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London [6]

Clapham [2]

Kensington, London [2]

153 Huddleston Road, Islington, London [1]

Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Brisbane [1]

Campden Hill, Kensington [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cosham, Hampshire [1]

Doncaster [1]

Donnybrook,Dublin [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Fisherton Anger, Alderbury, Wilts, [1]

Folkestone [1]

Grosvenor Square, London [1]

Hampstead registration district [1]

Hornsey [1]

Horseheath, Linton, Cambridgeshire [1]

ISLINGTON LONDON ( Middlesex) [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kenninghall, Norfolk [1]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [1]

Lagos [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Malling [1]

Newport Pagrell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Norwich Norfolk [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Putney, Surrey [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

St Andrews, Cardiff [1]

St George in the East, Middlesex, England [1]

Stoken Church Buckinghamshire [1]

Strandtown, Co Down [1]

Surrey [1]

Sutton, Bedfordshire [1]

Swinton, Lancashire [1]

Tolleshunt Knights, Essex [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Walsingham Norfolk [1]

Warrington [1]

Warwick [1]

Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [1766]

Second Lieutenant [283]

Lieutenant [199]

Serjeant [161]

Corporal [160]

Lance Corporal [144]

Captain [105]

Trooper [45]

Sapper [37]

Major [33]

Gunner [32]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Acting Corporal [22]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Pioneer [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Squadron Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Trumpeter [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Flight Officer [4]

Flying Officer [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Surgeon Lieutenant [3]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Flight Clerk Stores [2]

Interpreter [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

City of London Yeomanry [2412]

Machine Gun Corps [635]

Corps of Hussars [335]

Royal Engineers [125]

London Regiment [96]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [86]

Royal Air Force [73]

Royal Field Artillery [70]

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [63]

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Fusiliers [45]

Middlesex Regiment [42]

Tank Corps [39]

Military Mounted Police [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Army Service Corps [35]

Lancers [34]

County of London Yeomanry [28]

Royal Flying Corps [28]

Imperial Camel Corps [25]

Corps of Lancers [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [17]

Bedford Yeomanry [15]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Hussars [12]

Dorset Yeomanry [11]

Labour Corps ex City of London Yeomanry [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Army Pay Corps [10]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [10]

Dragoon Guards [9]

Essex Yeomanry [9]

General Service Lancers [9]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Artillery [7]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

City Of London Yeomanry [5]

City of London Regiment [5]

Indian Army [5]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Service

British Army [2475]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [290]

S [244]

M [229]

B [195]

W [189]

C [164]

P [161]

R [125]

L [115]

D [99]

T [92]

F [87]

J [85]

G [78]

A [69]

K [65]

E [62]

N [42]

O [35]

V [16]

I [14]

U [9]

Y [9]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2472]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Nigeria [1]

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Place of birth

London [6] Clapham [2] Kensington, London [2] 153 Huddleston Road, Islington, London [1] Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Brisbane [1] Campden Hill, Kensington [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cosham, Hampshire [1] Doncaster [1] Donnybrook,Dublin [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Fisherton Anger, Alderbury, Wilts, [1] Folkestone [1] Grosvenor Square, London [1] Hampstead registration district [1] Hornsey [1] Horseheath, Linton, Cambridgeshire [1] ISLINGTON LONDON ( Middlesex) [1] Islington [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kenninghall, Norfolk [1] Kingsclere, Hampshire [1] Lagos [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Malling [1] Newport Pagrell, Buckinghamshire [1] Norwich Norfolk [1] Paddington, London [1] Putney, Surrey [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] St Andrews, Cardiff [1] St George in the East, Middlesex, England [1] Stoken Church Buckinghamshire [1] Strandtown, Co Down [1] Surrey [1] Sutton, Bedfordshire [1] Swinton, Lancashire [1] Tolleshunt Knights, Essex [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Walsingham Norfolk [1] Warrington [1] Warwick [1] Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [1766] Second Lieutenant [283] Lieutenant [199] Serjeant [161] Corporal [160] Lance Corporal [144] Captain [105] Trooper [45] Sapper [37] Major [33] Gunner [32] Acting Serjeant [24] Acting Corporal [22] Lance Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Pioneer [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Shoeing Smith [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Squadron Serjeant Major [7] Acting Captain [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Shoeing Smith Corporal [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Trumpeter [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Driver [4] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Flight Officer [4] Flying Officer [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Surgeon Lieutenant [3] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Flight Cadet [2] Flight Clerk Stores [2] Interpreter [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

City of London Yeomanry [2412] Machine Gun Corps [635] Corps of Hussars [335] Royal Engineers [125] London Regiment [96] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [86] Royal Air Force [73] Royal Field Artillery [70] City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [63] Labour Corps [63] Royal Fusiliers [45] Middlesex Regiment [42] Tank Corps [39] Military Mounted Police [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Army Service Corps [35] Lancers [34] County of London Yeomanry [28] Royal Flying Corps [28] Imperial Camel Corps [25] Corps of Lancers [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [17] Bedford Yeomanry [15] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] Hussars [12] Dorset Yeomanry [11] Labour Corps ex City of London Yeomanry [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Army Pay Corps [10] Staffordshire Yeomanry [10] Dragoon Guards [9] Essex Yeomanry [9] General Service Lancers [9] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [9] Rifle Brigade [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Artillery [7] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [7] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] City Of London Yeomanry [5] City of London Regiment [5] Indian Army [5] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Service

British Army [2475] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [290] S [244] M [229] B [195] W [189] C [164] P [161] R [125] L [115] D [99] T [92] F [87] J [85] G [78] A [69] K [65] E [62] N [42] O [35] V [16] I [14] U [9] Y [9] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2472]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Nigeria [1]

Ernest Arthur Pagett

Born 1891

Died 1960

British Army 2209 Lance Corporal City of London Yeomanry

British Army 150565 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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William Joseph Mason

British Army 1899 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40056 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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Gilbert M Knightbridge

British Army 2314 Lance Corporal City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40210 Lance Corporal City of London Yeomanry

British Army 2314 Lance Corporal City of London Yeomanry (rough Riders)

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George Roller

British Army Lieutenant City of London Yeomanry

British Army Captain Middlesex Yeomanry

British Army Captain City of London Yeomanry

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Edward Cecil Bayley

British Army Second Lieutenant City of London Yeomanry

British Army Captain City of London Yeomanry

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Frederick C Harpour

British Army 2120 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40126 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Walter James Munden

Born 1896

British Army 3752 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40904 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 547168 Private Royal Engineers

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Edward Archibald Anstey

Born 1886

Died 1967

British Army 2329 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 187 Royal Field Artillery 3rd London Brigade

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F M Green

British Army 2554 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Arthur E Griffiths

British Army 319 (Incomplete) Private City of London Yeomanry

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Ernest W Box

British Army 2220 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Augustus Fisher

British Army 3288 Private City of London Yeomanry

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P F Carter

British Army 1479 Lance Corporal City of London Yeomanry

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T F Burman

British Army 815 Staff Company Quarter Master Serjeant City of London Yeomanry

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Edwin R Dagwell

British Army 3734 Sapper City of London Yeomanry

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Percy A Bosher

British Army 2101 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Harold L Boreham

British Army 2288 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Frederick Ernest Cary Danly Danvers

British Army Lieutenant City of London Yeomanry

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Stanley Richard Evans

British Army 1938 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Edwin Norton Jennings

British Army City of London Yeomanry

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