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Bankipore [1]

Bathurst, NSW [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire [1]

Goa. [1]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Travancore [1]

Rank

Private [372]

Lance Corporal [41]

Serjeant [38]

Corporal [28]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Captain [11]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Machine Gun Porter [8]

Company Sergeant Major [7]

Acting Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Clerk [2]

Interpreter [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Carpenter Foreman [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance Serjeant Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Native Officer [1]

Paymaster [1]

Pioneer [1]

Syce [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

3rd King's African Rifles [526]

3/3rd King's African Rifles [13]

2/3rd King's African Rifles [9]

King's African Rifles [8]

6th King's African Rifles [7]

1/3rd King's African Rifles [6]

East African Mounted Rifles [6]

2nd King's African Rifles [4]

4th King's African Rifles [4]

1st King's African Rifles [3]

5th King's African Rifles [3]

South African Horse [3]

4/3rd King's African Rifles [2]

East African Unattached List [2]

General List attached 3rd King's African Rifles [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

2nd South African Mounted Brigade [1]

3-3rd King's African Rifles [1]

3RD King's African Rifles [1]

3rd - King's African Rifles [1]

3rd Cyclist Company [1]

3rd Dorset Regiment [1]

3rd Field Ambulance [1]

3rd King's African Rifles Regiment [1]

3rd Rhodesian African Rifles [1]

3rd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers attached King's African Rifles [1]

3rd South African Field Artillery [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

3rd/1st King’s African Rifles [1]

3rd/2nd King's African Rifles [1]

6th South African Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Baganda Rifles [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Africa Pay Corps [1]

East Africa Unattached List [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

East African Volunteer Corps [1]

East Lake Border Police [1]

General and Special List [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Iraq Levies [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liechtenburg Commando [1]

Service

British Army [572]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [249]

B [92]

C [51]

H [50]

F [47]

G [40]

D [36]

E [4]

L [1]

M [1]

R [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [573]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [573] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bankipore [1] Bathurst, NSW [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire [1] Goa. [1] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Travancore [1]

Rank

Private [372] Lance Corporal [41] Serjeant [38] Corporal [28] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [18] Captain [11] Corporal 2nd [10] Machine Gun Porter [8] Company Sergeant Major [7] Acting Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Major [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Clerk [2] Interpreter [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Carpenter Foreman [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance Serjeant Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Native Officer [1] Paymaster [1] Pioneer [1] Syce [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

3rd King's African Rifles [526] 3/3rd King's African Rifles [13] 2/3rd King's African Rifles [9] King's African Rifles [8] 6th King's African Rifles [7] 1/3rd King's African Rifles [6] East African Mounted Rifles [6] 2nd King's African Rifles [4] 4th King's African Rifles [4] 1st King's African Rifles [3] 5th King's African Rifles [3] South African Horse [3] 4/3rd King's African Rifles [2] East African Unattached List [2] General List attached 3rd King's African Rifles [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] 2nd South African Mounted Brigade [1] 3-3rd King's African Rifles [1] 3RD King's African Rifles [1] 3rd - King's African Rifles [1] 3rd Cyclist Company [1] 3rd Dorset Regiment [1] 3rd Field Ambulance [1] 3rd King's African Rifles Regiment [1] 3rd Rhodesian African Rifles [1] 3rd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers attached King's African Rifles [1] 3rd South African Field Artillery [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 3rd/1st King’s African Rifles [1] 3rd/2nd King's African Rifles [1] 6th South African Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Baganda Rifles [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Africa Pay Corps [1] East Africa Unattached List [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East African Transport Corps [1] East African Volunteer Corps [1] East Lake Border Police [1] General and Special List [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Iraq Levies [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liechtenburg Commando [1]

Service

British Army [572] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [249] B [92] C [51] H [50] F [47] G [40] D [36] E [4] L [1] M [1] R [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [573]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Henry Egerton Clunies-Ross

Born 1891

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant 19th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1st Lieutenant 19th Battalion

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Alexander Henderson Glendinning

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army Lieutenant 3rd King's African Rifles

British Army Captain /Acting Major King's African Rifles

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A G Fernandes

British Army Clerk 3rd King's African Rifles

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Abdalla Asmani

British Army 2792 Sergeant 3rd King's African Rifles

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Bukheit Abbus Or Abbus Bukheit

British Army 1025 Company Quarter Master Serjeant 3rd King's African Rifles

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Arthur Edward Hynn Fawcus

Born 1887

Died 1936

British Army Captain 3rd King's African Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Manchester Regiment 1/7th manchest Battalion

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Charles Walter Barton

Born 1877

Died 1950

British Army Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain King's African Rifles

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C A Armitstead

British Army Paymaster 3rd King's African Rifles

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Abdulla Abdulla Or Abdulla Abdulla

British Army R 1 Serjeant 3rd King's African Rifles

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A Auda

British Army Clerk 3rd King's African Rifles

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Absura Ahmed

British Army 11293 Private 3rd King's African Rifles

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David B Hall

British Army 33 Serjeant 3rd King's African Rifles

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Hamis Ali

British Army 10881 Private 3rd King's African Rifles

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Risgalla Haganas

British Army R17 Private 3rd King's African Rifles

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Mustafa Amba

British Army 1840 Company Sergeant Major 3rd King's African Rifles

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Waraka Adam

British Army 2553 Lance Corporal 3rd King's African Rifles

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Obanga Acholo Or Acholo Obanga

British Army 2908 Lance Corporal 3rd King's African Rifles

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Mwalimu Hafi

British Army 4139 Private 3rd King's African Rifles

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Jama Amashi

British Army 13816 Private 3rd King's African Rifles

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Jabu Salim Ali

British Army 245 Lance Corporal 3rd King's African Rifles

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