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Maidstone, Kent [2]

Bogawantalawa, Ceylon.... now called..... [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Eden Hall,Penrith,Cuberland. [1]

Kingston St Mary, Somerset [1]

Lenham, Kent [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Midgley, Yorkshire [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [1]

St Austell, Cornwall [1]

West London [1]

Woolston, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [296]

Driver [43]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [27]

Serjeant [22]

Captain [21]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Major [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Rough Rider [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sapper [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Strapper [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1]

Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1]

Captain Senior Reserve [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private (Nagsman) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Risaldar [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [242]

Royal Army Service Corps [145]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column [134]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [85]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [44]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [13]

Corps of Hussars [10]

1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company [9]

1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 89th Company [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Reserve Cavalry [5]

2nd Cavalry Divisional Signal Company [4]

Army Service Corps Cavalry [4]

Essex Yeomanry [4]

Sialkot Cavalry Brigade Army Service Corps [4]

1st Cavalry Divisional Signal Company [3]

Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps [3]

Head Quarters Cavalry Corps Army Service Corps [3]

Hussars [3]

Indian Cavalry [3]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column Army Service Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps [3]

18th Hussars [2]

1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 89nd Company [2]

2nd Indian Cavalry Division [2]

2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column [2]

2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2]

3rd Cavalry Division [2]

89th Company 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column [2]

Army Service Corps attached Cavalry Brigade [2]

Army Service Corps attached Cavalry Field Ambulance [2]

Cavalry Brigade [2]

Cavalry Divisional Training [2]

Cavalry Supply Column [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Machine Gun Corps Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

1 Cavalry Regiment [1]

10th Cavalry Corps [1]

12 Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

12th Duke of lancaster Own Yeomanry Battalion [1]

12th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

13th Cavalry Regiment [1]

13th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [445]

Indian Army [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [46]

M [43]

B [38]

H [37]

P [35]

C [33]

G [30]

R [27]

W [26]

T [23]

L [19]

A [17]

J [15]

D [13]

K [10]

F [9]

E [8]

N [6]

O [3]

U [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [445]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [2] Bogawantalawa, Ceylon.... now called..... [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Eden Hall,Penrith,Cuberland. [1] Kingston St Mary, Somerset [1] Lenham, Kent [1] Loose, Kent [1] Midgley, Yorkshire [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Shoreditch, Middlesex [1] St Austell, Cornwall [1] West London [1] Woolston, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [296] Driver [43] Second Lieutenant [43] Corporal [30] Lieutenant [27] Serjeant [22] Captain [21] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Major [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [7] Rough Rider [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sapper [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Strapper [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brigadier General [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1] Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1] Captain Senior Reserve [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Lance Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private (Nagsman) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Risaldar [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [242] Royal Army Service Corps [145] Indian Cavalry Supply Column [134] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [85] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [44] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Engineers [13] Corps of Hussars [10] 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company [9] 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 89th Company [9] Labour Corps [7] Reserve Cavalry [5] 2nd Cavalry Divisional Signal Company [4] Army Service Corps Cavalry [4] Essex Yeomanry [4] Sialkot Cavalry Brigade Army Service Corps [4] 1st Cavalry Divisional Signal Company [3] Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps [3] Head Quarters Cavalry Corps Army Service Corps [3] Hussars [3] Indian Cavalry [3] Indian Cavalry Supply Column Army Service Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps [3] 18th Hussars [2] 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 89nd Company [2] 2nd Indian Cavalry Division [2] 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column [2] 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2] 3rd Cavalry Division [2] 89th Company 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column [2] Army Service Corps attached Cavalry Brigade [2] Army Service Corps attached Cavalry Field Ambulance [2] Cavalry Brigade [2] Cavalry Divisional Training [2] Cavalry Supply Column [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Machine Gun Corps Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 1 Cavalry Regiment [1] 10th Cavalry Corps [1] 12 Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 12th Duke of lancaster Own Yeomanry Battalion [1] 12th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 13th Cavalry Regiment [1] 13th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [445] Indian Army [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [46] M [43] B [38] H [37] P [35] C [33] G [30] R [27] W [26] T [23] L [19] A [17] J [15] D [13] K [10] F [9] E [8] N [6] O [3] U [2] V [2] I [1] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [445]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

David Lubinsky

Born 1899

Died 1980

British Army 504712 Labour Corps 633rd Employment Company

British Army R/390958 Private Royal Army Service Corps Remount Depot

British Army 22387 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Angus Charles Maitland

Born 1887

Died 1986

Indian Army M2/18811 Private 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1st Indian Cavalry Division]

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick Owen Maynard

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

Other Empire Force Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt Jodhpur Lancers

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Harry Towersey

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army M2/18848 Private Indian Cavalry Supply Column

British Army M2/018843 Private Indian Cavalry Supply Column

British Army M2/018843 Private Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport, Ordnance Mobile Workshops

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Thomas Langley Humble

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 81817 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 81817 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) 2nd Battalion

British Army RTS/5312 Private Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Company

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Sidney Martin

British Army T/21228 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/21228 Driver Cavalry

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Alfred Wingrove

Died 1917

British Army M1/8149 Private Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps

British Army M1/08149 Acting Corporal Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps

British Army M1/08149 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Daniel Crosby

Died 1915

British Army M1/8220 Private 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company

British Army M1/08220 Private Army Service Corps 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company

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Hugh Cracroft

British Army Major Army Service Corps

British Army Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Cavalry Corps

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Lawrence Walter Harrison

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army R4/124988 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 83057 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 83057 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) 25th Squadron.

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Cyril Judson

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army T4/144596 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 163859 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 163859 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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George Charlton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army T4/057767 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 69126 Driver Corps of Hussars

British Army H/69126 Private Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Thomas Rossiter Ridpath

Born 1882

Died 1962

British Army M2/120951 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Cavalry Supply Column

British Army Second Lieutenant Brigade Ammunition Column

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William Louis Guy Drew

British Army 28122 Corporal Cavalry Unit

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Alfred G Burgess

British Army SS/439 Private Acting Serjeant Indian Cavalry

British Army SS/439 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Army Service Corps

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John Mccarroll

British Army 069480 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 32723 Private Reserve Cavalry

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B Morice

British Army M1/8570 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Cavalry

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Henry P Brittain

British Army Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S/3009 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army L/16335 Trumpeter 1 Cavalry Regiment

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George Harrison Townson

British Army Captain Cavalry Brigade

British Army Major Army Service Corps

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James Mannering

Born 1869

Died 1943

British Army M/7856 Private Indian Cavalry Supply Column

British Army 7856 Driver Commisariat and Transport Corps

British Army 7856 Driver Army Service Corps Reserve

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