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Wimborne Minster, Dorset [4]

Dorchester [2]

Arlington, Sussex [1]

Bandara Bombay [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brize Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1]

Cheltenham, Glostershire [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalgety, Fife. [1]

Dodbrook, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

East Brent near Burnham on Sea, Somerset [1]

Edmondsham, Nr Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gloverville [1]

Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Halstock, Dorset [1]

Hampshire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Holne, Ashburton, Devon [1]

Hooke, BEAMINSTER [1]

Jersey [1]

Kington Magna, Dorset [1]

Lisheenataggart, Loughmore [1]

Maiden Newton, Dorset [1]

Milborne St Andrew, Dorset [1]

Moor Critchel [1]

Moreton [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Reading [1]

Romsey, Hants [1]

Rotherhithe, Kent [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Sedgehill, Wiltshire [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Silton, Dorset [1]

South Molton, Devon [1]

Stalbridge, Dorset [1]

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [630]

Second Lieutenant [80]

Lieutenant [45]

Serjeant [42]

Corporal [35]

Captain [32]

Lance Corporal [28]

Sapper [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bandsman [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Captain [2]

Major and Quarter Master [2]

Pr [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance-Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Captaian [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Dresser [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Gunner [1]

Unit

Dorset Regiment [637]

Dorsetshire Regiment [91]

Dorset Yeomanry [66]

Labour Corps [47]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

Somerset Light Infantry [30]

Royal Engineers [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [20]

London Regiment [18]

2nd Dorset Regiment [10]

Corps of Hussars [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [8]

1st Dorset Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

1/1st Dorset Yeomanry [4]

3rd Dorset Regiment [4]

5th Dorset Regiment [4]

6th Dorset Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [832]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [140]

L [99]

N [98]

P [70]

H [68]

B [66]

C [49]

K [46]

O [38]

J [34]

W [26]

S [21]

G [16]

D [15]

A [14]

F [11]

T [10]

R [6]

E [2]

U [2]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [822]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [833] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wimborne Minster, Dorset [4] Dorchester [2] Arlington, Sussex [1] Bandara Bombay [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset [1] Bournemouth [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brize Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Cardiff [1] Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1] Cheltenham, Glostershire [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalgety, Fife. [1] Dodbrook, Devon [1] Dorset [1] East Brent near Burnham on Sea, Somerset [1] Edmondsham, Nr Wimborne, Dorset [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Gloverville [1] Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Halstock, Dorset [1] Hampshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Highgate, London [1] Holne, Ashburton, Devon [1] Hooke, BEAMINSTER [1] Jersey [1] Kington Magna, Dorset [1] Lisheenataggart, Loughmore [1] Maiden Newton, Dorset [1] Milborne St Andrew, Dorset [1] Moor Critchel [1] Moreton [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsmouth [1] Reading [1] Romsey, Hants [1] Rotherhithe, Kent [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Sedgehill, Wiltshire [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Silton, Dorset [1] South Molton, Devon [1] Stalbridge, Dorset [1] Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [630] Second Lieutenant [80] Lieutenant [45] Serjeant [42] Corporal [35] Captain [32] Lance Corporal [28] Sapper [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Driver [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bandsman [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Captain [2] Major and Quarter Master [2] Pr [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance-Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Adjutant [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Captaian [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Dresser [1] Flight Commander [1] Gunner [1]

Unit

Dorset Regiment [637] Dorsetshire Regiment [91] Dorset Yeomanry [66] Labour Corps [47] Hampshire Regiment [38] Somerset Light Infantry [30] Royal Engineers [29] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [20] London Regiment [18] 2nd Dorset Regiment [10] Corps of Hussars [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] Staffordshire Yeomanry [8] 1st Dorset Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry [4] 3rd Dorset Regiment [4] 5th Dorset Regiment [4] 6th Dorset Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [832] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [140] L [99] N [98] P [70] H [68] B [66] C [49] K [46] O [38] J [34] W [26] S [21] G [16] D [15] A [14] F [11] T [10] R [6] E [2] U [2] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [822]

Country

United Kingdom [40] India [1] South Africa [1]

Walter Barrington Marchant

British Army 5023 Company Serjeant Major Dorset Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Major Army Gymnastic Staff

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George Harlowe Martin

British Army 10708 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorset King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Horace Gould

British Army 158238 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1500 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 4188 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Bertram H Willis

British Army 100319 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1657 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 4223 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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William Norris

British Army 6802 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 26478 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 136229 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George J Miller

British Army 101876 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1852 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 4195 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Phillip C Lawford

British Army 301078 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 2012 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 4101 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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George Connolly

British Army H-73417 Private 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 3188 Private South Irish Horse

British Army M-73417 Private 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Reginald William Fuller

British Army 320014 Corporal Serjeant Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 320014 Corporal Serjeant 2nd Royal Regiment of Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry

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James Bradshaw

British Army 100189 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4046 Corporal Corps of Guides

British Army 2120 Corporal Dorset Yeomanry

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William Palmer

British Army 100745 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1599 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 3739 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry

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Frederick Slade

British Army 100744 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2221 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 3743 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry

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John Rowland

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment attached Norfolk and Dorset Camp Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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