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Derby [3]

Bakewell, Derbyshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belper [1]

Bulwell, Notts [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Castle Gresley [1]

Chesterfield district [1]

DERBY [1]

Dorking [1]

Newport, Shropshire [1]

Oakfield Street Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Osmaston, Derbyshire [1]

Rangemore, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rawalpindi [1]

Retford,Notts [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

St Thomas, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Walkley, Sheffield Yorkshire [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Whittington, Chesterfield [1]

Wigley Meadow Farm, Grange Mill, Winster, Derbys. [1]

Rank

Private [1250]

Serjeant [106]

Corporal [80]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Lance Corporal [48]

Lieutenant [40]

Sapper [39]

Captain [26]

Driver [16]

Major [15]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [11]

Shoeing Smith [9]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Private /Lance Corporal [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Farrier Serjeant [4]

Saddler [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Serjeant /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Sir [1]

Captain and Lieutenant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Derby Yeomanry [1613]

Royal Engineers [106]

Durham Light Infantry [66]

Labour Corps [61]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [46]

Corps of Dragoons [36]

Derbyshire Yeomanry [35]

Army Service Corps [34]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

1/1st Derby Yeomanry [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Essex Yeomanry [12]

General Service Dragoons [11]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [11]

1st Derby Yeomanry [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Military Mounted Police [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

2/1st Derby Yeomanry [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Sherwood Rangers [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [6]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [6]

Company of Dragoons [5]

Derby Yeomanry Territorial Force [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

City of London Yeomanry [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Indian Army [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lothian and Border Horse [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [3]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Corps Of Dragoons [2]

Denbigh Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [1662]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [183]

S [169]

B [168]

H [164]

M [115]

P [109]

G [105]

C [104]

R [82]

T [75]

L [69]

F [65]

A [59]

D [45]

K [37]

J [36]

E [22]

N [18]

O [15]

I [8]

V [7]

U [5]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1662]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Derby [3] Bakewell, Derbyshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belper [1] Bulwell, Notts [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Castle Gresley [1] Chesterfield district [1] DERBY [1] Dorking [1] Newport, Shropshire [1] Oakfield Street Altrincham Cheshire [1] Osmaston, Derbyshire [1] Rangemore, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Rawalpindi [1] Retford,Notts [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] St Thomas, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Walkley, Sheffield Yorkshire [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Westminster, London [1] Whittington, Chesterfield [1] Wigley Meadow Farm, Grange Mill, Winster, Derbys. [1]

Rank

Private [1250] Serjeant [106] Corporal [80] Second Lieutenant [61] Lance Corporal [48] Lieutenant [40] Sapper [39] Captain [26] Driver [16] Major [15] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [11] Shoeing Smith [9] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Private /Lance Corporal [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Farrier Serjeant [4] Saddler [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Serjeant /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Sir [1] Captain and Lieutenant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Derby Yeomanry [1613] Royal Engineers [106] Durham Light Infantry [66] Labour Corps [61] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [46] Corps of Dragoons [36] Derbyshire Yeomanry [35] Army Service Corps [34] Machine Gun Corps [22] London Regiment [21] Royal Flying Corps [15] 1/1st Derby Yeomanry [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Essex Yeomanry [12] General Service Dragoons [11] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [11] 1st Derby Yeomanry [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Military Mounted Police [9] Corps of Hussars [8] Royal Air Force [8] 2/1st Derby Yeomanry [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Sherwood Rangers [7] Tank Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [6] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [6] Company of Dragoons [5] Derby Yeomanry Territorial Force [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] City of London Yeomanry [4] Hussars [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Indian Army [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lothian and Border Horse [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [3] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] Corps Of Dragoons [2] Denbigh Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [1662] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [183] S [169] B [168] H [164] M [115] P [109] G [105] C [104] R [82] T [75] L [69] F [65] A [59] D [45] K [37] J [36] E [22] N [18] O [15] I [8] V [7] U [5] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1662]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frank Holder

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 1643 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75149 Corporal Derbyshire Yeomanry

British Army 75149 Private Derby Yeomanry

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Robert Hugh Martin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3042 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75965 Private Derby Yeomanry

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Alfred Edward Quantrill

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army 2641 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75703 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75703 Private Derby Yeomanry 5th Dragoon Guards

More about Alfred Edward Quantrill
Hugh Edwards

Born 1879

Died 1944

British Army 2762 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75776 Private Derby Yeomanry

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George 'reg' Eley

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army 2284 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75499 Private Derby Yeomanry

More about George 'reg' Eley
Charles W H Tidman

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 2489 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75612 Private Derby Yeomanry

More about Charles W H Tidman
Wilfred George White

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 3419 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 76107 Private Derby Yeomanry

More about Wilfred George White
Charles Richard Allcock

Born 1895

Died 1982

British Army 1581 Corporal 2nd Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75117 Corporal 2nd Derby Yeomanry

More about Charles Richard Allcock
George Kenworthy

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1393 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1393 Private Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about George Kenworthy
Victor Henry Cowmeadow

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3379 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 76067 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 76067 Private 1/1st Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about Victor Henry Cowmeadow
Harry Worth

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1743 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1743 Private Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about Harry Worth
Nathaniel Arthur Martin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1488 Corporal Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1488 Serjeant Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1488 Serjeant Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about Nathaniel Arthur Martin
Wilfred Holden

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 1811 Lance Corporal Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1811 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army Lance Corporal Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about Wilfred Holden
Guy Rolf Jackson

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army Second Lieutenant Derby Yeomanry

British Army Captain Derby Yeomanry

More about Guy Rolf Jackson
Richard Peacock Birchenough

British Army Second Lieutenant Derby Yeomanry

British Army Major Derby Yeomanry

More about Richard Peacock Birchenough
William Moore

Born 1898

Died 1972

British Army 2313 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75519 Private Derby Yeomanry

More about William Moore
Oswald Ernald Mosley

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army Captain Sir Derby Yeomanry

More about Oswald Ernald Mosley
Walter B Wright

Died 1915

British Army 1275 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Derby Yeomanry

More about Walter B Wright
Herbert Lowe

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1691 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 1691 Private Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about Herbert Lowe
Percy Mansfield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1954 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75309 Private Derby Yeomanry

British Army 75309 Private Derbyshire Yeomanry

More about Percy Mansfield

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