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London [10]

Edinburgh [5]

Handsworth, Staffs [5]

Dublin [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Birchington Kent [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Cambridge [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Cork [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dundee [2]

Durham [2]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Scarborough [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

West Bromwich, Staffs [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

"Brynddu" Cemaes Anglesey [1]

158 Mercers Road, Islington [1]

Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1]

Ancroft, Northumberland [1]

Antwerp [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warks [1]

Ballyroan [1]

Bangor Castle, County Down, Ireland [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1]

Barlston, Staffordshire [1]

Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beadnell, Northumberland [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Beau Sejour, Paget [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1]

Beford [1]

Belafst [1]

Benares [1]

Berbice [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bisley, Gloucestershire [1]

Blackheath [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [1833]

Lieutenant [1499]

Captain [1473]

Private [541]

Temporary Captain [482]

Major [366]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [348]

Temporary Lieutenant [273]

Serjeant [149]

Corporal [128]

Temporary Major [125]

Lieutenant Colonel [114]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [76]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [75]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [61]

Lance Corporal [60]

Captain and Quarter Master [51]

Acting Captain [48]

Quarter Master and Captain [48]

Gunner [37]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [31]

Honorary Lieutenant [31]

Acting Serjeant [28]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [26]

Sapper [25]

Staff Captain [22]

Quarter Master Serjeant [20]

Staff Serjeant [20]

Colonel [19]

Regimental Serjeant Major [19]

Colour Serjeant [18]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [17]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Driver [15]

Honorary Captain [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

2nd Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [12]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [12]

Serjeant Major [12]

Sub Lieutenant [12]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [12]

Cadet [11]

Brevet Major [10]

Interpreter [10]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Acting Major [9]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [9]

Unit

General List [3670]

Royal Flying Corps [541]

Royal Engineers [292]

London Regiment [170]

Royal Air Force [141]

Royal Fusiliers [140]

General List and Royal Flying Corps [93]

General List Royal Flying Corps [92]

General and Special List [88]

General List/ Staff [84]

Army Service Corps [81]

Staff [70]

Labour Corps [68]

King's African Rifles [64]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

Royal Field Artillery [61]

General List/Staff [58]

Intelligence Corps [57]

General List/New Armies [55]

Royal Army Service Corps [48]

Middlesex Regiment [46]

General List and Royal Air Force [45]

Durham Light Infantry [44]

Special List [44]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [40]

Rifle Brigade [40]

Manchester Regiment [39]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38]

General List attached Royal Engineers [37]

Highland Light Infantry [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Royal Scots [32]

General List Staff [31]

General List/Royal Flying Corps [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

General List/Commands and Staff [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Imperial Army [27]

Nigeria Regiment [27]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [26]

Welsh Regiment [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

East Yorkshire Regiment [25]

General List Royal Air Force [25]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [25]

Service

British Army [5305]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119]

Royal Navy [39]

Other Empire Force [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Indian Army [15]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

South African Services [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [534]

B [523]

C [487]

S [444]

H [434]

W [398]

P [273]

R [260]

L [257]

D [253]

G [246]

F [213]

T [210]

A [141]

J [131]

K [131]

E [104]

N [96]

O [78]

V [47]

I [38]

Y [12]

U [9]

Q [5]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5305]

Country

United Kingdom [216]

Canada [8]

Ireland [4]

South Africa [4]

Australia [3]

India [3]

France [2]

Malaysia [2]

United States [2]

Bahamas [1]

Barbados [1]

