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Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Collingwood, Victoria [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Dulwich [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Jongoo, Burma [1]

Kensington [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkdale. Liverpool [1]

Leeds, Kent [1]

Naini Tal, British India [1]

Sangor [1]

South Yarra, Victoria [1]

St John's Wood, London [1]

Rank

Captain [124]

Major [114]

Colonel [41]

Lieutenant Colonel [41]

Brigadier General [35]

Lieutenant [24]

Serjeant [19]

Major General [14]

Private [14]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Temporary Captain [11]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [9]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [9]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [7]

Brevet Colonel [6]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [6]

Corporal [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Brevet Major [5]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Local Serjeant [4]

Private /Local Serjeant [4]

Army Schoolmaster [3]

Havildar [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [3]

Lieutenant General [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Conductor [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Lance Corporal /Local Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Adjutant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private /Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Head Quarters Staff [166]

Staff and Head Quarters [77]

General Head Quarters Staff [38]

Indian Army/ Staff and Head Quarters [29]

Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters [28]

Indian Army [20]

Staff Head Quarters [19]

Royal Artillery/ Staff and Head Quarters [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Engineers/ Staff and Head Quarters [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment/ Staff and Head Quarters [7]

Staff [7]

Army Medical Service/General Head Quarters Staff [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Indian Miscellaneous List/ Staff and Head Quarters [5]

Royal Artillery [5]

Indian Army Staff and Head Quarters [4]

Punjabis/ Staff and Head Quarters [4]

Army Service Corps/ Staff and Head Quarters [3]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks/ Staff and Head Quarters [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff and Head Quarters [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Depot/ General Head Quarters Staff [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Australian Clerical Staff Head Quarters [2]

Australian Head Quarters Staff [2]

British Red Cross Society Head Quarters Staff [2]

Canadian Machine Gun [2]

Cape Medical Staff Corps [2]

Cavalry/ Staff and Head Quarters [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers/ Staff and Head Quarters [2]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Head Quarters Staff attached Australian Infantry Brigade [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Miscellaneous List/Staff and Head Quarters [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nyasaland Field Force/Staff Head Quarters [2]

Punjabis/Staff and Head Quarters [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/ General Head Quarters Staff [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/General Head Quarters Staff [2]

Royal Artillery/Staff and Head Quarters [2]

Royal Engineers/Staff and Head Quarters [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers/ Staff and Head Quarters [2]

Staff Corps [2]

Service

British Army [602]

Indian Army [10]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [78]

C [57]

B [56]

M [53]

S [49]

D [45]

G [42]

R [24]

E [22]

F [22]

P [22]

T [22]

L [20]

W [19]

A [16]

K [16]

N [12]

O [11]

J [10]

V [4]

U [3]

I [2]

Q [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [609]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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People [609] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Collingwood, Victoria [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Darjeeling [1] Dulwich [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Jongoo, Burma [1] Kensington [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkdale. Liverpool [1] Leeds, Kent [1] Naini Tal, British India [1] Sangor [1] South Yarra, Victoria [1] St John's Wood, London [1]

Rank

Captain [124] Major [114] Colonel [41] Lieutenant Colonel [41] Brigadier General [35] Lieutenant [24] Serjeant [19] Major General [14] Private [14] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [12] Temporary Captain [11] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [9] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [9] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [7] Brevet Colonel [6] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [6] Corporal [6] Temporary Major [6] Brevet Major [5] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [5] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Local Serjeant [4] Private /Local Serjeant [4] Army Schoolmaster [3] Havildar [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [3] Lieutenant General [3] Acting Captain [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Chaplain 4th Class [2] Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Conductor [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Honorary Captain [2] Lance Corporal /Local Serjeant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Lieutenant Adjutant [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private /Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Head Quarters Staff [166] Staff and Head Quarters [77] General Head Quarters Staff [38] Indian Army/ Staff and Head Quarters [29] Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters [28] Indian Army [20] Staff Head Quarters [19] Royal Artillery/ Staff and Head Quarters [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Engineers/ Staff and Head Quarters [8] Royal West Kent Regiment/ Staff and Head Quarters [7] Staff [7] Army Medical Service/General Head Quarters Staff [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Indian Miscellaneous List/ Staff and Head Quarters [5] Royal Artillery [5] Indian Army Staff and Head Quarters [4] Punjabis/ Staff and Head Quarters [4] Army Service Corps/ Staff and Head Quarters [3] Corps of Military Staff Clerks/ Staff and Head Quarters [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff and Head Quarters [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Depot/ General Head Quarters Staff [2] Army Service Corps [2] Australian Clerical Staff Head Quarters [2] Australian Head Quarters Staff [2] British Red Cross Society Head Quarters Staff [2] Canadian Machine Gun [2] Cape Medical Staff Corps [2] Cavalry/ Staff and Head Quarters [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers/ Staff and Head Quarters [2] Corps of Military Staff Clerks [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Head Quarters Staff attached Australian Infantry Brigade [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Miscellaneous List/Staff and Head Quarters [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nyasaland Field Force/Staff Head Quarters [2] Punjabis/Staff and Head Quarters [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/ General Head Quarters Staff [2] Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/General Head Quarters Staff [2] Royal Artillery/Staff and Head Quarters [2] Royal Engineers/Staff and Head Quarters [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers/ Staff and Head Quarters [2] Staff Corps [2]

Service

British Army [602] Indian Army [10] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [78] C [57] B [56] M [53] S [49] D [45] G [42] R [24] E [22] F [22] P [22] T [22] L [20] W [19] A [16] K [16] N [12] O [11] J [10] V [4] U [3] I [2] Q [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [609]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1] India [1]

H C Hildreth

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/ General Head Quarters Staff

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G A Howard-Vyse

British Army Major Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps/ Staff and Head Quarters

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J F Cummins

British Army 1808 Serjeant Major Canadian Corps of Military Staff Clerks/Canadian Army Corps Head Quarters

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B B Burke

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Army Medical Service

British Army Major General Head Quarters Staff

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W R P Goodwin

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/General Head Quarters Staff

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W B Purdon

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps/ Army Medical Service/ General Head Quarters Staff

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H S Thurston

British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps/Army Medical Service General Head Quarters Staff

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Roland Charles Greenwood

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

British Army Major Head Quarters 2nd Brigade Royal Naval Division Staff

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Charles Kirkpatrick

Indian Army Major 1st Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden’s) / Indian Army/ Staff and Head Quarters

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