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Maidstone, Kent [4]

Chelsea, London [2]

67 Bentham Road, Hackney, London [1]

Aldbourne, Wiltshire [1]

Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire [1]

Ballymena, Co Antrim [1]

Bangalore [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bicester [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blethose Bedfordshire [1]

Boughton Lees, Kent [1]

Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1]

Brighton, Sussex. [1]

Canterbury Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1]

Chaibassa [1]

Co. Kildare [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Dublin Ireland [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Edmonton [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Ffestiniog, Merionethshire [1]

Finchley,Middlesex [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Gartcosh Chryston,North Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1]

Gilberdyke, Howden [1]

Gillingham, Dorset [1]

Glasgow [1]

Great Bowden [1]

Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Greenock, Renfrew [1]

Halling, Kent [1]

Harrietsham, Kent [1]

Hollingbourne, Kent [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Kensington [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Laughton [1]

Lincoln [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lubenham Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [2462]

Serjeant [268]

Corporal [165]

Lance Corporal [120]

Second Lieutenant [68]

Lieutenant [47]

Captain [39]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [33]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Shoeing Smith [24]

Trooper [24]

Staff Serjeant [20]

Acting Corporal [18]

Staff Serjeant Major [18]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [16]

Major [15]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Farrier Serjeant [10]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [9]

Trumpeter [9]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Driver [7]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Saddler [5]

Sergeant [5]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [5]

Bandsman [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Gunner [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [4]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Saddler Corporal [3]

Serjeant Trumpeter [3]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Corpora [2]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [2]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [2]

Musician [2]

Unit

Corps of Dragoons [2029]

Dragoon Guards [1986]

Company of Dragoons [344]

General Service Dragoons [264]

Royal Dragoon Guards [142]

1st Dragoon Guards [138]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [125]

Dragoons [124]

4th Dragoon Guards [121]

7th Dragoon Guards [112]

6th Dragoon Guards [97]

5th Dragoon Guards [96]

3rd Dragoon Guards [91]

Dragoons Guards [63]

Machine Gun Corps [61]

Royal Dragoons [57]

Hussars [52]

Labour Corps [48]

Corps Of Dragoons [47]

Essex Yeomanry [30]

6th Dragoons [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [25]

King Edward's Horse [20]

2nd Dragoons [18]

Company Of Dragoons [17]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

1st Dragoons [15]

3rd Dragoons Guards [15]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [15]

4th Dragoons Guards [14]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [14]

King's Dragoon Guards [14]

6th Dragoons Guards [13]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

14th Hussars [12]

Life Guards [12]

Military Mounted Police [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [11]

Machine Gun Guards [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

London Regiment [10]

Lothian and Border Horse [10]

13th Hussars [9]

Service

British Army [3147]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [341]

S [332]

H [288]

W [285]

M [252]

C [232]

P [171]

R [170]

T [153]

G [143]

F [122]

D [115]

L [113]

J [90]

A [88]

K [67]

E [53]

N [38]

O [36]

V [18]

I [14]

Y [12]

U [8]

Q [6]

Contribution

Military Service [3145]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

India [3]

Ireland [2]

France [1]

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People [3147] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [4] Chelsea, London [2] 67 Bentham Road, Hackney, London [1] Aldbourne, Wiltshire [1] Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire [1] Ballymena, Co Antrim [1] Bangalore [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bicester [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blethose Bedfordshire [1] Boughton Lees, Kent [1] Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1] Brighton, Sussex. [1] Canterbury Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1] Chaibassa [1] Co. Kildare [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Dublin Ireland [1] Dunfermline [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Edmonton [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Ffestiniog, Merionethshire [1] Finchley,Middlesex [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Gartcosh Chryston,North Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1] Gilberdyke, Howden [1] Gillingham, Dorset [1] Glasgow [1] Great Bowden [1] Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1] Greenock, Renfrew [1] Halling, Kent [1] Harrietsham, Kent [1] Hollingbourne, Kent [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Kensington [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Laughton [1] Lincoln [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lubenham Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [2462] Serjeant [268] Corporal [165] Lance Corporal [120] Second Lieutenant [68] Lieutenant [47] Captain [39] Warrant Officer Class 2 [33] Acting Serjeant [25] Shoeing Smith [24] Trooper [24] Staff Serjeant [20] Acting Corporal [18] Staff Serjeant Major [18] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [16] Major [15] Lance Serjeant [13] Farrier Serjeant [10] Farrier Staff Serjeant [9] Trumpeter [9] Warrant Officer Class 1 [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Driver [7] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Saddler [5] Sergeant [5] Shoeing Smith Corporal [5] Bandsman [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Gunner [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Saddler Staff Serjeant [4] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Saddler Corporal [3] Serjeant Trumpeter [3] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Corpora [2] Corporal Shoeing Smith [2] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [2] Musician [2]

Unit

Corps of Dragoons [2029] Dragoon Guards [1986] Company of Dragoons [344] General Service Dragoons [264] Royal Dragoon Guards [142] 1st Dragoon Guards [138] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [125] Dragoons [124] 4th Dragoon Guards [121] 7th Dragoon Guards [112] 6th Dragoon Guards [97] 5th Dragoon Guards [96] 3rd Dragoon Guards [91] Dragoons Guards [63] Machine Gun Corps [61] Royal Dragoons [57] Hussars [52] Labour Corps [48] Corps Of Dragoons [47] Essex Yeomanry [30] 6th Dragoons [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [25] King Edward's Horse [20] 2nd Dragoons [18] Company Of Dragoons [17] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] 1st Dragoons [15] 3rd Dragoons Guards [15] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [15] 4th Dragoons Guards [14] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [14] King's Dragoon Guards [14] 6th Dragoons Guards [13] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [13] South Wales Borderers [13] 14th Hussars [12] Life Guards [12] Military Mounted Police [12] Royal Engineers [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Army Service Corps [11] Highland Light Infantry [11] Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [11] Machine Gun Guards [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] London Regiment [10] Lothian and Border Horse [10] 13th Hussars [9]

Service

British Army [3147] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [341] S [332] H [288] W [285] M [252] C [232] P [171] R [170] T [153] G [143] F [122] D [115] L [113] J [90] A [88] K [67] E [53] N [38] O [36] V [18] I [14] Y [12] U [8] Q [6]

Contribution

Military Service [3145]

Country

United Kingdom [42] India [3] Ireland [2] France [1]

Richard C Hart

British Army 13525 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 13525 6th Dragoons

British Army 13525 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

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Ralph J Finch

British Army 7172 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army 57598 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 7172 Private 6th Dragoon Guards

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James Brodie

British Army 8383 Corporal Scots Grays 5th Dragoons Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Arthur F A Burstow

British Army 3/10804 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 61926 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army D/34652 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Robert Buckley

British Army 55092 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army GS/13336 Private 6th Dragoon Guards

British Army GS/13336 Private Essex Yeomanry

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Ernest F Evans

British Army 6495 Bandsman 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army 47237 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6495 Corporal 4th Royal Canadian Regiment

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Maurice Brennan

British Army 10223 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army 143084 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 37237 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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