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Place of birth

East Indies [2]

Aurungarabad, Madras [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bengal [1]

Calcutta [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Dalhouse [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Evesham [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Jamalpur [1]

Jongoo, Burma [1]

Jullundur [1]

Little Compton, Gloucestershire [1]

London [1]

Lucknow [1]

Mahdipur [1]

Mauritius [1]

Meerut [1]

Mhow [1]

Naini Tal, British India [1]

Nellore, Madras [1]

Sadodar [1]

Saugor [1]

St John's Wood, London [1]

Straits Settlements [1]

Tullynessie, Aberdeenshire [1]

Upminster, Essex [1]

Vancouver [1]

Wadhurst, Sussex [1]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Captain [109]

Major [105]

Lieutenant Colonel [54]

Colonel [37]

Major General [34]

Lieutenant [32]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [20]

Brigadier General [18]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [14]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [12]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [11]

Brevet Colonel [10]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [7]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [7]

Lieutenant General [7]

Captain /Temporary Major [6]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Captain/Temporary Major [5]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Private [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Brevet Major [4]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Cadet [3]

Captain and Brevet Major [3]

Clerk [3]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [3]

General [3]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Staff Captain [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Major [2]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Major General [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Conductor [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Unit

Indian Army [114]

Indian Army/ Staff [104]

Staff [74]

Indian Army/Staff [42]

Indian Army Staff [39]

Indian Army/ Staff and Head Quarters [29]

Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters [28]

Staff Indian Army [22]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [20]

Staff and Head Quarters [20]

Indian Army/ Staff and Headquarters [17]

Indian Army Staff Corps [12]

15th Punjab Regiment [6]

Indian Staff Corps [6]

General Headquarters Staff [5]

Staff and Headquarters [5]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks Indian Army [4]

General Staff [4]

Indian Army Staff and Head Quarters [4]

Staff Corps [4]

Staff; Staff Corps [4]

Commands and Staff [3]

Gurkha Rifles/Indian Army/ Staff [3]

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

Lancers/Indian Army/ Staff [3]

Bengal Staff Corps [2]

Canadian Machine Gun [2]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gurkha Rifles [2]

Horse Indian Army [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff and Headquarters [2]

Indian Army Transport/ Staff [2]

Indian Army/ General Headquarters Staff [2]

Indian Army/Commands and Staff [2]

Indian Army/Staff and Headquarters [2]

Lancers/Indian Army/Staff [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Staff Clerks Indian Army [2]

Punjabis [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Engineers Indian Army [2]

1/42nd Deoli Regiment [1]

103rd Mahratta Light Infantry and Staff [1]

103rd Mahrattas [1]

104th Wellesley's Rifles and Staff [1]

106th Infantry Brigade 35th Division Indian Army [1]

107th Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [558]

Indian Army [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [67]

B [63]

M [58]

H [49]

W [42]

S [39]

D [25]

G [25]

P [25]

T [25]

L [21]

F [17]

J [16]

R [16]

E [15]

N [13]

K [11]

A [10]

V [10]

Y [10]

O [8]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [566]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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East Indies [2] Aurungarabad, Madras [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bengal [1] Calcutta [1] Chelsea [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Dalhouse [1] Darjeeling [1] Evesham [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Jamalpur [1] Jongoo, Burma [1] Jullundur [1] Little Compton, Gloucestershire [1] London [1] Lucknow [1] Mahdipur [1] Mauritius [1] Meerut [1] Mhow [1] Naini Tal, British India [1] Nellore, Madras [1] Sadodar [1] Saugor [1] St John's Wood, London [1] Straits Settlements [1] Tullynessie, Aberdeenshire [1] Upminster, Essex [1] Vancouver [1] Wadhurst, Sussex [1] Winslow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Captain [109] Major [105] Lieutenant Colonel [54] Colonel [37] Major General [34] Lieutenant [32] Second Lieutenant [30] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [20] Brigadier General [18] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [17] Serjeant [16] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [14] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [12] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [11] Brevet Colonel [10] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [7] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [7] Lieutenant General [7] Captain /Temporary Major [6] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Captain/Temporary Major [5] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [5] Private [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4] Brevet Major [4] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Cadet [3] Captain and Brevet Major [3] Clerk [3] Colonel /Temporary Major General [3] General [3] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [3] Staff Captain [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Major [2] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Major General [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Conductor [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2]

