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Armagh [1]

London, Middesex [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Oxenholme West [1]

Valetta [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [174]

Lieutenant [166]

Captain [96]

Private [16]

Major [15]

Acting Captain [10]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Captain Chaplain [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Agent [4]

Gunner [4]

Reverend [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Chaplain Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Interpreter [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

Scout [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Ltnt [1]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Archdeacon The Reverend [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Lance Major [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Paymaster [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Porter [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Reverend Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

East African Forces [324]

East African Labour Corps [101]

East Africa Unattached List [51]

East African Mounted Rifles [19]

East African Transport Corps [16]

East African Intelligence Department [11]

East African Protectorate Forces [8]

East Africa Pay Corps [7]

Uganda Intelligence Department [7]

East Africa Medical Supplies [6]

East Africa Supply Corps [6]

East African Motor Transport Corps [6]

Intelligence Department [6]

Baganda Rifles [5]

East Africa Censors Department [5]

East African Ecclesiastical Department [5]

East African Political Department [5]

East African Regiment [5]

Rhodesia Regiment [5]

Uganda Miscellaneous List [5]

Uganda Transport Corps [5]

East African Pioneer Company [4]

General List [4]

King's African Rifles [4]

African Native Medical Corps [3]

East African Unattached List [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South African Infantry [3]

Uganda Unattached List [3]

Zanzibar Carrier Corps [3]

6th African Forces [2]

British South African Police [2]

Calcutta Volunteer Battery [2]

East Africa Forces [2]

East Africa Unattached and Miscellaneous List [2]

East Africa Veterinary Corps [2]

East African Chaplains Department [2]

East African Military Labour Service [2]

East African Protectorate Forces/ Lines of Communication [2]

East African Veterinary Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

South African Mounted Brigade [2]

South African Service Corps [2]

Staff [2]

Uganda Carrier Corps [2]

Uganda Medical Service [2]

Uganda Police Service Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [367]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [46]

M [37]

H [35]

P [29]

C [25]

L [22]

S [21]

W [21]

G [20]

T [20]

D [19]

A [14]

E [10]

J [10]

R [10]

N [7]

F [6]

V [5]

K [4]

I [3]

O [3]

Y [1]

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Military Service [368]

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United Kingdom [4]

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People [368] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Armagh [1] London, Middesex [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Oxenholme West [1] Valetta [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [174] Lieutenant [166] Captain [96] Private [16] Major [15] Acting Captain [10] Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Captain Chaplain [5] Temporary Captain [5] Agent [4] Gunner [4] Reverend [4] Temporary Major [4] Chaplain Captain [3] Driver [3] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Interpreter [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] Scout [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Ltnt [1] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Major [1] Archdeacon The Reverend [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Chaplain The Reverend [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Captain [1] Lance Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Paymaster [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Porter [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Reverend Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

East African Forces [324] East African Labour Corps [101] East Africa Unattached List [51] East African Mounted Rifles [19] East African Transport Corps [16] East African Intelligence Department [11] East African Protectorate Forces [8] East Africa Pay Corps [7] Uganda Intelligence Department [7] East Africa Medical Supplies [6] East Africa Supply Corps [6] East African Motor Transport Corps [6] Intelligence Department [6] Baganda Rifles [5] East Africa Censors Department [5] East African Ecclesiastical Department [5] East African Political Department [5] East African Regiment [5] Rhodesia Regiment [5] Uganda Miscellaneous List [5] Uganda Transport Corps [5] East African Pioneer Company [4] General List [4] King's African Rifles [4] African Native Medical Corps [3] East African Unattached List [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South African Infantry [3] Uganda Unattached List [3] Zanzibar Carrier Corps [3] 6th African Forces [2] British South African Police [2] Calcutta Volunteer Battery [2] East Africa Forces [2] East Africa Unattached and Miscellaneous List [2] East Africa Veterinary Corps [2] East African Chaplains Department [2] East African Military Labour Service [2] East African Protectorate Forces/ Lines of Communication [2] East African Veterinary Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] South African Mounted Brigade [2] South African Service Corps [2] Staff [2] Uganda Carrier Corps [2] Uganda Medical Service [2] Uganda Police Service Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [367] South African Services [4] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [46] M [37] H [35] P [29] C [25] L [22] S [21] W [21] G [20] T [20] D [19] A [14] E [10] J [10] R [10] N [7] F [6] V [5] K [4] I [3] O [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [368]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Edgar Edwin Bernard

Born 1866

Died 1931

British Army Brevet Colonel Attached East African Forces Sudan

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Charles Picaro Fendall

Born 1861

Died 1933

British Army Colonel Staff General Head Quarters

British Army Staff East African Forces

British Army Brigadier General East African Forces

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Alfred W Butcher

British Army Lieutenant East African Forces

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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J Britten

British Army Chaplain Captain East African Forces

British Army Captain Chaplain The Reverend East African Forces

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Justyn Bullet

British Army East African Forces

British Army DAR-706878 Interpreter East African Forces

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Salim Shimshola

British Army East African Forces

British Army 1113327 Porter East African Forces

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Hangala Makuraga

British Army 9442 East African Forces

British Army 9442 Private East African Forces

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Walter E A Chadwick

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army Acting Chaplain East African Chaplains Department

British Army Archdeacon The Reverend East African Forces

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Bernard Pitt

British Army Lieutenant East African Labour Corps

British Army Lieutenant East African Forces

British Army Major East African Forces

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Alfred Norman Hopcraft

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant East Africa Supply Corps

British Army Lieutenant East African Forces

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C Currie

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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S Donelly

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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W B Easterly

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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J Mcmillan

British Army Lieutenant East African Forces

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H H Hunter

British Army Captain East African Forces

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W A Hunter

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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H A G Jeffery

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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W Eyers

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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H Arnold

British Army Second Lieutenant East African Forces

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S C Bennett

British Army Lieutenant East African Forces

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