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Maidstone, Kent [6]

67 Bentham Road, Hackney, London [1]

Aldbourne, Wiltshire [1]

Barrow in Furness [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bicester [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birnie, Scotland [1]

Blacker Hill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Blethose Bedfordshire [1]

Boughton Lees, Kent [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brechin Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Brighton, Sussex. [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Canterbury Kent [1]

Chelsea [1]

Co. Kildare [1]

Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Dublin Ireland [1]

Dunfermline [1]

East Ilsley, Berkshire [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmonton [1]

Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Fort St George, Madras [1]

Gartcosh Chryston,North Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1]

Glanford Brigg [1]

Goudhurst, Kent [1]

Grange, Banffshire [1]

Great Bowden [1]

Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Halling, Kent [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hollingbourne, Kent [1]

Hulme Manchester [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Jedburgh [1]

Kensington [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Kingsland, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [3806]

Serjeant [313]

Corporal [248]

Lance Corporal [153]

Driver [115]

Second Lieutenant [52]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [52]

Acting Corporal [36]

Shoeing Smith [32]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Staff Serjeant Major [24]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [22]

Gunner [21]

Staff Serjeant [20]

Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [14]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Trooper [13]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [9]

Captain [9]

Farrier Serjeant [9]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [9]

Private Acting Serjeant [7]

Regimental Serjeant Major [7]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [7]

Trumpeter [7]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [5]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Saddler Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [3]

Pri [3]

Rifleman [3]

Saddler [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Bandsman [2]

Major [2]

Unit

Corps of Dragoons [4353]

Dragoon Guards [1599]

Dragoons [518]

Royal Dragoons [226]

Machine Gun Corps [155]

Army Service Corps [120]

Labour Corps [119]

Corps Of Dragoons [101]

Essex Yeomanry [88]

1st Dragoon Guards [87]

Company of Dragoons [87]

London Regiment [73]

Hussars [70]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [70]

4th Dragoon Guards [66]

2nd Dragoons [64]

Corps of Lancers [63]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [57]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [57]

Yorkshire Dragoons [57]

King Edward's Horse [56]

5th Dragoon Guards [55]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [55]

6th Dragoon Guards [54]

7th Dragoon Guards [54]

Royal Field Artillery [52]

3rd Dragoon Guards [51]

6th Dragoons [50]

Royal Scots [50]

Royal Dragoon Guards [47]

1st Dragoons [46]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [45]

North Somerset Yeomanry [43]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [42]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [41]

Corps of Hussars [39]

Derby Yeomanry [38]

Liverpool Regiment [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34]

Highland Light Infantry [32]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Royal Highlanders [32]

Royal Engineers [29]

Lothian and Border Horse [28]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27]

Scottish Rifles [27]

Berkshire Yeomanry [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [4689]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [571]

M [540]

W [496]

B [427]

P [313]

H [308]

R [289]

T [270]

C [260]

D [146]

L [146]

A [134]

F [125]

J [123]

G [114]

K [92]

E [91]

N [82]

O [67]

V [32]

I [24]

Y [18]

U [12]

Q [9]

Contribution

Military Service [4688]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

India [3]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6] 67 Bentham Road, Hackney, London [1] Aldbourne, Wiltshire [1] Barrow in Furness [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bicester [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birnie, Scotland [1] Blacker Hill, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Blethose Bedfordshire [1] Boughton Lees, Kent [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brechin Forfarshire Scotland [1] Brighton, Sussex. [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Canterbury Kent [1] Chelsea [1] Co. Kildare [1] Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Dublin Ireland [1] Dunfermline [1] East Ilsley, Berkshire [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmonton [1] Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Fort St George, Madras [1] Gartcosh Chryston,North Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1] Glanford Brigg [1] Goudhurst, Kent [1] Grange, Banffshire [1] Great Bowden [1] Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1] Halling, Kent [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Hollingbourne, Kent [1] Hulme Manchester [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Jedburgh [1] Kensington [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Kingsland, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [3806] Serjeant [313] Corporal [248] Lance Corporal [153] Driver [115] Second Lieutenant [52] Warrant Officer Class 2 [52] Acting Corporal [36] Shoeing Smith [32] Acting Serjeant [29] Staff Serjeant Major [24] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [22] Gunner [21] Staff Serjeant [20] Lieutenant [14] Sapper [14] Lance Serjeant [13] Trooper [13] Warrant Officer Class 1 [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [9] Captain [9] Farrier Serjeant [9] Farrier Staff Serjeant [9] Private Acting Serjeant [7] Regimental Serjeant Major [7] Shoeing Smith Corporal [7] Trumpeter [7] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Saddler Staff Serjeant [5] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Saddler Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal Shoeing Smith [3] Pri [3] Rifleman [3] Saddler [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Bandsman [2] Major [2]

