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41 Glenthorne Road Hammersmith Middlesex England [1]

Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Cork [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Northfield, Worcs [1]

Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Worksop [1]

Wyverstone [1]

Rank

Private [396]

Serjeant [154]

Driver [120]

Corporal [89]

3rd Serjeant [80]

Lieutenant [63]

Trooper [55]

Captain [33]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Sapper [28]

2nd Serjeant [19]

Mechanic [15]

Rifleman [15]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Serjeant Major [13]

Ox Driver [12]

Lance Constable [10]

Major [10]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Native Constable [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Overseer [7]

1st Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Scout [4]

1st Constable [3]

Blacksmith [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Chaplain Captain [2]

Colonel [2]

Constable [2]

Dresser [2]

Engineer [2]

Gunner [2]

Sanitary Inspector [2]

Second Serjeant [2]

Sub Inspector [2]

Surgeon Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Veterinary Captain [2]

2nd Class Mechanic [1]

2nd Class Serjeant [1]

2nd Constable [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

British South African Police [901]

Rhodesia Native Regiment [44]

Rhodesia Regiment [44]

Rhodhesia Regiment [37]

1st Rhodhesia Regiment [19]

King's African Rifles [17]

North Rhodesian Police [17]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [14]

South African Infantry [14]

1st Rhodesia Regiment [10]

South African Supply Corps [10]

North Rhodesian Rifles [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Imperial Light Horse [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

South African Service Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

General List [4]

North Rhodesian Rifles attached British South African Police [4]

South African Field Artillery [3]

South African Mounted Rifles [3]

2nd Transvaal Scottish [2]

British South Africa Police [2]

East African Transport Corps [2]

Kimberley Regiment [2]

North Rhodesian Rifle attached British South African Police [2]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [2]

Pretoria Regiment [2]

Rand Rifles [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

South African Engineers [2]

South African Medical Corps [2]

12th South African Infantry [1]

1st Rhodesia Native Regiment and East African Forces [1]

1st South African Pioneers [1]

21st Lancers [1]

2nd Imperial Light Horse [1]

2nd Kimberley Regiment [1]

2nd South African Horse [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

4th South African Horse [1]

5- South African Infantry [1]

7th South African Infantry [1]

9th South African Infantry [1]

African Mounted Rifles [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [916]

South African Services [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [95]

H [86]

C [83]

S [76]

M [75]

W [63]

R [47]

P [43]

D [41]

F [40]

G [36]

L [36]

T [33]

J [29]

K [29]

E [28]

A [26]

N [18]

V [15]

O [7]

I [6]

U [3]

Q [1]

Z [1]

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Military Service [917]

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United Kingdom [4]

South Africa [1]

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41 Glenthorne Road Hammersmith Middlesex England [1] Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Cork [1] Holloway, London [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, London [1] Northfield, Worcs [1] Wood Green, Middlesex [1] Worksop [1] Wyverstone [1]

Rank

Private [396] Serjeant [154] Driver [120] Corporal [89] 3rd Serjeant [80] Lieutenant [63] Trooper [55] Captain [33] Second Lieutenant [33] Sapper [28] 2nd Serjeant [19] Mechanic [15] Rifleman [15] Staff Serjeant [14] Serjeant Major [13] Ox Driver [12] Lance Constable [10] Major [10] Company Serjeant Major [8] Native Constable [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Overseer [7] 1st Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Scout [4] 1st Constable [3] Blacksmith [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Chaplain Captain [2] Colonel [2] Constable [2] Dresser [2] Engineer [2] Gunner [2] Sanitary Inspector [2] Second Serjeant [2] Sub Inspector [2] Surgeon Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Veterinary Captain [2] 2nd Class Mechanic [1] 2nd Class Serjeant [1] 2nd Constable [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

British South African Police [901] Rhodesia Native Regiment [44] Rhodesia Regiment [44] Rhodhesia Regiment [37] 1st Rhodhesia Regiment [19] King's African Rifles [17] North Rhodesian Police [17] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [14] South African Infantry [14] 1st Rhodesia Regiment [10] South African Supply Corps [10] North Rhodesian Rifles [9] Royal Air Force [9] Imperial Light Horse [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] South African Service Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] General List [4] North Rhodesian Rifles attached British South African Police [4] South African Field Artillery [3] South African Mounted Rifles [3] 2nd Transvaal Scottish [2] British South Africa Police [2] East African Transport Corps [2] Kimberley Regiment [2] North Rhodesian Rifle attached British South African Police [2] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [2] Pretoria Regiment [2] Rand Rifles [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] South African Engineers [2] South African Medical Corps [2] 12th South African Infantry [1] 1st Rhodesia Native Regiment and East African Forces [1] 1st South African Pioneers [1] 21st Lancers [1] 2nd Imperial Light Horse [1] 2nd Kimberley Regiment [1] 2nd South African Horse [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 4th South African Horse [1] 5- South African Infantry [1] 7th South African Infantry [1] 9th South African Infantry [1] African Mounted Rifles [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [916] South African Services [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [95] H [86] C [83] S [76] M [75] W [63] R [47] P [43] D [41] F [40] G [36] L [36] T [33] J [29] K [29] E [28] A [26] N [18] V [15] O [7] I [6] U [3] Q [1] Z [1]

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Military Service [917]

Country

United Kingdom [4] South Africa [1]

John Thomas Wanklin

British Army MT-37 Driver British South African Police

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Reginald Lancelord Ward

British Army A 90 Private British South African Police

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Leicester P Warder

British Army MT-34 Serjeant British South African Police

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Gorgardus S Bouwer

British Army A-325 British South African Police

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Charles H Allberry

British Army 1579 2nd Serjeant British South African Police

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Arthur L Bradbury

British Army 1656 Sapper British South African Police

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Cornelius P Bezuidenhout

British Army A-306 Private British South African Police

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Ayliff D Berry

British Army A-287 3rd Serjeant British South African Police

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John H S Adam

British Army 1879 Trooper British South African Police

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Dave Davis

British Army MF100 Driver British South African Police

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Daniel Gould

British Army A385 Private British South African Police

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Thomas W Grater

British Army MT-150 Driver British South African Police

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Edgar O Crosbee

British Army 1651 Sapper British South African Police

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George A Giddings

British Army MT-156 Driver British South African Police

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Lawrence E Barry

British Army 1749 Sapper British South African Police

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George Doherty

British Army A-295 Private British South African Police

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George M Don

British Army MT-113 Driver British South African Police

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Herbert G Fiander

British Army A-160 Private British South African Police

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Hendrich P Bloem

British Army A-365 Serjeant British South African Police

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George Craig Burgon

British Army A-186 Private British South African Police

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