] W [45] D [36] S [22] P [18] M [13] R [13] E [10] T [5] K [4] L [4] O [4] N [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Country

United Kingdom [25] South Africa [4] Australia [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Herbert Ralph Barton

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

British Army 8591 Lance Corporal 3rd Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

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St. Clair Oswald

Born 1858

Died 1938

British Army Sub-Lieutenant Fife Artillery Militia

British Army Lieutenant Fife Artillery Militia

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

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George Norman Curry

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 4157 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant 3rd Hussars

British Army 4157 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant 3rd (King's Own) Hussars 9th Reserve Cavalry

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Harry French

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army 7657 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 7657 Private 3rd Hussars

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Walter Temple Willcox

Born 1870

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 3rd Hussars

British Army Major 3rd Hussars

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Francis James Du Pre

Born 1881

British Army Captain 3rd Hussars

British Army Major 3rd Hussars

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D P B Taylor

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

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Francis John Coombs

Born 1888

Died 1940

British Army 2055 Lance Corporal 3rd Hussars

British Army 2055 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 531750 Warrant Officer Class 2 3rd Hussars

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John Salt

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 7353 Lance Corporal Hussars

British Army 7353 Private Hussars

British Army 7353 Lance Corporal 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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Bertram Lonsdale Keeshan

Born 1882

Died 1930

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Private Hussars

British Army 4477 Private 3rd Hussars 3rd Battalion

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Alfred J Dursley

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 21502 Private Hussars

British Army 21502 Private 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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Stephen James Henry Cloake

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9892 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 9892 Private 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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John Henry Abbott

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 4090 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 4090 Private 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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Dudley Colvin Gilroy

Born 1879

British Army Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

British Army Captain 3rd Hussars

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William Field

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4393 Corporal 3rd Hussars

British Army 4393 Serjeant 3rd Hussars

British Army 4393 Serjeant 3rd (King's Own) Hussars attd. 13th Bty. Royal Field Artillery

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Henry William Alexander

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 12020 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 12020 Corporal 2nd 3rd Hussars

British Army 12020 Corporal 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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Charles Henry Gath

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 4622 Serjeant 3rd Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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Herbert Laurence Kings

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army H/10615 Corporal 3rd (King's Own) Hussars No. 5 Cavalry Depot

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Stuart Wright Goldsworthy

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 4039 Corporal 3rd Hussars

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Albert John Feltham

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10918 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 10918 Private 3rd (King's Own) Hussars

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