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Kensington, London [4]

London [4]

Fulham, London [2]

10 Mount Gardens, St Sepulchre, Northampton [1]

62 Gladstone Avenue, Chester [1]

Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Barton Regis, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedfont, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Blean, Kent [1]

Bow, East London [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Camberwell [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chigwell, Essex [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Erdington, Warks [1]

Fulham [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Glendevon, Scotland [1]

Gloucester [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Havinne [1]

Highbury, Islington, London [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jaraidaile [1]

Kew, Victoria [1]

Kings Heath, Worcs [1]

Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Meifod, Montgomeryshire [1]

Montreal [1]

New Malden, Surrey [1]

Orsett, Essex [1]

Ramsgate [1]

Rockland All Saints with St Andrew, Norfolk [1]

Sandling, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Sidcup, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [2108]

Second Lieutenant [299]

Serjeant [246]

Corporal [239]

Lieutenant [194]

Lance Corporal [133]

Captain [86]

Major [28]

Acting Corporal [27]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [21]

Trooper [21]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Sapper [17]

Staff Serjeant Major [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Pioneer [9]

Squadron Serjeant Major [9]

Gunner [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Driver [7]

Farrier Serjeant [7]

Private Acting Corporal [7]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Trumpeter [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Private/ Private [4]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Captain and Adjutant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Flight Officer [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Interpreter [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

County of London Yeomanry [2846]

Machine Gun Corps [736]

Corps of Hussars [569]

Middlesex Regiment [90]

Royal Engineers [89]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [85]

York and Lancaster Regiment [84]

Royal Air Force [65]

Royal Field Artillery [64]

Labour Corps [57]

London Regiment [55]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [53]

Tank Corps [52]

Military Mounted Police [46]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

Imperial Camel Corps [34]

City of London Yeomanry [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Flying Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Hussars [14]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [14]

Dorset Yeomanry [13]

Dragoon Guards [13]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [13]

County Of London Yeomanry [12]

Corps of Dragoons [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Essex Yeomanry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Hussars [7]

Westminster Dragoons [7]

Corps of Lancers [6]

County of London Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

County of London Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [5]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Sherwood Rangers [5]

South Irish Horse [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [2913]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [377]

S [365]

M [310]

P [267]

H [263]

R [202]

T [200]

L [162]

D [121]

J [102]

K [84]

F [69]

E [63]

N [55]

C [54]

O [44]

B [39]

V [35]

G [30]

A [25]

Y [18]

I [14]

U [9]

Q [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2910]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

India [1]

Kenya [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Kensington, London [4] London [4] Fulham, London [2] 10 Mount Gardens, St Sepulchre, Northampton [1] 62 Gladstone Avenue, Chester [1] Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1] Alsager Cheshire [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Barton Regis, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedfont, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Blean, Kent [1] Bow, East London [1] Buenos Aires [1] Camberwell [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chigwell, Essex [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Erdington, Warks [1] Fulham [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Glendevon, Scotland [1] Gloucester [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hampshire [1] Hampstead, London [1] Havinne [1] Highbury, Islington, London [1] Highbury, London [1] Hornsey, London [1] Islington [1] Islington, London [1] Jaraidaile [1] Kew, Victoria [1] Kings Heath, Worcs [1] Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Meifod, Montgomeryshire [1] Montreal [1] New Malden, Surrey [1] Orsett, Essex [1] Ramsgate [1] Rockland All Saints with St Andrew, Norfolk [1] Sandling, Maidstone, Kent [1] Sidcup, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [2108] Second Lieutenant [299] Serjeant [246] Corporal [239] Lieutenant [194] Lance Corporal [133] Captain [86] Major [28] Acting Corporal [27] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [21] Trooper [21] Acting Serjeant [20] Sapper [17] Staff Serjeant Major [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Pioneer [9] Squadron Serjeant Major [9] Gunner [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Shoeing Smith [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Driver [7] Farrier Serjeant [7] Private Acting Corporal [7] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Trumpeter [7] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Private/ Private [4] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Captain and Adjutant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain Major [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Flight Officer [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Interpreter [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

County of London Yeomanry [2846] Machine Gun Corps [736] Corps of Hussars [569] Middlesex Regiment [90] Royal Engineers [89] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [85] York and Lancaster Regiment [84] Royal Air Force [65] Royal Field Artillery [64] Labour Corps [57] London Regiment [55] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Lancaster Regiment [53] Tank Corps [52] Military Mounted Police [46] Royal Fusiliers [35] Imperial Camel Corps [34] City of London Yeomanry [30] Royal Army Service Corps [23] Royal Flying Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Hussars [14] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [14] Dorset Yeomanry [13] Dragoon Guards [13] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [13] County Of London Yeomanry [12] Corps of Dragoons [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Essex Yeomanry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [8] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Hussars [7] Westminster Dragoons [7] Corps of Lancers [6] County of London Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [6] Military Foot Police [6] County of London Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [5] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [5] Scottish Horse [5] Sherwood Rangers [5] South Irish Horse [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [2913] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [377] S [365] M [310] P [267] H [263] R [202] T [200] L [162] D [121] J [102] K [84] F [69] E [63] N [55] C [54] O [44] B [39] V [35] G [30] A [25] Y [18] I [14] U [9] Q [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2910]

Country

United Kingdom [43] India [1] Kenya [1] Malaysia [1]

Cecil Constant Philip Lawson

British Army 1788 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 151505 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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John H Holliman

British Army 1954 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 112086 Private Tank Corps

British Army 4266 Private Manchester Regiment

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Stanley Lucas

British Army 93997 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 116247 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 120690 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Harold Porter

British Army 4380 Corporal County of London Yeomanry

British Army 310631 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 71101 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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James Ambrose Stone

British Army 2501 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 2501 Squadron Leader Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Harry Puckle

British Army Lieutenant County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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John Macdonald

British Army 2186 Private Lovat's Scouts

British Army 170045 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 266191 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Dennis Harcourt Thomas

British Army 2006 Corporal County of London Yeomanry

British Army 205435 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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N Trewheler

British Army 1537 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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R A Beckett

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain County of London Yeomanry

British Army Captain Commands and Staff

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Leonard G Hiscocks

British Army 920046 Driver Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army 3486 Driver London Regiment

British Army 3823 Driver County of London Yeomanry

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Henry C P Teakle

British Army 25961 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 1724 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 33081 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Henry Leveson Thomson

British Army 1714 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps attached Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps attached Royal Air Force

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