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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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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]

John Thornton Lodwick

Born 1882

Died 1915

Indian Army Major 2/3rd Gurkha Rifles Awarded an Immediate D.S.O. for Neuve Chapelle March 1915

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Francis Seaton Massy

Born 1881

Died 1946

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major Gurkha Rifles

British Army Major 4th Gurkha Rifles

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Lal Sing Gurung

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 2482 Rifleman Gurkha Rifles 1/2 Battalion

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Lalsur Gurung

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 2737 Rifleman Gurkha Rifles 1/2 Battalion

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Himlal Thapa

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 1818 Havildar Gurkha Rifles 3rd Battalion

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Nandalal Khatri

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 4967 Rifleman Gurkha Rifles

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Nandlal Thapa

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 4854 Lance Naik Gurkha Rifles 5th Battalion

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Pahal Sing Thapa

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 2420 Rifleman Gurkha Rifles 1/2 Gurkhas

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Kharbir Gharti

Indian Army Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army 2184 Rifleman Gurkha Rifles 4th Battalion

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John Wharton Jones Le Marchand

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant 56th Rifles Frontier Force

Indian Army Lieutenant 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), attached 1/6th Gurkha Rifles

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Ganj Sing Gurung

Died 1915

British Army 3986 Colour Havildar Gurkha Rifles 4th Battalion

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Alec Lindsay Mortimer Molesworth

Born 1881

Died 1939

British Army Major Gurkha Rifles

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Douglas Moncrieff Govan

Died 1915

British Army Major Gurkha Rifles

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Robert Bernard Phayre

Born 1886

Died 1966

British Army Captain Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Brevet Major 4th Gurkha Rifles

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David Tennant Cowan

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd battalion argyll and Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain 4/3rd Queen's Own Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant 6th Gurkha Rifles

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Brian Reginald Mullaly

Born 1892

Died 1965

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Unattached List

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 10th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 10th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion

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Hugh Frederick Bateman-Champain

Born 1869

Died 1933

Indian Army Colonel Temporary Brigadier General

Indian Army Brigadier General 2/9th Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel Acting Brigadier General Gurkha Rifles Staff

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John Duncan Grant

Born 1877

Died 1967

British Army Brigade Major 35th Infantry Brigade

Indian Army Lieutenant 8th Gurkha Rifles Won the V.C. at the storming of the Gyantse Jong, Tibet

Indian Army Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel 3/11th Gurkha Rifles

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Godfrey Maxwell Morris

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 2/8th Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 2/8th Gurkha Rifles

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Wynyard Keith Brown

Born 1888

Died 1915

Indian Army Captain 1/5th Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th gurkha rifles (frontier force), attached 9th battalion, west Battalion

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