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Deccan [1]

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Devon [1]

Dharmsala [1]

Dinapore [1]

Dindigul, Madura District, Madras Presidency [1]

Dover [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Rifleman [5406]

Captain [608]

Lance Naik [507]

Lieutenant [469]

Naik [317]

Havildar [310]

Second Lieutenant [280]

Major [222]

Bhisti [131]

Lieutenant Colonel [107]

Private [99]

Jemadar [95]

Cook [94]

Sweeper [60]

Subadar [53]

Bearer [29]

Corporal [18]

Bugler [15]

Colonel [13]

Rifles man [12]

Serjeant [12]

Brigadier General [11]

Syce [11]

Acting Captain [9]

Barber [9]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Havildar [6]

Acting Naik [5]

Brevet Major [5]

Sub Major [5]

Clerk [4]

Dhobie [4]

Naick [4]

Sapper [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Captain [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Subadar Major [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brigade Major [2]

Constable [2]

Interpreter [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Acting Brigadier General [2]

Unit

Gurkha Rifles [5540]

3rd Gurkha Rifles [322]

1/10th Gurkha Rifles [304]

1/2nd Gurkha Rifles [280]

7th Gurkha Rifles [252]

2/11th Gurkha Rifles [250]

8th Gurkha Rifles [182]

5th Regiment Gurkha Rifles [175]

1/11th Gurkha Rifles [169]

Indian Army [141]

5th Gurkha Rifles [65]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [63]

2/10th Gurkha Rifles [57]

4th Gurkha Rifles [54]

2/8th Gurkha Rifles [46]

1/1st Gurkha Rifles [40]

2nd Gurkha Rifles [39]

1/7th Gurkha Rifles [38]

1/9th Gurkha Rifles [38]

1/5th Gurkha Rifles [31]

King Edward's Own Gurkhas [31]

1/6th Gurkha Rifles [29]

2/3rd Gurkha Rifles [27]

Gurkha Rifles Indian Army [27]

2/7th Gurkha Rifles [24]

Royal Gurkha Rifles [22]

1/8th Gurkha Rifles [21]

2/5th Gurkha Rifles [21]

1/4th Gurkha Rifles [20]

2/6th Gurkha Rifles [20]

2/1st Gurkha Rifles [19]

2/9th Gurkha Rifles [19]

5th Royal Gurkha Rifles [19]

King Edward's Own Goorkhas [18]

2/2nd Gurkha Rifles [17]

King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles [17]

10th Gurkha Rifles [16]

2/4th Gurkha Rifles [16]

6th Gurkha Rifles [13]

Gurkha Rifles/Staff [13]

Indian Medical Service [13]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) [12]

King Edward's Own Gurkha [11]

Gurkha Rifles/ Staff [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

1/18th Royal Gurkha Rifles [9]

1/39th Royal Gurkha Rifles [9]

1/3rd Gurkha Rifles [9]

Service

British Army [8361]

Indian Army [302]

Other Empire Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1081]

D [802]

M [769]

K [733]

S [711]

J [540]

P [520]

R [463]

H [458]

G [387]

C [373]

L [366]

N [362]

T [325]

A [306]

W [105]

I [80]

F [61]

U [38]

O [25]

E [20]

Y [15]

V [11]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8525]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

India [2]

Nepal [2]

France [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

London [3] Madras [3] Simla [3] Bombay [2] Cheltenham [2] Kent [2] Lucknow [2] Moohtapore, Behar [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Scotland [2] Akola, Berar [1] Allahabad [1] Almora, St Mark Presidency, Bengal [1] Arsaph, Bengal [1] Bakloh, Punjab [1] Banda [1] Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bengal [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Bishopston, Barton Regis,Gloucs. [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton [1] Burma, British India [1] Caernarvon, Wales [1] Calcutta [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cardiganshire [1] Cawnpore, Madras [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clapton, London [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Clontarf, Dublin [1] Colombo Ceylon [1] Corsham, Wiltshire [1] Croydon [1] Cuttack, Orissa [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deccan [1] Denchworth, Berkshire [1] Derby [1] Devon [1] Dharmsala [1] Dinapore [1] Dindigul, Madura District, Madras Presidency [1] Dover [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Rifleman [5406] Captain [608] Lance Naik [507] Lieutenant [469] Naik [317] Havildar [310] Second Lieutenant [280] Major [222] Bhisti [131] Lieutenant Colonel [107] Private [99] Jemadar [95] Cook [94] Sweeper [60] Subadar [53] Bearer [29] Corporal [18] Bugler [15] Colonel [13] Rifles man [12] Serjeant [12] Brigadier General [11] Syce [11] Acting Captain [9] Barber [9] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [7] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Havildar [6] Acting Naik [5] Brevet Major [5] Sub Major [5] Clerk [4] Dhobie [4] Naick [4] Sapper [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Captain [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Subadar Major [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brigade Major [2] Constable [2] Interpreter [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel Acting Brigadier General [2]

