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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]

Harry Cooke

British Army 1551 Private County of London Yeomanry

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George Edward Walker

British Army 4654 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Arthur Wallinwer

British Army 2847 Regimental Serjeant Major County of London Yeomanry

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Francis A W H Walls

British Army 46 Corporal County of London Yeomanry

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Jeremiah G Warren

British Army 1254 Private County of London Yeomanry

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William H J Doughty

British Army 410 Serjeant County of London Yeomanry

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Stanley C Duncan

British Army 56650 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Stanton Duvergier

British Army 116205 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Gilbert S Duvergier

British Army 116204 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Albert Edwards

British Army 661 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Frederick W Elliott

British Army 797 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Christopher Johnson

British Army 2162 Private County of London Yeomanry

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William S Mcglasham

British Army 1134 Serjeant County of London Yeomanry

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Gordon E Mckie

British Army 61497 Private County of London Yeomanry

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William C Etheridge

British Army 265957 Private County of London Yeomanry

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John Flanagan

British Army 688 Serjeant County of London Yeomanry

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George Massey

British Army H/622 Private County of London Yeomanry

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William Henry Fowler

British Army 261257 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Thomas Solomon Humphreys

British Army 115415 Private County of London Yeomanry

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D Utting Harrison

British Army 3566 Private County of London Yeomanry

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