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London [10]

Dublin [3]

Bengal [2]

Blackheath, Kent [2]

Calcutta [2]

Glasgow [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Kensington London [2]

York [2]

101 Belgrave Road, London, S.W. [1]

Ashley,Northampton. [1]

Aurungarabad, Madras [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Bagnes de Bigorre [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Beadnell, Northumberland [1]

Beford [1]

Belgravia [1]

Bewick Folly, Eglingham, Northumberland. [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, County Durham [1]

Bishop's Court, County Kildare [1]

Bishopston, Barton Regis,Gloucs. [1]

Bombay - now named Mumbai [1]

Born at sea [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broughton, Lancashire [1]

Bruges [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

California [1]

Cannes, Maritono Almo [1]

Capel St. Mary, Suffolk [1]

Cawnpore, Bengal [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chilton Lodge, Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham Park, Surrey [1]

Colchester [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Crondall, Hampshire [1]

Currygrane, County Longford [1]

Davenport, Devon [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Donnybrook,Dublin [1]

Dunedin, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Durham, Ontario [1]

Rank

Captain [540]

Major [449]

Lieutenant Colonel [224]

Temporary Captain [211]

Lieutenant [195]

Second Lieutenant [161]

Colonel [137]

Major General [93]

Brigadier General [81]

Temporary Major [73]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [54]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [47]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [39]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [32]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [28]

Temporary Lieutenant [26]

Lieutenant General [25]

Temporary Brigadier General [20]

Brevet Colonel [19]

Brevet Major [19]

Private [18]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [11]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [11]

General [10]

Honorary Brigadier General [9]

Staff Captain [9]

Surgeon General [9]

Temporary Colonel [9]

Interpreter [8]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Acting Major [7]

Captain and Brevet Major [7]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [7]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Brigade Major [6]

Serjeant [6]

Temporary Brigadier [6]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Captain /Temporary Major [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Major-General [5]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5]

Colonel/Temporary Major General [4]

Corporal [4]

Unit

General Headquarters Staff [833]

General Staff [206]

General List [121]

Staff [100]

General List/ Staff [84]

General List/Staff [58]

Royal Artillery [39]

General Head Quarters Staff [38]

Royal Engineers [32]

General List Staff [31]

General List/Commands and Staff [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Artillery/ General Headquarters Staff [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Royal Artillery/General Headquarters Staff [17]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Reserve of Officers [14]

Royal Engineers/ General Headquarters Staff [14]

Commands and Staff [13]

General Headquarter Staff [13]

General List/ Commands and Staff [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

General Headquarter's Staff [12]

General List and Staff [12]

General Staff Officer [12]

London Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Indian Army [11]

Lancers [11]

Reserve of Officers/ General Headquarters Staff [11]

Army Medical Service [10]

Army Medical Service/General Headquarters Staff [10]

General Staff Intelligence [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Engineers/General Headquarters Staff [10]

Army Medical Service/ General Headquarters Staff [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Censor Staff [8]

Hussars/ General Headquarters Staff [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps/General Headquarters Staff [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Army Service Corps/ General Headquarters Staff [7]

Army Service Corps/General Headquarters Staff [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/ General Headquarters Staff [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [2094]

Indian Army [28]

Other Empire Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [259]

C [218]

H [187]

M [172]

D [156]

G [142]

S [136]

W [130]

R [91]

P [84]

F [79]

A [75]

L [73]

T [72]

J [43]

K [39]

E [36]

N [33]

O [25]

I [22]

V [17]

U [5]

Y [5]

Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2094]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

India [15]

Ireland [5]

Singapore [3]

South Africa [3]

Sudan [2]

Afghanistan [1]

Australia [1]

Austria [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Kenya [1]

Malta [1]

Mexico [1]

Pakistan [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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London [10] Dublin [3] Bengal [2] Blackheath, Kent [2] Calcutta [2] Glasgow [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Kensington London [2] York [2] 101 Belgrave Road, London, S.W. [1] Ashley,Northampton. [1] Aurungarabad, Madras [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Bagnes de Bigorre [1] Bangalore [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Beadnell, Northumberland [1] Beford [1] Belgravia [1] Bewick Folly, Eglingham, Northumberland. [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, County Durham [1] Bishop's Court, County Kildare [1] Bishopston, Barton Regis,Gloucs. [1] Bombay - now named Mumbai [1] Born at sea [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughton, Lancashire [1] Bruges [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] California [1] Cannes, Maritono Almo [1] Capel St. Mary, Suffolk [1] Cawnpore, Bengal [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chilton Lodge, Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham Park, Surrey [1] Colchester [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Crondall, Hampshire [1] Currygrane, County Longford [1] Davenport, Devon [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Donnybrook,Dublin [1] Dunedin, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Durham, Ontario [1]