Unit

Gurkha Rifles [5540] 3rd Gurkha Rifles [322] 1/10th Gurkha Rifles [304] 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles [280] 7th Gurkha Rifles [252] 2/11th Gurkha Rifles [250] 8th Gurkha Rifles [182] 5th Regiment Gurkha Rifles [175] 1/11th Gurkha Rifles [169] Indian Army [141] 5th Gurkha Rifles [65] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [63] 2/10th Gurkha Rifles [57] 4th Gurkha Rifles [54] 2/8th Gurkha Rifles [46] 1/1st Gurkha Rifles [40] 2nd Gurkha Rifles [39] 1/7th Gurkha Rifles [38] 1/9th Gurkha Rifles [38] 1/5th Gurkha Rifles [31] King Edward's Own Gurkhas [31] 1/6th Gurkha Rifles [29] 2/3rd Gurkha Rifles [27] Gurkha Rifles Indian Army [27] 2/7th Gurkha Rifles [24] Royal Gurkha Rifles [22] 1/8th Gurkha Rifles [21] 2/5th Gurkha Rifles [21] 1/4th Gurkha Rifles [20] 2/6th Gurkha Rifles [20] 2/1st Gurkha Rifles [19] 2/9th Gurkha Rifles [19] 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles [19] King Edward's Own Goorkhas [18] 2/2nd Gurkha Rifles [17] King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles [17] 10th Gurkha Rifles [16] 2/4th Gurkha Rifles [16] 6th Gurkha Rifles [13] Gurkha Rifles/Staff [13] Indian Medical Service [13] London Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) [12] King Edward's Own Gurkha [11] Gurkha Rifles/ Staff [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] 1/18th Royal Gurkha Rifles [9] 1/39th Royal Gurkha Rifles [9] 1/3rd Gurkha Rifles [9]

Service

British Army [8361] Indian Army [302] Other Empire Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1081] D [802] M [769] K [733] S [711] J [540] P [520] R [463] H [458] G [387] C [373] L [366] N [362] T [325] A [306] W [105] I [80] F [61] U [38] O [25] E [20] Y [15] V [11] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8525]

Country

United Kingdom [42] India [2] Nepal [2] France [1] Turkey [1]

William Riach Watt

Born 1893

Died 1980

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

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Herbert Frederick Cyril Mcswiney

Born 1887

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

British Army Captain Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 80198 Colonel

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Wilfred Bertram Baker, O.b.e.

Born 1882

Died 1955

Indian Army Major 1/10th Gurkha Rifles

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Frederick Terence Hastings Mullaly

Born 1888

Died 1917

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 6th Gurkha Rifles 2nd Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 6th Gurkha Rifles 2nd Battalion

Indian Army Captain 6th Gurkha Rifles 2nd Battalion attached 1st Battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles

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David Coley Young, Am, Mid

Born 1869

Died 1915

Indian Army Major

Indian Army 4 Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 4th Gurkha Rifles

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Herbert Mullaly

Born 1884

Died 1920

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 9th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 9th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion

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Frederick Sinclair Poynder

Born 1893

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major Gurkha Rifles

British Army Captain 9th Gurkha Rifles 1/9th Gurkha Rifles

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Hugh St. Aubyn Wake

Born 1870

Died 1914

British Army Major 2/8th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major 8th Gurkha Rifles

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Barry Hartwell

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain 2/8th Gurkha Rifles

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Allan Bonville Hay-Webb

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Captain 1st Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) see also https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5475447

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Christopher W B Birdwood

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Captain 6th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Captain 1/6th Gurkha Rifles 1

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Charles Bliss

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Derbyshire Regiment

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Leonard Castel Campbell Rogers

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

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James Lestock Ironside Reid

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

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Arthur Young

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army Major Gurkha Rifles

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Frederick Herbert Willasey Wilsey

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army Captain Gurkha Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles 9th Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles 9th Gurkha Rifles

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Richard Crawhall Walton

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant 1/9th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant 9th Gurkha Rifles

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Giles Rooke

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army Major 2/10th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major 10th Gurkha Rifles

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Reginald William Sidney Elliott

Born 1874

Died 1914

British Army Major 1/7th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major 7th Gurkha Rifles

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Edward Hugh Bagot Stack

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Captain 2/8th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Captain 8th Gurkha Rifles

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