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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]

Arnold Ash

British Army 8772 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army M/30517 Private 7th Hussars

British Army L/19125 Private Corps of Lancers

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John Bolus

British Army 35311 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 35311 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 163721 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Henry Gennings

British Army D/1971 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army H/33309 Private 7th Hussars

British Army L/9408 Private 21st Lancers

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James C Armstrong

British Army 2158 Private South Irish Horse

British Army 25011 Private 7th Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 73682 Private Northumberland Hussars

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William J Evans

British Army 27877 Serjeant 7th Hussars

British Army 27877 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army 27877 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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Cecil William Battine

Born 1867

Died 1949

Other Empire Force Military Correspondent Attached to American Expeditionary Force

British Army Captain 15th (The King's) Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd (Militia) Battalion

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Oliver Haig

Born 1875

British Army Major Quarter Master General

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Quarter Master General

British Army Second Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)

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Arthur Henry Cox

British Army 33366 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 89576 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army Temporary Lieutenant 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Herbert Leighton Buckwell

British Army Captain Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army Captain 9th Reserve Cavalry

British Army Captain 3rd Lahore Division

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William H Cox

British Army 33284 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 33284 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 163783 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Harvey

British Army 32792 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 32792 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 163776 Private Machine Gun Corps

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H Gamble

British Army H/78775 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army H/78775 Private 7th Sherwood Rangers

British Army 305534 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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