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Place of birth

Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Brompton, Kensington [1]

Carleton in Craven [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Heavitree, Devon [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Little Crosby, Lancashire [1]

Nannau, Dolgellau, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Saltburn by the Sea, Yorkshire [1]

Sevenoaks [1]

Southgate, Middlesex [1]

Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

The Loddon St.Kilda Melbourne Victoria [1]

Tovil, Kent [1]

Rank

Captain [57]

Major [31]

Lieutenant [29]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Private [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Colonel [8]

Serjeant [8]

Brigadier General [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major General [5]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Captain and Brevet Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2]

Major and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

/ Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Brevet Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet-Major [1]

Captain BT Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Brigade Major [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Hussars [41]

Hussars/ Staff [37]

Staff [37]

Corps of Hussars [18]

Military Provost Staff Corps [15]

Hussars/Staff [12]

Army Gymnastic Staff [10]

Hussars/ General Headquarters Staff [8]

Hussars Staff [7]

Hussars/General Headquarters Staff [5]

11th Hussars [3]

18th Hussars [3]

20th Hussars [3]

4th Hussars [3]

General Headquarters Staff [3]

Hussars/ Commands and Staff [3]

Staff Corps [3]

15th Hussars [2]

19th Hussars [2]

Cavalry Division [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Commands and Staff [2]

General Staff [2]

Hussars of the Line [2]

Hussars/ General Headquarter Staff [2]

Hussars/ Staff and Headquarters [2]

Hussars/Commands and Staff [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2]

Staff Yeomanry [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

1/1st Lancshire Hussars Yeomanry [1]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

11 Hussars [1]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1]

11th Hussars Comdt. Remount Depot [1]

11th Hussars, General Headquarters Staff [1]

13th Hussars [1]

157th Seaforth Hussars [1]

15th (The Kings) Hussars [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

18th Royal Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Royal) Hussars [1]

1st Cavalry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [205]

Last name first letter

B [30]

H [27]

S [18]

M [15]

C [13]

G [13]

P [11]

W [11]

L [10]

R [9]

N [8]

D [7]

F [6]

K [6]

A [5]

J [5]

T [4]

O [3]

E [1]

I [1]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [204]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Kenya [1]

South Africa [1]

Sudan [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [205] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Brompton, Kensington [1] Carleton in Craven [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Heavitree, Devon [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Little Crosby, Lancashire [1] Nannau, Dolgellau, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Saltburn by the Sea, Yorkshire [1] Sevenoaks [1] Southgate, Middlesex [1] Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] The Loddon St.Kilda Melbourne Victoria [1] Tovil, Kent [1]

Rank

Captain [57] Major [31] Lieutenant [29] Second Lieutenant [16] Private [15] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Colonel [8] Serjeant [8] Brigadier General [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major General [5] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4] Temporary Major [4] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Brevet Major [3] Corporal [3] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Captain and Brevet Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lieutenant General [2] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2] Major and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] / Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Brevet Lieutenant [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Brevet Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet-Major [1] Captain BT Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Brigade Major [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Hussars [41] Hussars/ Staff [37] Staff [37] Corps of Hussars [18] Military Provost Staff Corps [15] Hussars/Staff [12] Army Gymnastic Staff [10] Hussars/ General Headquarters Staff [8] Hussars Staff [7] Hussars/General Headquarters Staff [5] 11th Hussars [3] 18th Hussars [3] 20th Hussars [3] 4th Hussars [3] General Headquarters Staff [3] Hussars/ Commands and Staff [3] Staff Corps [3] 15th Hussars [2] 19th Hussars [2] Cavalry Division [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Commands and Staff [2] General Staff [2] Hussars of the Line [2] Hussars/ General Headquarter Staff [2] Hussars/ Staff and Headquarters [2] Hussars/Commands and Staff [2] Labour Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2] Staff Yeomanry [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] 1/1st Lancshire Hussars Yeomanry [1] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 11 Hussars [1] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1] 11th Hussars Comdt. Remount Depot [1] 11th Hussars, General Headquarters Staff [1] 13th Hussars [1] 157th Seaforth Hussars [1] 15th (The Kings) Hussars [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 18th Royal Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Royal) Hussars [1] 1st Cavalry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [205]

Last name first letter

B [30] H [27] S [18] M [15] C [13] G [13] P [11] W [11] L [10] R [9] N [8] D [7] F [6] K [6] A [5] J [5] T [4] O [3] E [1] I [1] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [204]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Kenya [1] South Africa [1] Sudan [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Douglas Haig

Born 1861

Died 1928

British Army Major 7th Hussars

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 7th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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Balfour Oliphant Hutchison

Born 1889

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars Staff

British Army Captain 7th Hussars Staff

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Philip Howell

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army Brigadier General Hussars/ Staff 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Forrester Colvin Watson

Born 1878

British Army Major Hussars/ Staff

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John Peter Allix

Born 1879

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Hussars

British Army Captain Staff

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Frank Russell

British Army Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Staff

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Bell-Irving

British Army Hussars Staff

British Army Captain/Warrant Officer Hussars Staff

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Hon Richard William Davenport Legh

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army Captain Lancashire Hussars (Yeomanry) Staff

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Henry Laurence Slingsby

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Captain Yorkshire Hussars/Commands and Staff

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Albert Edward Sydney Louis Paget

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Captain BT Lieutenant Colonel Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Hussars

British Army Brevet Major Hussars

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Sydney Herbert Charrington

Born 1878

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 15th (The Kings) Hussars

British Army Captain 15th (The Kings) Hussars

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John Fryer

Born 1871

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff 7th Hussars

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Joseph Henry Bernard Doughty-Tichborne

Born 1890

Died 1930

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Hussars/Special Reserve/Staff

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William Thomas Marshall

Born 1854

Died 1920

British Army Quarter-Master Serjeant 19th Hussars

British Army Quarter-Master 19th Hussars

British Army Quarter-Master and Honorary Captain 19th Hussars

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Hugh Brooke Mockett

British Army Major Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

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T W Pragnell

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Hussars/ Staff

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Francis Nicholas Blundell

Born 1881

Died 1936

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Hussars

British Army Captain 1/1st Lancshire Hussars Yeomanry

British Army Captain Staff

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George Darvell

Born 1885

British Army 15806 Musician Regimental Staff

British Army 4512 Musician Hussars of the Line 10th Royal Hussars

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J F Neilson

British Army Captain Hussars

British Army Major Staff

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Staff

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Percy O Hambro

British Army Major 15th Hussars

British Army Major General Staff

British Army Brigadier General Staff

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