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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]

Frank C Wilcox

British Army 4177 Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Gymnastic Staff

British Army 4177 Warrant Officer Class 2 City of London Yeomanry

British Army 261337 Warrant Officer Class 2 Corps of Hussars

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John Spittal

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse attached Hussars

British Army Captain Scottish Horse and Staff

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Edward J Brooks

British Army 1775 Serjeant Army Gymnastic Staff

British Army S-6814 Serjeant 157th Seaforth Hussars

British Army 1-4199 Serjeant Training Reserves

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William Henry Rycroft, K.

Born 1861

Died 1925

British Army Major General Staff

British Army Colonel, temporary Brigadier General 2nd Corps Deputy Adjutant and Quarter Master General Mons

British Army Major General Late 11th Hussars, General Officer Commanding 32nd Division France and Belgium, Somme and Albert

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Reginald Hoare

British Army Brigadier General OC the South Western Mounted Brigade

British Army Brigadier General OC the 229th Infantry Brigade, 74th Yeomanry Division

British Army Colonel 4th Hussars

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Frank C Wilcox

John Spittal

Edward J Brooks

William Henry Rycroft, K.

Reginald Hoare