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Brighton, Sussex. [1]

Chatham [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Faulkbourne, near Witham, Essex [1]

Folkeston, Kent [1]

Formby, Lancashire [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Greenwich [1]

Henby, Watford [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Ninfield [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Payhembury, Devon [1]

Reigate [1]

Romsey Registration District [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stamford Hill, Hackney,Middlesex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Sutton,Washington,Petworth,Sussex. [1]

Waterlooville [1]

Waterlooville, Framlington, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [511]

Corporal [39]

Serjeant [38]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lance Corporal [24]

Lieutenant [18]

Captain [13]

Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Act. RSM [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel [1]

Commanding Officer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Dragoon [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

5th Dragoon Guards [574]

5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [73]

Corps of Dragoons [51]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Dragoon Guards [39]

1st Dragoon Guards [30]

Company of Dragoons [28]

Army Veterinary Corps [18]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [18]

1st Royal Canadian Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [10]

Military Mounted Police [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

6th Dragoon Guards [6]

Army Service Corps [6]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6]

General Service Dragoons [5]

Corps Of Dragoons [4]

Essex Yeomanry [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

6th Dragoons [3]

Company Of Dragoons [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

18th Hussars [2]

3rd Hussars [2]

5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [2]

5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [2]

5th Royal Canadian Regiment [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

9th Lancers [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Dragoons [2]

IRCR [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

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

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th Lancers [1]

14th Hussars [1]

15th Battalion Tank Corps [1]

15th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [631]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [201]

C [135]

G [83]

H [54]

A [50]

F [35]

D [31]

M [8]

W [7]

S [6]

P [5]

T [4]

E [3]

J [3]

L [3]

N [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [628]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [631] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex. [1] Chatham [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Faulkbourne, near Witham, Essex [1] Folkeston, Kent [1] Formby, Lancashire [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Greenwich [1] Henby, Watford [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesex [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Ninfield [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Payhembury, Devon [1] Reigate [1] Romsey Registration District [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Stamford Hill, Hackney,Middlesex [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Sutton,Washington,Petworth,Sussex. [1] Waterlooville [1] Waterlooville, Framlington, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [511] Corporal [39] Serjeant [38] Second Lieutenant [34] Lance Corporal [24] Lieutenant [18] Captain [13] Major [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Corporal [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Act. RSM [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel [1] Commanding Officer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Dragoon [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

5th Dragoon Guards [574] 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [73] Corps of Dragoons [51] Machine Gun Corps [47] Dragoon Guards [39] 1st Dragoon Guards [30] Company of Dragoons [28] Army Veterinary Corps [18] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [18] 1st Royal Canadian Regiment [15] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [10] Military Mounted Police [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] 6th Dragoon Guards [6] Army Service Corps [6] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6] General Service Dragoons [5] Corps Of Dragoons [4] Essex Yeomanry [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] 6th Dragoons [3] Company Of Dragoons [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] 18th Hussars [2] 3rd Hussars [2] 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [2] 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [2] 5th Royal Canadian Regiment [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] 9th Lancers [2] Border Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Dragoons [2] IRCR [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th Lancers [1] 14th Hussars [1] 15th Battalion Tank Corps [1] 15th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [631] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [201] C [135] G [83] H [54] A [50] F [35] D [31] M [8] W [7] S [6] P [5] T [4] E [3] J [3] L [3] N [1] O [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [628]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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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Nelson Coppard

British Army 549 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 57665 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 47665 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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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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Thomas W Beddoes

British Army 37238 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army GS/20368 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army 32613 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James G Bailey

British Army 5035 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 39780 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 5035 Private 1st Royal Canadian Regiment

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Harry Davenport Gotts

British Army 1628 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 16128 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 5th Dragoon Guards

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Andrew Gloag

British Army 22008 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 22008 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 39784 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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George Albert Haining

British Army 9057 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 30201 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 13052 Serjeant Scottish Rifles

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William Brady

British Army 4831 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 40951 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 50951 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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James Grant

British Army 6518 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 22161 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 235474 Private Royal Engineers

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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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