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52, Westbourne Park Road, London [1]

92 Oxford Gardens, London [1]

Alverstoke [1]

Calcutta [1]

Calcutta, Bengal [1]

Carberry, Manitoba [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Elmira, New York [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Hampshire [1]

Islington [1]

Kensington. London [1]

Laira, Plymouth [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, Ontario [1]

Lucknow Uttar Pradesh [1]

Lynton, Devon [1]

Plumstead, Woolwich [1]

Plymouth [1]

Port Blair, Andamans [1]

Ramsgate [1]

Ridge, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Shinrone, Offaly (King's) [1]

Sidmouth, Devon [1]

Simla, Bengal [1]

Southampton [1]

St Georges Hanover Square London [1]

Rank

Captain [79]

Private [72]

Lieutenant [67]

Second Lieutenant [49]

Guardsman [30]

Major [29]

Lieutenant Colonel [16]

Corporal [8]

Sepoy [8]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Brigadier General [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Se [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Havildar [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Captain Temporary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Brigadier [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Grenadiers [61]

101st Grenadiers [53]

Grenadiers Guards [47]

102nd Grenadiers [15]

Indian Army [13]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Grenadiers Guards Reserve Battalion [11]

102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers [7]

Grenadiers Guards Reserve [6]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [6]

Irish Guards [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

1st Grenadiers Guards [4]

Grenadiers Guards 5th Reserve Battalion [4]

1/101st Grenadiers [3]

2/4th Bombay Grenadiers [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

Grenadiers Guards 1st Battalion [3]

Grenadiers Indian Army [3]

Household Battalion [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

1/102nd Grenadiers [2]

1/4th Bombay Grenadiers [2]

100th Winnipeg Grenadiers [2]

101st Indian Grenadiers [2]

101th Grenadiers [2]

2/102nd Grenadiers [2]

3rd Battalion Grenadiers Guards [2]

5th Reserve Battalion Grenadiers Guards [2]

Bombay Grenadiers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Grenadiers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

1/102nd Grenadiers Indian Army [1]

1/102nd King Edward Own Grenadiers [1]

1/113th Infantry [1]

100th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers) [1]

101st Grenadiers Indian Army [1]

101st Indian Grenadiers, attached 40th Pathans [1]

102nd King Edward's OwnGrenadiers [1]

102nd King Edwards Own Grenadiers [1]

102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers [1]

103rd Mahrattas [1]

108th Infantry, attached South Persia Rifles [1]

110th Mahratta Light Infantry, attached 101st Grenadiers [1]

110th Mahrattas [1]

113th Infantry Indian Army [1]

19th King George's Own Sikhs [1]

Service

British Army [267]

Indian Army [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [53]

H [34]

C [27]

M [24]

G [19]

S [17]

F [16]

R [14]

L [13]

A [10]

D [10]

N [8]

W [7]

E [6]

J [6]

P [6]

T [5]

K [4]

O [4]

I [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [280]

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United Kingdom [7]

India [4]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [287] Stories Communities

Place of birth

52, Westbourne Park Road, London [1] 92 Oxford Gardens, London [1] Alverstoke [1] Calcutta [1] Calcutta, Bengal [1] Carberry, Manitoba [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Elmira, New York [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Hampshire [1] Islington [1] Kensington. London [1] Laira, Plymouth [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, Ontario [1] Lucknow Uttar Pradesh [1] Lynton, Devon [1] Plumstead, Woolwich [1] Plymouth [1] Port Blair, Andamans [1] Ramsgate [1] Ridge, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Shinrone, Offaly (King's) [1] Sidmouth, Devon [1] Simla, Bengal [1] Southampton [1] St Georges Hanover Square London [1]

Rank

Captain [79] Private [72] Lieutenant [67] Second Lieutenant [49] Guardsman [30] Major [29] Lieutenant Colonel [16] Corporal [8] Sepoy [8] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Brigadier General [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Battery Quarter Master Se [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigade Major [1] Colonel [1] Havildar [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Captain Temporary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Grenadiers [61] 101st Grenadiers [53] Grenadiers Guards [47] 102nd Grenadiers [15] Indian Army [13] Grenadier Guards [11] Grenadiers Guards Reserve Battalion [11] 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers [7] Grenadiers Guards Reserve [6] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [6] Irish Guards [6] Royal Engineers [5] 1st Grenadiers Guards [4] Grenadiers Guards 5th Reserve Battalion [4] 1/101st Grenadiers [3] 2/4th Bombay Grenadiers [3] Army Service Corps [3] Grenadiers Guards 1st Battalion [3] Grenadiers Indian Army [3] Household Battalion [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] 1/102nd Grenadiers [2] 1/4th Bombay Grenadiers [2] 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers [2] 101st Indian Grenadiers [2] 101th Grenadiers [2] 2/102nd Grenadiers [2] 3rd Battalion Grenadiers Guards [2] 5th Reserve Battalion Grenadiers Guards [2] Bombay Grenadiers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Grenadiers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] 1/102nd Grenadiers Indian Army [1] 1/102nd King Edward Own Grenadiers [1] 1/113th Infantry [1] 100th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers) [1] 101st Grenadiers Indian Army [1] 101st Indian Grenadiers, attached 40th Pathans [1] 102nd King Edward's OwnGrenadiers [1] 102nd King Edwards Own Grenadiers [1] 102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers [1] 103rd Mahrattas [1] 108th Infantry, attached South Persia Rifles [1] 110th Mahratta Light Infantry, attached 101st Grenadiers [1] 110th Mahrattas [1] 113th Infantry Indian Army [1] 19th King George's Own Sikhs [1]

Service

British Army [267] Indian Army [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [53] H [34] C [27] M [24] G [19] S [17] F [16] R [14] L [13] A [10] D [10] N [8] W [7] E [6] J [6] P [6] T [5] K [4] O [4] I [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [280]

Country

United Kingdom [7] India [4] Canada [2] Ireland [1]

Henry Cecil Summer Maine

British Army Lieutenant Grenadiers

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T T G Race

British Army Lieutenant Grenadiers

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E A Hayes Newington

British Army Captain Grenadiers

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T T Oakes

British Army Major Grenadiers

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John Healy

British Army 7819 Private Grenadiers

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Patrick Healy

British Army 5322 Private Grenadiers

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James Hearty

British Army 1543 Private Grenadiers

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John Harold Burdikin

British Army 20799 Guardsman Grenadiers

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A C Edwardes

British Army Major Grenadiers

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Ivan Dayrell Meredith Hogg

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Indian Army

Indian Army Captain 101st Grenadiers

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Charles Wesley Marshall

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 216932

Other Empire Force 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers

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Henry Richard Brookes

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

Indian Army Lieutenant Grenadiers 101st Battalion

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H A Carter

British Army Captain 101st Grenadiers

British Army Major 101st Grenadiers

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Herbert Percy Strong

Born 1874

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 101st Grenadiers

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Walter Robert Shanks

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766485 Private Royal Grenadiers 123rd Bn.

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Herbert Augustine Carter

Born 1874

Died 1916

Indian Army Major 101st Indian Grenadiers, attached 40th Pathans

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Harry Frederick Cortlandt Anderson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant 1/102nd King Edward Own Grenadiers

British Army Acting Captain 1/102nd King Edward Own Grenadiers

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Frederick George Brown

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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James Percy May

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Captain Grenadiers

British Army Major Grenadiers

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 102nd King Edward's OwnGrenadiers

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Michael J. Healy

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 7970 Private Grenadiers

British Army 7970 Private Irish Guards

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