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London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Acton, Suffolk [1]

Addington, Surrey [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Belfast [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Burlon, Norfolk [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury Registration District, Lancashire [1]

Cannanore [1]

Cape Town [1]

Co Donegal [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Deptford [1]

Devon [1]

Dibrigarth, Upper Assam [1]

Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Dublin [1]

East Bergholt, Suffolk [1]

Eastbrook, Glamorgan [1]

Estancia Las Lomas, Santa Fe, Belgrano [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Jaraidaile [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kimberley [1]

Kingston [1]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1]

Larne [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middesex [1]

Londonderry, Northern Ireland [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melton Woodbridge Suffolk [1]

Missouri [1]

Montrose, Forfar, Scotland [1]

Natal, Maritzburg [1]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Rank

Private [1419]

Lieutenant [275]

Captain [249]

Serjeant [235]

Corporal [230]

Second Lieutenant [178]

Lance Corporal [145]

Pioneer [109]

Major [58]

Staff Serjeant [55]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [43]

Clerk [39]

Honorary Lieutenant [32]

Honorary Nurse [31]

Lieutenant Colonel [30]

Nursing Sister [30]

Gunner [24]

Temporary Captain [23]

Driver [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [21]

Sub Assistant Surgeon [19]

Temporary Major [19]

Sapper [17]

Honorary Captain [16]

Acting Captain [15]

Trooper [15]

Nurse [14]

Lance Captain [12]

Assistant Surgeon [11]

Probationary Nurse [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Compounder [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Farrier Serjeant [7]

Jemadar [7]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Major [6]

Agent [6]

Honorary Nursing Sister [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Colonel [5]

Honorary Major [5]

Interpreter [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Tally Clerk [5]

2nd Constable [4]

Unit

West Africa Regiment [1162]

East Africa Unattached List [374]

East Africa Medical Supplies [314]

East Africa Pay Corps [269]

East Africa Supply Corps [239]

East African Mounted Rifles [170]

East Africa Road Corps [138]

East Africa Veterinary Corps [125]

East African Labour Corps [85]

East African Forces [79]

East African Transport Corps [49]

East African Regiment [34]

King's African Rifles [34]

East African Motor Transport Corps [33]

East Africa Censors Department [31]

East Africa Volunteer Artillery [25]

East African Intelligence Department [21]

East African Political Department [20]

Rhodesia Regiment [20]

East Africa Army Service Corps [19]

East African Nursing Service [19]

East Africa Remounts [18]

East Africa Unattached and Miscellaneous List [17]

East African Pioneer Company [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Intelligence Department [15]

East African Force [14]

East African Ordnance Department [14]

Belfield Scouts [13]

East Africa Military Audit Department [13]

East Africa Prison Guard [13]

De Jager's Scouts [11]

East Africa Road Corps; East African Road Company [11]

HMS Africa [11]

East Africa Medical Corps [10]

East Africa Royal Engineer Volunteers [9]

General List [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

British South Africa Police [7]

East African Unattached List [7]

Magadi Defence Force [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

East Africa Road Corps; East African Road Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Arab Rifles [5]

East Africa Medical Service [5]

East Africa Motor Transport Corps [5]

Service

British Army [2979]

Royal Navy [34]

Other Empire Force [21]

South African Services [20]

Indian Army [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [433]

S [371]

B [337]

A [200]

L [167]

C [159]

H [148]

D [132]

W [126]

F [119]

K [119]

P [111]

G [105]

T [101]

R [96]

J [87]

N [53]

Y [40]

E [38]

V [35]

O [26]

I [10]

U [6]

Z [6]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3015]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

South Africa [5]

Sierra Leone [2]

Ecuador [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Kenya [1]

Nigeria [1]

United States [1]

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London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Acton, Suffolk [1] Addington, Surrey [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Belfast [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Burlon, Norfolk [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury Registration District, Lancashire [1] Cannanore [1] Cape Town [1] Co Donegal [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darjeeling [1] Deptford [1] Devon [1] Dibrigarth, Upper Assam [1] Downham Market, Norfolk [1] Dublin [1] East Bergholt, Suffolk [1] Eastbrook, Glamorgan [1] Estancia Las Lomas, Santa Fe, Belgrano [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Jaraidaile [1] Kennington, London [1] Kimberley [1] Kingston [1] Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1] Larne [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middesex [1] Londonderry, Northern Ireland [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melton Woodbridge Suffolk [1] Missouri [1] Montrose, Forfar, Scotland [1] Natal, Maritzburg [1] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nottingham [1]

Rank

Private [1419] Lieutenant [275] Captain [249] Serjeant [235] Corporal [230] Second Lieutenant [178] Lance Corporal [145] Pioneer [109] Major [58] Staff Serjeant [55] Warrant Officer Class 1 [43] Clerk [39] Honorary Lieutenant [32] Honorary Nurse [31] Lieutenant Colonel [30] Nursing Sister [30] Gunner [24] Temporary Captain [23] Driver [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [21] Sub Assistant Surgeon [19] Temporary Major [19] Sapper [17] Honorary Captain [16] Acting Captain [15] Trooper [15] Nurse [14] Lance Captain [12] Assistant Surgeon [11] Probationary Nurse [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Compounder [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Farrier Serjeant [7] Jemadar [7] Temporary Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Major [6] Agent [6] Honorary Nursing Sister [6] Able Seaman [5] Colonel [5] Honorary Major [5] Interpreter [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Tally Clerk [5] 2nd Constable [4]

