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Nagpur [2]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bethnal Green, East London [1]

Bovenplaats, near Malmesbury, in the Cape Colony [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Ficksburg, Orange Free State [1]

HollowayIslington, Middlesex, England [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Omoy [1]

Watford [1]

Winchester [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [63]

Captain [50]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Private [25]

Serjeant [13]

Major [12]

Corporal [9]

Temporary Sub Conductor [9]

Acting Captain [5]

Temporary Conductor [5]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Major [2]

Clerk [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Inspector [2]

Intelligence Agent [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Volunteer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

/Honorary Lieutenant Intelligence Agent [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Clerk/Staff Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Conductor [1]

Deputy Assistant Adjutant General [1]

Driver [1]

General The Rt Hon [1]

Gunner [1]

Havildar [1]

Intelligence Officer [1]

Judge Advocate General [1]

Lady Clerk [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Lieutenant and Paymaster [1]

Major /Reserve of Officers [1]

Unit

East African Force [60]

East African Labour Corps [21]

East African Mounted Rifles [16]

East Africa Unattached List [13]

East African Force Railway Corps [11]

East African Force/Railway Corps [8]

East African Expeditionary Force [7]

East Africa Pay Corps [6]

East African Transport Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

King's African Rifles [6]

West African Field Force [6]

East African Motor Transport Corps [5]

East African Protectorate Force [4]

East African Regiment [4]

Intelligence Department [4]

Magadi Defence Force [4]

Mombasa Marine Defence Force [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

East Africa Supply Corps [3]

East African Force/Intelligence Department [3]

East African Forces [3]

East African Nursing Service [3]

East African Political Department [3]

East African Unattached List [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nairobi Defence Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Baganda Rifles [2]

Calcutta Volunteer Battery [2]

East African Defence Force [2]

East African Force - Intelligence Department [2]

East African Force Intelligence Department [2]

East African Medical Service [2]

East African Pioneer Company [2]

East African Telegraph Service [2]

East African Unit [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Nyasaland Field Force [2]

Railway Corps East African Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Uganda Transport Corps [2]

107th (Bengal) Pack Battery, Indian Mountain Artillery [1]

1st East African Division Indian Expeditionary Force [1]

27th Mountain Battery, Indian Mountain Artillery [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

Service

British Army [192]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [21]

B [20]

M [18]

H [16]

C [15]

W [14]

G [10]

L [10]

R [10]

D [9]

T [9]

F [7]

J [6]

A [5]

E [5]

K [5]

N [4]

O [3]

I [2]

P [2]

V [2]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [193]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [195] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nagpur [2] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bethnal Green, East London [1] Bovenplaats, near Malmesbury, in the Cape Colony [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Ficksburg, Orange Free State [1] HollowayIslington, Middlesex, England [1] Kensington, London [1] Omoy [1] Watford [1] Winchester [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [63] Captain [50] Second Lieutenant [32] Private [25] Serjeant [13] Major [12] Corporal [9] Temporary Sub Conductor [9] Acting Captain [5] Temporary Conductor [5] Pioneer [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Major [2] Clerk [2] Honorary Captain [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Inspector [2] Intelligence Agent [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Volunteer [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] /Honorary Lieutenant Intelligence Agent [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Clerk/Staff Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Conductor [1] Cook [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Conductor [1] Deputy Assistant Adjutant General [1] Driver [1] General The Rt Hon [1] Gunner [1] Havildar [1] Intelligence Officer [1] Judge Advocate General [1] Lady Clerk [1] Lance Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant General [1] Lieutenant and Paymaster [1] Major /Reserve of Officers [1]

Unit

East African Force [60] East African Labour Corps [21] East African Mounted Rifles [16] East Africa Unattached List [13] East African Force Railway Corps [11] East African Force/Railway Corps [8] East African Expeditionary Force [7] East Africa Pay Corps [6] East African Transport Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] King's African Rifles [6] West African Field Force [6] East African Motor Transport Corps [5] East African Protectorate Force [4] East African Regiment [4] Intelligence Department [4] Magadi Defence Force [4] Mombasa Marine Defence Force [4] Royal Air Force [4] East Africa Supply Corps [3] East African Force/Intelligence Department [3] East African Forces [3] East African Nursing Service [3] East African Political Department [3] East African Unattached List [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nairobi Defence Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Baganda Rifles [2] Calcutta Volunteer Battery [2] East African Defence Force [2] East African Force - Intelligence Department [2] East African Force Intelligence Department [2] East African Medical Service [2] East African Pioneer Company [2] East African Telegraph Service [2] East African Unit [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Nyasaland Field Force [2] Railway Corps East African Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Uganda Transport Corps [2] 107th (Bengal) Pack Battery, Indian Mountain Artillery [1] 1st East African Division Indian Expeditionary Force [1] 27th Mountain Battery, Indian Mountain Artillery [1] 2nd Life Guards [1]

Service

British Army [192] Indian Army [2] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [21] B [20] M [18] H [16] C [15] W [14] G [10] L [10] R [10] D [9] T [9] F [7] J [6] A [5] E [5] K [5] N [4] O [3] I [2] P [2] V [2] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [193]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Francis A.k.a. Frank Jacob Schenkel

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lance Corporal East African Unit

British Army 12880 Private Royal Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 12880 Lance Corporal Royal Fusilliers 25th Battalion

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Jan Christian Smuts

Born 1870

Died 1950

British Army General The Rt Hon British East African Expeditionary Force

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William Daniel Easdon

Born 1876

Died 1948

British Army 25055 Sub Conductor Railway Corps

British Army 25055 Temporary Sub Conductor East African Force - Railway Corps

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Herbert Walter Green

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army Captain West African Field Force

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Kent Regiment

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M'tutwa

British Army East African Force

British Army Private East African Force

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Yusuf Afra

British Army 3300 Corporal 2nd East African Force 1/5th Battalion

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Jacob Louis Van Deventer

Born 1874

Died 1922

British Army Temporary Major General South African Mounted Brigade/Staff

British Army Lieutenant General East African Force

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W D Easdon

Born 1876

Died 1948

British Army 25055 Temporary Sub Conductor East African Force Railway Corps

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G Mckenzie

British Army Lieutenant East African Force

British Army Lieutenant East African Supply Corps

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Cedric N Hayes

British Army Acting Captain East African Labour Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Force

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Hugh M Birch

British Army Lance Captain East African Unattached List

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Force

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Edwin J Barnes

British Army Acting Captain East African Labour Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Force

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Horatis J W Ridley

British Army Captain East African Telegraph Service

British Army Captain East African Force

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E G Fenning

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Force

British Army Temporary Captain East African Transport Corps

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George M Musson

British Army Lieutenant East African Labour Corps

British Army Lieutenant East African Force

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R Fyffe

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Force

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Labour Corps

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Isa B V Lawrence Dale

British Army Captain East African Medical Supplies

British Army Captain East African Force

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Fred Raper

British Army Lieutenant East African Force

British Army Captain East African Labour Corps

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George P Lewis

British Army Acting Captain East African Telegraph Service

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Force

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E H B Palmer

British Army Captain East African Protectorate Force

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