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3, Ballybough Lane, Dublin. [1]

Ashton, London [1]

Banham, Norfolk [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Colchester [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

Enniskillen [1]

Fermoy, Co. Cork [1]

In the Parish of Egham Near the Town of Staines [1]

Ipswich [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Killard [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Rawalpindi [1]

Shadwell, Middlesex [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Tara, County Down [1]

Woking, Surrey [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [635]

Serjeant [56]

Corporal [54]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [23]

Captain [19]

Major [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Driver [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Sapper [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Private Servant [2]

Quarter Master and Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenent Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (First Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Second Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Third Class) [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal (Pensioned) [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Saddletree Maker [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

8th Hussars [737]

Corps of Hussars [117]

8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [61]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [38]

Hussars [30]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

4th Hussars [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) [6]

Army Service Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Military Mounted Police [6]

North Irish Horse [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

13th Hussars [5]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

3rd Hussars [4]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

South Irish Horse [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

8th King's Royal Irish Hussars [3]

8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

London Regiment [3]

10th Hussars [2]

11th Hussars [2]

14th Hussars [2]

19th Hussars [2]

20th Hussars [2]

2nd Royal Canadian Regiment [2]

7th Hussars [2]

8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

10th Army Cyclists Corps Royal Tank Corps [1]

10th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [809]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [201]

C [172]

G [105]

A [50]

F [47]

D [45]

H [42]

W [39]

R [19]

S [18]

E [16]

P [14]

M [13]

O [7]

T [7]

Y [4]

L [3]

N [3]

K [2]

J [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [808]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [4]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [809] Stories Communities

Place of birth

3, Ballybough Lane, Dublin. [1] Ashton, London [1] Banham, Norfolk [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Colchester [1] Derbyshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dublin [1] Enniskillen [1] Fermoy, Co. Cork [1] In the Parish of Egham Near the Town of Staines [1] Ipswich [1] Kensington, London [1] Killard [1] Marylebone, London [1] Rawalpindi [1] Shadwell, Middlesex [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Tara, County Down [1] Woking, Surrey [1] Wolverhampton [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [635] Serjeant [56] Corporal [54] Second Lieutenant [36] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [23] Captain [19] Major [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Driver [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Sapper [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Private Servant [2] Quarter Master and Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenent Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Bandmaster [1] Bandsman [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Acting Serjeant [1] Captain and Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chaplain to the Forces (First Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Second Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Third Class) [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal (Pensioned) [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Saddletree Maker [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

8th Hussars [737] Corps of Hussars [117] 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [61] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [38] Hussars [30] Machine Gun Corps [22] 4th Hussars [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) [6] Army Service Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Military Mounted Police [6] North Irish Horse [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] 13th Hussars [5] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] 3rd Hussars [4] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] South Irish Horse [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars [3] 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] London Regiment [3] 10th Hussars [2] 11th Hussars [2] 14th Hussars [2] 19th Hussars [2] 20th Hussars [2] 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment [2] 7th Hussars [2] 8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] 10th Army Cyclists Corps Royal Tank Corps [1] 10th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [809] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [201] C [172] G [105] A [50] F [47] D [45] H [42] W [39] R [19] S [18] E [16] P [14] M [13] O [7] T [7] Y [4] L [3] N [3] K [2] J [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [808]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [4] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

Harry Walker

British Army 41259 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 276694 Private 8th Hussars

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George A Walker

British Army 45447 Warrant Officer Class 2 8th Hussars

British Army 533733 Warrant Officer Class 2 8th Hussars

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Dennis William Daly

British Army Second Lieutenant 8th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 8th Hussars

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R H Gibson

British Army 1609 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 533588 Private 8th Hussars

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John Codd

British Army 2771 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 2771 Corporal 8th Hussars

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Amos Petty

British Army 2854 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 2854 Corporal 8th Hussars

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Richard Birtwistle

British Army 5589 Corporal Acting Serjeant 8th Hussars

British Army 5589 Corporal Acting Serjeant 8th Hussars

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Robert Carey Hampton

British Army Quarter Master and Captain 8th Hussars

British Army Quarter Master and Major 8th Hussars

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Buddho

British Army 8th Hussars

British Army 71 Private Servant 8th Hussars

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William Crawford

British Army 741 Shoeing Smith 8th Hussars

British Army 741 Corporal 8th Hussars

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P Gubbins

British Army 2123 Corporal 8th Hussars

British Army 2123 Private 8th Hussars

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William E Collier

British Army 5019 Lance Corporal 8th Hussars

British Army 5019 Private 8th Hussars

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Victor Crean

British Army 532475 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 4/77906 Private 8th Hussars

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Michel Clyne

British Army 4490 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 533615 Private 8th Hussars

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Samuel Graham

British Army 1453 Lance Corporal 8th Hussars

British Army 1453 Corporal 8th Hussars

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J C Brutton

British Army Lieutenant 8th Hussars

British Army Captain 8th Hussars

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E Colley

British Army 54311 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 5481 Private 8th Hussars

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Richard J Crees

British Army 3530 Lance Corporal 8th Hussars

British Army 3530 Private 8th Hussars

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Henry G Firks

British Army 6046 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 6046 Corporal 8th Hussars

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Walter C Freeman

British Army 2800 Shoeing Smith 8th Hussars

British Army 2800 Corporal 8th Hussars

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