Unit

West Africa Regiment [1162] East Africa Unattached List [374] East Africa Medical Supplies [314] East Africa Pay Corps [269] East Africa Supply Corps [239] East African Mounted Rifles [170] East Africa Road Corps [138] East Africa Veterinary Corps [125] East African Labour Corps [85] East African Forces [79] East African Transport Corps [49] East African Regiment [34] King's African Rifles [34] East African Motor Transport Corps [33] East Africa Censors Department [31] East Africa Volunteer Artillery [25] East African Intelligence Department [21] East African Political Department [20] Rhodesia Regiment [20] East Africa Army Service Corps [19] East African Nursing Service [19] East Africa Remounts [18] East Africa Unattached and Miscellaneous List [17] East African Pioneer Company [17] Royal Engineers [16] Intelligence Department [15] East African Force [14] East African Ordnance Department [14] Belfield Scouts [13] East Africa Military Audit Department [13] East Africa Prison Guard [13] De Jager's Scouts [11] East Africa Road Corps; East African Road Company [11] HMS Africa [11] East Africa Medical Corps [10] East Africa Royal Engineer Volunteers [9] General List [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] British South Africa Police [7] East African Unattached List [7] Magadi Defence Force [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] East Africa Road Corps; East African Road Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Arab Rifles [5] East Africa Medical Service [5] East Africa Motor Transport Corps [5]

Service

British Army [2979] Royal Navy [34] Other Empire Force [21] South African Services [20] Indian Army [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [433] S [371] B [337] A [200] L [167] C [159] H [148] D [132] W [126] F [119] K [119] P [111] G [105] T [101] R [96] J [87] N [53] Y [40] E [38] V [35] O [26] I [10] U [6] Z [6] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3015]

Country

United Kingdom [28] South Africa [5] Sierra Leone [2] Ecuador [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Kenya [1] Nigeria [1] United States [1]

Bernard Law Montgomery, K.

Born 1887

Died 1976

British Army Captain General Staff Officer

British Army Lieutenant Colonel General Staff Officer

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Norman Parsons Jewell

Born 1885

Died 1973

British Army Medical Officer East Africa Medical Supplies

British Army Captain East Africa Medical Supplies

Other Empire Force Captain East African Medical Services 3 East African Field Ambulance Service

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Arthur Dawson Milne

Born 1867

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Africa Medical Supplies

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Africa Unattached List

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Leonard Julius Shadwell, O.b.e.

Born 1861

Died 1930

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Militia

British Army Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Militia

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment Indian Staff Corps Station Staff Officer First Class

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Thomas James Castle

Born 1893

Died 1970

Royal Navy M4588 H.M.S. President II (South Shields)

Royal Navy M4588 H.M.S. Africa

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313049

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William Mcdonald Rourk

Born 1900

Royal Navy J51898 Ordinary Seaman HMS Africa

Royal Navy J51898 Able Seaman HMS Africa

Royal Navy J51898 Boy HMS Africa

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Jacob Logas

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army West Africa Regiment

British Army 3400 Lance Corporal West Africa Regiment

British Army 3400 Private West Africa Regiment

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Charles William Allcock

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 288696. (Ch) Chief Stoker

Royal Navy 288696 Chief Stoker H.M.S. "Africa."

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Joseph Granville Squiers

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 107 Lance Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 107 Lance Corporal East Africa Unattached List

British Army Second Lieutenant East Africa Unattached List

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John Norton Griffiths

Born 1871

Died 1930

British Army Engineer in Chief Staff GHQ

British Army Trooper Life Guards

South African Services Sergeant British South Africa Police

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Edward William Cox

Born 1897

Died 1972

Royal Navy J21287 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J.21287 Boy 1st Class HMS Africa

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John Ashley

Born 1893

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Nigerian Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment 16th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Edwin Seal Mann

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J24153

Royal Navy J/24153 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Africa."

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Malcolm Ernest Hancock

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4 Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Africa Regiment

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William Ernest Hartley

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy Naval Instructor Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Royal Navy Naval Instructor H.M.S. "Africa"

Royal Navy Naval Instructor H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Bertram Walter Cherritt

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Captain East Africa Medical Service

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Ronald Ernest Murray

Born 1871

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Colonel British South Africa Police Commanding Southern Rhodesia Column in Northern Rhodesia and German East Africa

British Army Major British South African Police

British Army Colonel British South African Police

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Walter Norton Duckmanton

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 341668 Painter 1st Class HMS AFRICA

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Stanley Wilfred Sawyer

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J18519 Leading Seaman HMS Africa

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William Nunn

Born 1873

Died 1918

Royal Navy 276338 Chief Stoker HMS AFRICA

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