Unit

Indian Army [114] Indian Army/ Staff [104] Staff [74] Indian Army/Staff [42] Indian Army Staff [39] Indian Army/ Staff and Head Quarters [29] Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters [28] Staff Indian Army [22] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [20] Staff and Head Quarters [20] Indian Army/ Staff and Headquarters [17] Indian Army Staff Corps [12] 15th Punjab Regiment [6] Indian Staff Corps [6] General Headquarters Staff [5] Staff and Headquarters [5] Corps of Military Staff Clerks Indian Army [4] General Staff [4] Indian Army Staff and Head Quarters [4] Staff Corps [4] Staff; Staff Corps [4] Commands and Staff [3] Gurkha Rifles/Indian Army/ Staff [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff and Head Quarters [3] Lancers/Indian Army/ Staff [3] Bengal Staff Corps [2] Canadian Machine Gun [2] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gurkha Rifles [2] Horse Indian Army [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Staff and Headquarters [2] Indian Army Transport/ Staff [2] Indian Army/ General Headquarters Staff [2] Indian Army/Commands and Staff [2] Indian Army/Staff and Headquarters [2] Lancers/Indian Army/Staff [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Staff Clerks Indian Army [2] Punjabis [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Engineers Indian Army [2] 1/42nd Deoli Regiment [1] 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry and Staff [1] 103rd Mahrattas [1] 104th Wellesley's Rifles and Staff [1] 106th Infantry Brigade 35th Division Indian Army [1] 107th Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [558] Indian Army [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [67] B [63] M [58] H [49] W [42] S [39] D [25] G [25] P [25] T [25] L [21] F [17] J [16] R [16] E [15] N [13] K [11] A [10] V [10] Y [10] O [8] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [566]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Thomas Smythe Emery

Born 1888

Died 1951

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Indian Army

British Army Major Royal Engineers Indian Army

British Army Staff Captain Royal Engineers attached Punjabis Indian Army

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H T Brooking

British Army Major General Indian Army

British Army Brigadier General Staff; Staff Corps

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Robert Charles Byam Yates

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Indian Army

Indian Army Captain 4th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

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Leslie Napier Younghusband

Born 1866

British Army Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army/ Staff and Headquarters

British Army Major-General

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Francis William John Caulfeild

Born 1859

British Army Colonel and Honorary Brigadier General Indian Army

British Army Colonel and Honorary Brigadier General Commands and Staff

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L B Walton

Died 1917

British Army Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army/ Staff and Head Quarters

British Army Brigadier General Indian Army

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Charles Thomas Davis

Born 1881

British Army Major Indian Army/Staff and Head Quarters

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps

Indian Army Major 107th Pioneers

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E G Bingham

British Army Conductor Indian Army Staff Corps

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Frank Alexander Cooper

British Army Temporary Captain Staff Indian Army

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Robert Arthur Benn

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Political Staff Indian Army

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J H Carruthers

British Army Captain Indian Army

British Army Captain Staff

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C M Cartwright

British Army Colonel Indian Army

British Army Colonel Staff

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C J B Hay

British Army Major Indian Army/ Staff

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C J B Hay

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army/ Staff

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K Henderson

British Army Major Indian Army/ Staff

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J Hill

British Army Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army/ Staff

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J Hill

British Army Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army/ Staff

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G B Howell

British Army Captain Indian Army/ Staff

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M L Hornby

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army Transport/ Staff

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H C Holman

British Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Indian Army/ Staff

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