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Port-of-Spain [3]

Thanet, Kent [3]

London [2]

Alfriston [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

BLACK HEATH [1]

Bath, Somerset. [1]

Bethersden, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bowstreet, Cardiganshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex. [1]

Bromborough, Cheshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Calthwaite [1]

Canterbury [1]

Cartworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Cheriton Fitzpaine,Devon [1]

Chevington, Northumberland [1]

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Coupar Angus, Scotland [1]

Crossens, Southport, Lancashire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Dalston, Hackney, London [1]

Devonshire Place, London [1]

Dolgelley, Gwynedd, Wales [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gildersome [1]

Gillingham Dorset [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Great Sanghall, Cheshire, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Holt, Denbighshire [1]

Hooe [1]

Howden, Yorkshire [1]

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kingston [1]

Largs, Ayr, Scotland [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham [1]

Rank

Trooper [1609]

Private [450]

Acting Corporal [122]

Corporal [117]

Sapper [106]

Second Lieutenant [76]

Corporal of Horse [56]

Lieutenant [32]

Guardsman [31]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [30]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal of Horse [3]

Driver [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Cadet [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Gunner [2]

Interpreter [2]

Trooper /Acting Corporal of Horse [2]

Trooper Acting Corporal [2]

Trooper Acting Corporal of Horse [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal Private [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Regimental Corporal Major [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Corporal Of Horse [1]

Corporal Sapper [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Havildar [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Household Battalion [1987]

Grenadier Guards [401]

Coldstream Guards [389]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [165]

Scots Guards [155]

1st Household Battalion [137]

Welsh Guards [110]

Life Guards [87]

Royal Horse Guards [68]

Royal Engineers [49]

Labour Corps [38]

Reserve Household Battalion [38]

Royal Air Force [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

2nd Life Guards [20]

Irish Guards [13]

Army Pay Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

1st Household Battalion Coldstream Guards [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

1st Scots Guards [3]

2nd Scots Guards [3]

Grenadiers Guards [3]

Household Battalion Grenadier Guards [3]

Household Cavalry [3]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

17th Lancers [2]

1st Life Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Household Battalion Coldstream Guards [2]

Household Battalion Reserve [2]

Life Guards attached Household Battalion [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Res Household Battalion [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [2200]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [240]

H [203]

S [199]

W [188]

M [183]

C [154]

P [148]

R [121]

T [115]

G [104]

D [90]

F [84]

L [67]

A [59]

J [57]

E [46]

K [46]

N [42]

O [20]

V [10]

Y [8]

I [7]

U [6]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2197]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

Jamaica [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [2200] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Port-of-Spain [3] Thanet, Kent [3] London [2] Alfriston [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] BLACK HEATH [1] Bath, Somerset. [1] Bethersden, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bowstreet, Cardiganshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Brighton, Sussex. [1] Bromborough, Cheshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Calthwaite [1] Canterbury [1] Cartworth, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Charing, Kent [1] Cheriton Fitzpaine,Devon [1] Chevington, Northumberland [1] Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1] Coupar Angus, Scotland [1] Crossens, Southport, Lancashire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Dalston, Hackney, London [1] Devonshire Place, London [1] Dolgelley, Gwynedd, Wales [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gildersome [1] Gillingham Dorset [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Great Sanghall, Cheshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Holt, Denbighshire [1] Hooe [1] Howden, Yorkshire [1] Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kingston [1] Largs, Ayr, Scotland [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham [1]

Rank

Trooper [1609] Private [450] Acting Corporal [122] Corporal [117] Sapper [106] Second Lieutenant [76] Corporal of Horse [56] Lieutenant [32] Guardsman [31] Temporary Second Lieutenant [30] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Pioneer [9] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Temporary Captain [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal of Horse [3] Driver [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Cadet [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Gunner [2] Interpreter [2] Trooper /Acting Corporal of Horse [2] Trooper Acting Corporal [2] Trooper Acting Corporal of Horse [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 3rd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal Private [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Regimental Corporal Major [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Adjutant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Corporal Of Horse [1] Corporal Sapper [1] Flying Officer [1] Havildar [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Pilot Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Household Battalion [1987] Grenadier Guards [401] Coldstream Guards [389] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [165] Scots Guards [155] 1st Household Battalion [137] Welsh Guards [110] Life Guards [87] Royal Horse Guards [68] Royal Engineers [49] Labour Corps [38] Reserve Household Battalion [38] Royal Air Force [24] Army Service Corps [23] 2nd Life Guards [20] Irish Guards [13] Army Pay Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] 1st Household Battalion Coldstream Guards [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] 1st Scots Guards [3] 2nd Scots Guards [3] Grenadiers Guards [3] Household Battalion Grenadier Guards [3] Household Cavalry [3] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 17th Lancers [2] 1st Life Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Household Battalion Coldstream Guards [2] Household Battalion Reserve [2] Life Guards attached Household Battalion [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Res Household Battalion [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [2200] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [240] H [203] S [199] W [188] M [183] C [154] P [148] R [121] T [115] G [104] D [90] F [84] L [67] A [59] J [57] E [46] K [46] N [42] O [20] V [10] Y [8] I [7] U [6] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2197]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Trinidad and Tobago [2] Jamaica [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Arthur Victor Allden

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 2171 Interpreter Household Battalion Reserve

British Army 2171 Trooper Household Battalion Reserve

British Army 2171 Trooper Household Battalion 1st Battalion

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Joseph Davies

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2099 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2099 Lance Corporal Household Battalion

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Harold Laver Woodhouse

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2573 West Kent (Q.O.) Yeomanry

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion Reserve

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William Crawford

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2867 Trooper Household Battalion

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James Herbert Hill

Born 1890

British Army 2593 Acting Corporal Household Battalion

British Army 2593 Corporal Household Battalion

British Army 2593 Corporal of Horse Household Battalion

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Herbert John Lindsay Smith

Born 1885

Died 1931

British Army 3251 Trooper Household Battalion

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Felix Villarroel

Born 1894

Died 1921

British Army 3762 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 537 Trooper Household Battalion 1st Battalion

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John Richard Barnes

Died 1917

British Army 2612 Acting Corporal Household Battalion

British Army 2612 Corporal Household Battalion

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Lawrence Finlay Stockwood

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

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Humphrey Herbert Orlando Bridgeman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Household Battalion

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Robert Hilary Lockhart Whitelaw

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

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Geoffrey Lacy Whitelaw

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

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Cyril Shakespear Beachcroft

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Household Battalion

British Army Captain Household Battalion

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Cecil Herbert Wyndham Bodington

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Temporary Captain Household Battalion

British Army Captain Household Battalion

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Daniel Jones

Died 1917

British Army 2515 Trooper Household Battalion

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Charles Edward Riches

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2620 Trooper Household Battalion

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Samuel Jenner

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2502 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2502 Trooper Household Cavalry Household Bttn.

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Frederick Grellier

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2616 Acting Corporal Household Battalion

British Army 2616 Corporal Household Battalion

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Victor Ayling Bolitho

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Household Battalion

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Edward Watson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 805 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 805 Sapper Household Battalion

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