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16 Hyde Park Gdns,London. [1]

Banham, Norfolk [1]

Bankipore, Bengal [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bengal [1]

Bisbrooke, near Uppingham, Rutland [1]

Bishopstoke, Hampshire [1]

Boxford, Suffolk [1]

Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Canning Town,West Ham,London. [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grimsby [1]

Haslington Cheshire [1]

Hitcham, Suffolk [1]

Ilfracombe Devon [1]

Kimberley [1]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

London [1]

Nannau, Dolgellau, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Poplar [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Southampton [1]

St Mary's, Woolwich, London [1]

Sutton Coldfield [1]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1]

Ventnor, Isle of WIght [1]

Whitechurch, Hants [1]

Wokingham,Berkshire. [1]

Writtle, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [386]

Serjeant [65]

Corporal [36]

Captain [26]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lieutenant [24]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Major [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Trooper [4]

Colonel [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bearer [2]

Driver [2]

Major General [2]

Sergeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Musician / Trumpeter [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brevet-Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain (retired) [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Field Marshal [1]

General [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

7th Hussars [515]

Corps of Hussars [84]

7th (Queen's Own) Hussars [37]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

7th Dragoon Guards [17]

Hussars [15]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [15]

1st Dragoon Guards [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Corps of Dragoons [10]

14th Hussars [9]

Army Service Corps [9]

Corps of Lancers [8]

3rd Hussars [7]

Dragoon Guards [7]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [6]

21st Lancers [4]

Lancashire Hussars [4]

7th King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

7th Queens Own Hussars [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

12th Lancers [2]

13th Hussars [2]

6th Dragoons [2]

7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars [2]

7th Royal Hussars [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Indian Unattached List [2]

King's Dragoon Guards [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

South Irish Horse [2]

Staff [2]

10th Hussars [1]

13th and 7th Hussars [1]

14th Hussars (South Africa) [1]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

18th Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Lancashire Hussars [1]

2/7th Warwickshire Regiment [1]

21st Hussars [1]

2nd Hussars [1]

2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [592]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [180]

C [107]

G [66]

A [42]

H [40]

D [30]

W [26]

S [25]

F [20]

E [12]

R [11]

P [7]

M [6]

N [4]

T [4]

K [3]

L [3]

Y [3]

V [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [591]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

South Africa [2]

India [1]

Sudan [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [592] Stories Communities

Place of birth

16 Hyde Park Gdns,London. [1] Banham, Norfolk [1] Bankipore, Bengal [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bengal [1] Bisbrooke, near Uppingham, Rutland [1] Bishopstoke, Hampshire [1] Boxford, Suffolk [1] Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Canning Town,West Ham,London. [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grimsby [1] Haslington Cheshire [1] Hitcham, Suffolk [1] Ilfracombe Devon [1] Kimberley [1] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Lambeth [1] Lanarkshire [1] London [1] Nannau, Dolgellau, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland [1] Paddington, London [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Poplar [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Southampton [1] St Mary's, Woolwich, London [1] Sutton Coldfield [1] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1] Ventnor, Isle of WIght [1] Whitechurch, Hants [1] Wokingham,Berkshire. [1] Writtle, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [386] Serjeant [65] Corporal [36] Captain [26] Second Lieutenant [26] Lieutenant [24] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Major [11] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Trooper [4] Colonel [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Sapper [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Acting Sergeant [2] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bearer [2] Driver [2] Major General [2] Sergeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Musician / Trumpeter [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brevet-Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain (retired) [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Field Marshal [1] General [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

7th Hussars [515] Corps of Hussars [84] 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars [37] Machine Gun Corps [24] 7th Dragoon Guards [17] Hussars [15] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [15] 1st Dragoon Guards [13] Royal Engineers [11] Corps of Dragoons [10] 14th Hussars [9] Army Service Corps [9] Corps of Lancers [8] 3rd Hussars [7] Dragoon Guards [7] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [6] 21st Lancers [4] Lancashire Hussars [4] 7th King's Liverpool Regiment [3] 7th Queens Own Hussars [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] 12th Lancers [2] 13th Hussars [2] 6th Dragoons [2] 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars [2] 7th Royal Hussars [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Border Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Indian Unattached List [2] King's Dragoon Guards [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] South Irish Horse [2] Staff [2] 10th Hussars [1] 13th and 7th Hussars [1] 14th Hussars (South Africa) [1] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 18th Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Lancashire Hussars [1] 2/7th Warwickshire Regiment [1] 21st Hussars [1] 2nd Hussars [1] 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [592] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [180] C [107] G [66] A [42] H [40] D [30] W [26] S [25] F [20] E [12] R [11] P [7] M [6] N [4] T [4] K [3] L [3] Y [3] V [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [591]

Country

United Kingdom [25] South Africa [2] India [1] Sudan [1] Zimbabwe [1]

George Henry Cummings

Born 1887

Died 1979

British Army 1538 Shoeing Smith 7th Hussars

British Army 1538 Shoeing Smith Corporal 7th Hussars

British Army 1538 Serjeant Farrier 7th Hussars

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The Hon. Denis Plantagenet Tollemache

Born 1884

Died 1942

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars

British Army Major 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars

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Douglas Haig

Born 1861

Died 1928

British Army Major 7th Hussars

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 7th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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James William Day

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 6700 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 6700 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Balfour Oliphant Hutchison

Born 1889

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars Staff

British Army Captain 7th Hussars Staff

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Henry G Hall

Born 1878

Died 1962

British Army 45633 Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant 7th Hussars

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Ernest Ambrose Gollings, M.s.m.

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 4619 Warrant Officer Class 2 7th Hussars

British Army 45616 Warrant Officer Class 2 Corps of Hussars

British Army H/45616 Squadron Sergeant Major Hussars

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George Harvey

Died 1916

British Army 7068 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 7068 Acting Corporal 7th Hussars

British Army 7068 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert

Born 1898

Died 1987

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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Lowry Philip Payne-Gallwey

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Hussars

British Army Captain 7th Hussars

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Edward Stephen Finch

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 7682 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 7682 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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William Gibbs

Born 1877

Died 1963

British Army Captain 7th Hussars

British Army Major Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 7th Hussars

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Edward Ernest Marlow

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 27961 Private Hussars

British Army 27961 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars Household Calvary

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Frank Henry Spivey

Born 1880

Died 1958

British Army 3600 Trumpeter 14th Hussars (South Africa)

British Army 7102 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant 7th Hussars - Meerut, India

British Army 3600 Boy Musician / Trumpeter 14th Hussars

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Stanley F Kirk

Born 1890

Died 1948

British Army 4132 Private Hussars

British Army Private 7th Hussars

British Army 4132 Private Corps of Hussars 7th Hussars

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Augustus Allinson

Born 1861

Died 1916

British Army 26875 Sergeant 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars No 5 Cavalry Depot

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Howard Bickley

Born 1887

Died 1946

British Army 196 Private 7th Hussars

196 Private Huzzars 7th

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Charles Gant

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 45554 Private 7th Hussars

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Montague Locke Yeatherd

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Captain 7th Hussars

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James George Alfred Bell

Born 1894

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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