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Adel, Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1]

Arut Madras [1]

Champion Lodge, Maldon, Essex [1]

Ford Manor, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey [1]

Innellan, Argyllshire [1]

Juniper Green, Mid Lothian, Scotland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Surbiton [1]

The Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire [1]

Waterlooville [1]

Westcombe Park, Charlton, Kent [1]

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Captain [20]

Private [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Major [17]

Lieutenant Colonel [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Major General [9]

Brigadier General [5]

Sapper [5]

Interprètes [3]

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Interpreter [2]

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Petty Officer [2]

Staff Captain [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Act. RSM [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aide De Camp [1]

Aide de Camp Captain [1]

Assistant Provost Marshall [1]

Bearer [1]

Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigardier [1]

Cadet Officer [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dragoon [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

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Grenadier Guards [16]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Guards Division [11]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Scots Guards [8]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [5]

Life Guards [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

2nd Life Guards [3]

Armée française [3]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division [3]

1st Life Guards [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached Guards Division [2]

Royal Field Artillery attached Guards Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

11th Lancers [1]

128th Infantry Brigade [1]

153rd Brigade 36th Division [1]

189th Infantry Brigade [1]

19e Escadron du Train des Équipages Militaires [interpreters] [1]

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Airborne Division [1]

1st Coldstream Guards [1]

1st Division Army Cyclist Corps [1]

1st Indian Cavalry Division Indian Medical Department [1]

1st Infantry Brigade [1]

1st Life Guards Cavalry Division Guards [1]

29th Division 163rd Brigade [1]

2nd Division [1]

2nd Mounted Division [1]

3 (Lahore) Division [1]

36th Division [1]

3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards [1]

3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [1]

40th Division [1]

4th Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

53rd Welsh Division [1]

57th Division 19th Hussars [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [1]

67th Division [1]

68th Division [1]

6th (Western) Division [1]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1]

74th Brigade Guards Division [1]

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British Army [83]

Royal Navy [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [7]

D [7]

F [4]

J [4]

L [4]

M [4]

P [4]

H [3]

S [3]

K [2]

R [2]

T [2]

E [1]

O [1]

V [1]

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Military Service [85]

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United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

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People [85] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adel, Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1] Arut Madras [1] Champion Lodge, Maldon, Essex [1] Ford Manor, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey [1] Innellan, Argyllshire [1] Juniper Green, Mid Lothian, Scotland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Portsmouth [1] Surbiton [1] The Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire [1] Waterlooville [1] Westcombe Park, Charlton, Kent [1]

Rank

Captain [20] Private [20] Lieutenant [18] Major [17] Lieutenant Colonel [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Major General [9] Brigadier General [5] Sapper [5] Interprètes [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [2] Adjudant Interprètes [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Colonel [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Guardsman [2] Interpreter [2] Lieutenant-Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] Staff Captain [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Act. RSM [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aide De Camp [1] Aide de Camp Captain [1] Assistant Provost Marshall [1] Bearer [1] Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigade Major [1] Brigadier [1] Brigardier [1] Cadet Officer [1] Commissioned Instructor [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Dragoon [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Grenadier Guards [16] Royal Naval Division [14] Guards Division [11] Coldstream Guards [9] Scots Guards [8] Dragoon Guards [5] Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [5] Life Guards [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] 2nd Life Guards [3] Armée française [3] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division [3] 1st Life Guards [2] Irish Guards [2] Royal Army Medical Corps attached Guards Division [2] Royal Field Artillery attached Guards Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] 11th Lancers [1] 128th Infantry Brigade [1] 153rd Brigade 36th Division [1] 189th Infantry Brigade [1] 19e Escadron du Train des Équipages Militaires [interpreters] [1] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Airborne Division [1] 1st Coldstream Guards [1] 1st Division Army Cyclist Corps [1] 1st Indian Cavalry Division Indian Medical Department [1] 1st Infantry Brigade [1] 1st Life Guards Cavalry Division Guards [1] 29th Division 163rd Brigade [1] 2nd Division [1] 2nd Mounted Division [1] 3 (Lahore) Division [1] 36th Division [1] 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards [1] 3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [1] 40th Division [1] 4th Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] 53rd Welsh Division [1] 57th Division 19th Hussars [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [1] 67th Division [1] 68th Division [1] 6th (Western) Division [1] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1] 74th Brigade Guards Division [1]

Service

British Army [83] Royal Navy [4] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [10] C [10] G [8] W [8] B [7] D [7] F [4] J [4] L [4] M [4] P [4] H [3] S [3] K [2] R [2] T [2] E [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85]

Country

United Kingdom [8] India [1]

Eric Edwin Anderson

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

Royal Navy London Z/145 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion

Royal Navy London Z/145 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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George Edward Harold Reader

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps attached Guards Division

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Eustace Arthur Cecil Sims

British Army 3107 Trooper Royal Buckinghashire Hussars

British Army 206240 Trooper Life Guards

British Army Lieutenant Royal Marines

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Thomas Bertram Butcher

British Army 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

British Army 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon 1st Indian Cavalry Division Indian Medical Department

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Francis Charles Type

Born 1887

Australian Imperial Force Commissioned Instructor Royal Australian Navy

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Taranaki Guards

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Eric Edwin Anderson

George Edward Harold Reader

Eustace Arthur Cecil Sims

Thomas Bertram Butcher

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