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London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcs [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

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Liverpool [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Waterloo, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [563]

Lieutenant [171]

Captain [110]

Second Lieutenant [84]

Serjeant [58]

Corporal [52]

Lance Corporal [44]

Trooper [43]

Major [27]

Temporary Captain [16]

Honorary Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [10]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Major [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Honorary Captain [5]

Lance Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Private Trooper [2]

Sapper Private [2]

Scout [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Trumpeter Private [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Agent [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner [1]

Unit

East African Mounted Rifles [815]

East African Labour Corps [117]

East African Transport Corps [94]

King's African Rifles [92]

East Africa Unattached List [79]

East Africa Supply Corps [60]

Belfield Scouts [38]

East African Intelligence Department [28]

East African Motor Transport Corps [19]

East Africa Veterinary Corps [17]

East African Forces [17]

East African Political Department [13]

East African Regiment [13]

Unattached List [12]

Ross's Scouts [11]

East Africa Pay Corps [10]

South African Mounted Rifles [10]

3rd King's African Rifles [7]

East Africa Remounts [7]

East African Force [7]

East African Pioneer Company [7]

De Jager's Scouts [6]

East African Ordnance Department [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

East African Signal Company [5]

2nd King's African Rifles [4]

East African Unattached List [4]

East African Unit [4]

General List [4]

Intelligence Department [4]

King's African Rifles Regiment [4]

6th King's African Rifles [3]

East Africa Volunteer Artillery [3]

East African Service Corps [3]

East African Supply Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

1st South African Mounted Brigade [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

British South African Police [2]

Divisional Signal Company [2]

East Africa Army Service Corps [2]

East Africa Censors Department [2]

East Africa Medical Supplies [2]

East African Pay Corps [2]

East African Veterinary Corps [2]

General List and King's African Rifles [2]

Imperial Light Horse [2]

Indian Army [2]

Service

British Army [849]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [89]

S [78]

H [74]

M [62]

W [59]

C [53]

D [53]

L [46]

G [45]

P [38]

A [37]

T [35]

R [34]

F [25]

K [23]

J [21]

V [20]

E [19]

O [15]

N [13]

I [5]

U [2]

Y [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [849]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Kenya [3]

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People [849] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [2] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromsgrove, Worcs [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Harborne, Staffs [1] Jaraidaile [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Waterloo, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [563] Lieutenant [171] Captain [110] Second Lieutenant [84] Serjeant [58] Corporal [52] Lance Corporal [44] Trooper [43] Major [27] Temporary Captain [16] Honorary Lieutenant [14] Sapper [10] Staff Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 1 [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Major [7] Acting Captain [6] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [5] Honorary Captain [5] Lance Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Major [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Pioneer [2] Private Corporal [2] Private Trooper [2] Sapper Private [2] Scout [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Trumpeter Private [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Agent [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Driver [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Gunner [1]

Unit

East African Mounted Rifles [815] East African Labour Corps [117] East African Transport Corps [94] King's African Rifles [92] East Africa Unattached List [79] East Africa Supply Corps [60] Belfield Scouts [38] East African Intelligence Department [28] East African Motor Transport Corps [19] East Africa Veterinary Corps [17] East African Forces [17] East African Political Department [13] East African Regiment [13] Unattached List [12] Ross's Scouts [11] East Africa Pay Corps [10] South African Mounted Rifles [10] 3rd King's African Rifles [7] East Africa Remounts [7] East African Force [7] East African Pioneer Company [7] De Jager's Scouts [6] East African Ordnance Department [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] East African Signal Company [5] 2nd King's African Rifles [4] East African Unattached List [4] East African Unit [4] General List [4] Intelligence Department [4] King's African Rifles Regiment [4] 6th King's African Rifles [3] East Africa Volunteer Artillery [3] East African Service Corps [3] East African Supply Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Scots [3] 1st South African Mounted Brigade [2] Army Service Corps [2] British South African Police [2] Divisional Signal Company [2] East Africa Army Service Corps [2] East Africa Censors Department [2] East Africa Medical Supplies [2] East African Pay Corps [2] East African Veterinary Corps [2] General List and King's African Rifles [2] Imperial Light Horse [2] Indian Army [2]

Service

British Army [849] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [89] S [78] H [74] M [62] W [59] C [53] D [53] L [46] G [45] P [38] A [37] T [35] R [34] F [25] K [23] J [21] V [20] E [19] O [15] N [13] I [5] U [2] Y [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [849]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Kenya [3]

William Joseph Bellasis

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 115 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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Richard Edward William Kay-Mouat

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 143 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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Monthermer Stanley Hume Montagu

Born 1868

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant East African Mounted Rifles

British Army Captain East African Mounted Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East African Mounted Rifles

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Thomas H Drake

Died 1914

British Army 125 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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Aidan Frank Mandy

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 628 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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Frederick M De Cerjat

Died 1914

British Army 121 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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William Aggett Smith

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 361 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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James Moon

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 147 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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Arthur W Adams

Died 1915

British Army 187 Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

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Egbert Guy New

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 412 Private East African Mounted Rifles

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Philip Ralph Heaton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 399 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

British Army Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1/2 Battalion

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Edward Fyigh Miciawoning Furley

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 351 Corporal 2nd East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 351 Lance Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 351 Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

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Alex T Impey

Died 1914

British Army 183 Lance Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 183 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 183 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

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Renatus R. De Donckele

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 701 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 701 Sapper East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 701 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

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Clotworthy Mcmillan

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 591 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 591 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

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Arthur Charles Burridge

Died 1914

British Army 181 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 181 Lance Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

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Frederick Edwin Buller

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 192 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 192 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

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Godwin Austen Barrington Kennett

Born 1886

Died 1971

British Army 500 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army Lieutenant East African Mounted Rifles

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A C Forrester

Died 1914

British Army 212 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 212 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

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H W Le Page

Died 1914

British Army 310 Private East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 310 Trooper East African Mounted Rifles

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