Rank

Captain [540] Major [449] Lieutenant Colonel [224] Temporary Captain [211] Lieutenant [195] Second Lieutenant [161] Colonel [137] Major General [93] Brigadier General [81] Temporary Major [73] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [54] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [47] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [39] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [32] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [28] Temporary Lieutenant [26] Lieutenant General [25] Temporary Brigadier General [20] Brevet Colonel [19] Brevet Major [19] Private [18] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [12] Temporary Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [11] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [11] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [11] General [10] Honorary Brigadier General [9] Staff Captain [9] Surgeon General [9] Temporary Colonel [9] Interpreter [8] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Acting Captain [7] Acting Major [7] Captain and Brevet Major [7] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [7] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [7] Brigade Major [6] Serjeant [6] Temporary Brigadier [6] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5] Captain /Temporary Major [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [5] Major-General [5] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5] Colonel/Temporary Major General [4] Corporal [4]

Unit

General Headquarters Staff [833] General Staff [206] General List [121] Staff [100] General List/ Staff [84] General List/Staff [58] Royal Artillery [39] General Head Quarters Staff [38] Royal Engineers [32] General List Staff [31] General List/Commands and Staff [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Artillery/ General Headquarters Staff [20] Army Service Corps [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Royal Artillery/General Headquarters Staff [17] Royal Field Artillery [15] Reserve of Officers [14] Royal Engineers/ General Headquarters Staff [14] Commands and Staff [13] General Headquarter Staff [13] General List/ Commands and Staff [13] Rifle Brigade [13] General Headquarter's Staff [12] General List and Staff [12] General Staff Officer [12] London Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Indian Army [11] Lancers [11] Reserve of Officers/ General Headquarters Staff [11] Army Medical Service [10] Army Medical Service/General Headquarters Staff [10] General Staff Intelligence [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Engineers/General Headquarters Staff [10] Army Medical Service/ General Headquarters Staff [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Censor Staff [8] Hussars/ General Headquarters Staff [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps/General Headquarters Staff [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Army Service Corps/ General Headquarters Staff [7] Army Service Corps/General Headquarters Staff [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/ General Headquarters Staff [6] Royal Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [2094] Indian Army [28] Other Empire Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [259] C [218] H [187] M [172] D [156] G [142] S [136] W [130] R [91] P [84] F [79] A [75] L [73] T [72] J [43] K [39] E [36] N [33] O [25] I [22] V [17] U [5] Y [5] Q [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2094]

Country

United Kingdom [91] India [15] Ireland [5] Singapore [3] South Africa [3] Sudan [2] Afghanistan [1] Australia [1] Austria [1] France [1] Germany [1] Kenya [1] Malta [1] Mexico [1] Pakistan [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Thomas Stewart

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Scots

British Army General Staff 51st Division

British Army Attached General Staff 5th Corps

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Frederick Stanley Maude, K.

Born 1864

Died 1917

British Army Colonel Staff

British Army Commander (Brigadier General) 14th Infantry Brigade HQ

British Army Colonel Head Quarters Staff

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Paul Aloysius Kenna

Born 1862

Died 1915

British Army Colonel/ Temporary Brigadier General Staff/ Staff

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

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George Colborne Nugent

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army Colonel Temporary Brigadier General Staff

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

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Charles Edward Etches

Born 1872

British Army Major General Staff

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William Charles De Meuron Earl Fitzwilliam

Born 1872

Died 1943

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel General Headquarters Staff

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Kingsley Dykes

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army Temporary Captain General List

British Army Temporary Captain Staff

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Edmond Xavier Kapp

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant / Temporary Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Samuel James Paget

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Captain General List

British Army Captain Staff Infantry Brigade

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Edgar Carnegie Anstey

Born 1882

Died 1958

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Commands and Staff

British Army General Staff Officer 1st Grade General Staff

British Army Brigade Major Royal Artillery 1st Divisional Artillery

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Robert Arthur Nugent

Born 1853

Died 1926

British Army Assistant Commissary Control Department

British Army Assistant Commissary Commissariat and Transport Department

British Army Commissary Commissariat and Transport Department 2, "V" Lines

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Spencer William Scrase-Dickins

Born 1862

Died 1919

British Army Colonel/Temporary Major General Staff

British Army Major General Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry

British Army Major General General Staff Commands and Staff

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Francis Dudley Rugman K

Born 1894

Died 1946

British Army 2554 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Arthur James Kelly

Born 1857

Died 1930

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Royal Military College

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Royal Military College

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Fortress and Railway Forces

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Edward Louis Spears Kbe

Born 1886

Died 1974

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

British Army Major General

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Fitzroy Hamilton Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe

Born 1872

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant General Staff

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William Hugh Eric Murray

Born 1859

Died 1915

British Army Brigadier General General Staff Commands and Staff.

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George Compton Archibald Arthur

Born 1860

Died 1946

British Army Captain General Staff

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Edward Maurice Barkley Ingram, Obe

Born 1891

Died 1941

British Army Captain General List and Staff

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Stanley Douglas Gardner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion, (The Queen's)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion, (The Queen's)

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 30th Infantry Battalion

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