Unit

Corps of Dragoons [4353] Dragoon Guards [1599] Dragoons [518] Royal Dragoons [226] Machine Gun Corps [155] Army Service Corps [120] Labour Corps [119] Corps Of Dragoons [101] Essex Yeomanry [88] 1st Dragoon Guards [87] Company of Dragoons [87] London Regiment [73] Hussars [70] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [70] 4th Dragoon Guards [66] 2nd Dragoons [64] Corps of Lancers [63] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [57] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [57] Yorkshire Dragoons [57] King Edward's Horse [56] 5th Dragoon Guards [55] King's Royal Rifle Corps [55] 6th Dragoon Guards [54] 7th Dragoon Guards [54] Royal Field Artillery [52] 3rd Dragoon Guards [51] 6th Dragoons [50] Royal Scots [50] Royal Dragoon Guards [47] 1st Dragoons [46] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [45] North Somerset Yeomanry [43] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [42] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [41] Corps of Hussars [39] Derby Yeomanry [38] Liverpool Regiment [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34] Highland Light Infantry [32] Royal Fusiliers [32] Royal Highlanders [32] Royal Engineers [29] Lothian and Border Horse [28] Rifle Brigade [27] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27] Scottish Rifles [27] Berkshire Yeomanry [26] Seaforth Highlanders [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [4689] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [571] M [540] W [496] B [427] P [313] H [308] R [289] T [270] C [260] D [146] L [146] A [134] F [125] J [123] G [114] K [92] E [91] N [82] O [67] V [32] I [24] Y [18] U [12] Q [9]

Contribution

Military Service [4688]

Country

United Kingdom [57] India [3] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Cecil Alfred Prole

Born 1885

Died 1964

British Army GS/13977 Private Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army D/14868 Private Corps of Dragoons

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James C Rankin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army D-18388 Private 2nd Dragoons

British Army D-18388 Private Corps Of Dragoons

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Joseph Squire

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army D/745 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/745 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Albert Edward Martin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army GS/14807 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/15103 Private Corps of Dragoons 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal)

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Bertie Lionel Batterham

Born 1898

Died 1960

British Army 34112 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 34112 Private Corps Of Dragoons

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Alfred Henry Turton

Born 1880

Died 1958

British Army D/19742 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army 5422 Lance Corporal Dragoon Guards 7th Battalion

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Daniel Casey

Born 1878

Died 1958

British Army GS/9039 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/13592 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army 13592 5th Dragoon Guards

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Robert Mcewan

British Army GS/6940 Private Dragoons

British Army D/13021 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Frederick George Mccolm

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12944 Private Reserve Cavalry Regiment 4th

British Army 12944 Private Corps of Dragoons 4th Reserve Regiment

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Walter Henry Eggleton

Born 1899

Died 1967

British Army G/83243 Private London Regiment

British Army 241617 Private London Regiment

British Army D/34124 Private Corps of Dragoons

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John Cuckow

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 7DG/7082 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/20622 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Alexander Watson

Died 1917

British Army 6359 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/20949 Serjeant Corps of Dragoons

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William A Allan

Born 1879

British Army GS-22797 Private 1st Dragoons

British Army D-17227 Private Corps of Dragoons

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John Weston

Born 1889

British Army PWD/845 Corporal 6th Dragoons

British Army Corps of Dragoons

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Walter J Seaton

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army 1DN/4320 Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army 20646 Serjeant Corps of Dragoons

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Tom Dawson

Died 1918

British Army GS/5620 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army D/12649 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army D/12649 Private 6th Dragoons (Inniskilling)

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George Turnbull

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army GS/6729 Private Dragoons

British Army D/12962 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army D/12962 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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Frederick George Glanville Weare

British Army D/1683 Corporal Dragoons

British Army D/1683 Corporal Corps of Dragoons

British Army Second Lieutenant Corps of Dragoons

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Arthur R J Appleton

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army GS/14959 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army D/15187 Private Corps of Dragoons

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George W Tapsell

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army 7/7120 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 20626 Private Corps of Dragoons

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