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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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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]

Frederick William Byass

Born 1899

Died 1941

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 19th Hussars

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Jesse Hill Gunningham

Died 1918

British Army 2497 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 2497 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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George Edward Burgess

Died 1916

British Army 5135 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 5135 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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William Gatland

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 6352 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 6352 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Richard George Cusker

Born 1879

Died 1920

British Army 533105 Company Serjeant Major 7th Queen's Own Hussars

British Army 45680 Serjeant 7th Hussars

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George W Gray

Died 1915

British Army 7008 Corporal 7th Hussars

British Army 7008 Corporal 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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George Cowie

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 415 Serjeant 7th Hussars

British Army 415 Serjeant 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Frederick Hann

Died 1917

British Army 4673 Serjeant 7th Hussars

British Army 4673 Serjeant 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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James Rea

Died 1918

British Army 31914 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 31914 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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John Frostick

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7599 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 7599 Lance Corporal 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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John Chaworth Hallowes

Died 1918

British Army Captain 7th Hussars

British Army Captain 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Henry Montague Crutchley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 6840 Corporal 7th Hussars

British Army 6840 Corporal 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Arthur E Everill

Died 1919

British Army 1083 Serjeant 7th Hussars

British Army 1083 Serjeant 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Thomas J Gitsham

British Army 3449 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 532947 Serjeant 7th Hussars

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Martin Bernard Browne

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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Hubert Harvey

British Army 5176 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 5176 Serjeant 7th Hussars

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William Carey

British Army 3792 Lance Corporal 7th Hussars

British Army 3792 Corporal 7th Hussars

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Duncan Vandalun Creagh

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

British Army Captain 7th Hussars

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William J Ghost

British Army 1730 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 45649 Private 7th Hussars

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John Henry Bone

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

British Army Captain 7th Hussars

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