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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]

Leslie Stuart Campbell

Born 1880

Died 1949

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

Indian Army Captain Simla Volunteer Rifles

British Army Captain General List

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Phillip Vivian Rose

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army Captain General List

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Reginald William Settle

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army M2/020578 Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps MT

British Army Second Lieutenant General List attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army M2/020578 Private Army Service Corps

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Edward Inkerman Jordan Bell

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Captain General List Attached to 99th Infantry Brigade

British Army Temporary Captain Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army Temprary Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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E Grigg

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain General List

British Army Captain General List

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Ummond Fish

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Captain General List

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G M A Graham

British Army Captain General List

British Army Major General List

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Leslie William Charley

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain General List

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Joseph Brady

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant General List

British Army Quarter Master and Captain General List

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James Hawten Atwell

British Army Lieutenant Second General List

British Army Lieutenant General List

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George William Ernest Broome

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain General List

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George Barrett Goyder

British Army Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain General List

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Herbert William Chubb

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Lieutenant General List

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A P L Johnson

British Army Captain General List

British Army Dental Surgeon General List

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Edward Jeremiah Fitzgerald

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Lieutenant General List

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Frank Reyner Salter

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain General List

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William Marchant

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain General List

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A Markham

British Army Liuetenant and Quarter Master General List

British Army Captain and Quarter Master General List

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B T Robin

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Lieutenant General List

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J K Foster Melliar

British Army Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain General List

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