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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]

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Burma, British India [1]

Caernarvon, Wales [1]

Calcutta [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cardiganshire [1]

Cawnpore, Madras [1]

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Clapton, London [1]

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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]

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People [8552] Stories Communities

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]

Bertram Kingston Sheppard

British Army 450 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant King George's Own Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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E C Johnson

British Army Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Sikhs

British Army Captain 1/2nd Gurkhas

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J T Daly

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 1/9th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Assistant Director Medical Services Indian Medical Service

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Gerard Maxwell Glynton

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 12th Indian Infantry Brigade

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 2/3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles

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R M Bear

British Army 2012 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/6th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Reginald Carl Chissell

British Army PS 4632 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 3/3rd Royal Army Ordnance Corps Gurkha Rifles

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Reginald Brennan

British Army 969 Private Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Captain 5th Gurkha Rifles Territorial Force

British Army Captain 44th Division Signal Corps

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John Brookman

British Army Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles

British Army Captain Indian Army

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George V B Gillan

British Army Major 2/9th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army

British Army Major Ministry of the Interior Baghdad

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James Craig Clyde

British Army 2053 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 6098/303293 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/11th Gurkha Rifles

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Percy William Mitchell

British Army 2029 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 165904 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Rainald Hugo Burne

Born 1888

Indian Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) Battle of Tekrit / Tikrit

Indian Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 2nd/2nd Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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