Jamaica [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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London [10] Edinburgh [5] Handsworth, Staffs [5] Dublin [4] Kensington, London [4] Birchington Kent [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Cambridge [2] Chelsea, London [2] Cork [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dundee [2] Durham [2] Edgbaston, Birmingham [2] Fulham, London [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Scarborough [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] West Bromwich, Staffs [2] Woolwich, London [2] "Brynddu" Cemaes Anglesey [1] 158 Mercers Road, Islington [1] Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1] Ancroft, Northumberland [1] Antwerp [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warks [1] Ballyroan [1] Bangor Castle, County Down, Ireland [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1] Barlston, Staffordshire [1] Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beadnell, Northumberland [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Beau Sejour, Paget [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1] Beford [1] Belafst [1] Benares [1] Berbice [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bisley, Gloucestershire [1] Blackheath [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [1833] Lieutenant [1499] Captain [1473] Private [541] Temporary Captain [482] Major [366] Temporary Second Lieutenant [348] Temporary Lieutenant [273] Serjeant [149] Corporal [128] Temporary Major [125] Lieutenant Colonel [114] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [76] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [75] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [61] Lance Corporal [60] Captain and Quarter Master [51] Acting Captain [48] Quarter Master and Captain [48] Gunner [37] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [31] Honorary Lieutenant [31] Acting Serjeant [28] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [26] Sapper [25] Staff Captain [22] Quarter Master Serjeant [20] Staff Serjeant [20] Colonel [19] Regimental Serjeant Major [19] Colour Serjeant [18] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [17] Lieutenant Acting Captain [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Driver [15] Honorary Captain [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] 2nd Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [12] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [12] Serjeant Major [12] Sub Lieutenant [12] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [12] Cadet [11] Brevet Major [10] Interpreter [10] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Able Seaman [9] Acting Major [9] Air Mechanic 1st Class [9]

Unit

General List [3670] Royal Flying Corps [541] Royal Engineers [292] London Regiment [170] Royal Air Force [141] Royal Fusiliers [140] General List and Royal Flying Corps [93] General List Royal Flying Corps [92] General and Special List [88] General List/ Staff [84] Army Service Corps [81] Staff [70] Labour Corps [68] King's African Rifles [64] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] Royal Field Artillery [61] General List/Staff [58] Intelligence Corps [57] General List/New Armies [55] Royal Army Service Corps [48] Middlesex Regiment [46] General List and Royal Air Force [45] Durham Light Infantry [44] Special List [44] Machine Gun Corps [42] King's Royal Rifle Corps [40] Rifle Brigade [40] Manchester Regiment [39] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38] General List attached Royal Engineers [37] Highland Light Infantry [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Royal Scots [32] General List Staff [31] General List/Royal Flying Corps [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] General List/Commands and Staff [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [29] Yorkshire Regiment [29] Imperial Army [27] Nigeria Regiment [27] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [26] Welsh Regiment [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] East Yorkshire Regiment [25] General List Royal Air Force [25] Hampshire Regiment [25] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [25]

Service

British Army [5305] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119] Royal Navy [39] Other Empire Force [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Indian Army [15] Australian Imperial Force [7] South African Services [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [534] B [523] C [487] S [444] H [434] W [398] P [273] R [260] L [257] D [253] G [246] F [213] T [210] A [141] J [131] K [131] E [104] N [96] O [78] V [47] I [38] Y [12] U [9] Q [5] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5305]

Country

United Kingdom [216] Canada [8] Ireland [4] South Africa [4] Australia [3] India [3] France [2] Malaysia [2] United States [2] Bahamas [1] Barbados [1] Jamaica [1] New Zealand [1] Sri Lanka [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Hanns Vischer

Born 1876

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant General List

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Eric Bagshaw

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation) General List

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant

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Colin Mackenzie Black

Born 1877

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

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Robert Mathers Mann, V.d.

Died 1917

British Army Major General List

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William Willoughby Barnard Fausset

Died 1918

British Army Captain General List

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Harry C N Suter

Died 1916

British Army Captain General List

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John Herbert Williams

Died 1917

British Army Captain General List

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Stephen Laurence Wilson

Born 1891

Died 1961

British Army Captain General List

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Digby Streynsham La Touche

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army Captain General List

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Frederick Jabez George Dimbleby

Born 1876

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant General List

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William Henry Darley Quinn

Born 1884

Died 1921

British Army Captain General List

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Charles James White

Born 1860

Died 1930

British Army Major General List

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James Richard Neville Stopford

Born 1877

Died 1957

British Army Major General List

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Edward Henry Smith Wright

Born 1875

British Army Lieutenant General List

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Frederick Maxwell Mccormac

Born 1885

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Transport Engineers

British Army Captain General List

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James Emanuel Hahn

Born 1888

Died 1955

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain General List, Canadian Forces

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major

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Thomas Lloyd James

Born 1892

Died 1929

British Army 14823 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

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Reginald Leigh Broad

Born 1864

Died 1917

British Army Major Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion attached Royal Engineers

British Army Major General List

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Frank Websdale

Born 1866

Died 1919

British Army Captain General List

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Percy Kemp Ruttley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment

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