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London [12]

Rockhampton Queensland [8]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Dublin [5]

Kensington, London [5]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Bath [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bengal [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Maidstone England [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

South Shields, County Durham [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Wellington [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

163 Stebondale St, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, London [1]

233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1]

32 Overton Road, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife [1]

37 Chapel Road, Garston, Liverpool [1]

4th Foot quarters [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Albert Park, Victoria [1]

Alpha Queensland [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bagnes de Bigorre [1]

Bagshotlea England [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Balmain, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales [1]

Barkers Terrace, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bellingham, Northumberland [1]

Berlin, Ontario [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [1837]

Second Lieutenant [402]

Captain [381]

Lieutenant [276]

Serjeant [249]

Corporal [219]

Major [216]

Brigadier General [212]

Lance Corporal [149]

Lieutenant Colonel [139]

Sapper [51]

Colonel [42]

Major General [39]

Rifleman [37]

Staff Captain [35]

Temporary Captain [29]

Brigade Major [28]

Staff Serjeant [27]

Sergeant [23]

Temporary Brigadier General [23]

Driver [20]

Reverend [20]

Acting Captain [19]

Interpreter [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Gunner [13]

2nd Lieutenant [11]

Brevet Major [11]

Chaplain [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Brigadier [9]

Temporary Major [9]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Acting Major [7]

Bugler [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant General [7]

Pioneer [7]

Private Acting Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Brigadier-General [6]

Chaplain 4th Class [6]

Unit

Rifle Brigade [1047]

South African Infantry Brigade [359]

Infantry Brigade [269]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [248]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [191]

Rhodesia Regiment [184]

Somerset Light Infantry [172]

Durham Light Infantry [170]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [161]

Machine Gun Corps [132]

Imperial Army [120]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [110]

Royal Engineers [102]

East African Labour Corps [98]

Highland Light Infantry [93]

London Regiment [91]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [82]

Labour Corps [57]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [56]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [54]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [39]

6th Infantry Brigade [37]

9th Infantry Brigade [35]

Australian Infantry Brigade [35]

Royal Air Force [35]

Staff [34]

95th Infantry Brigade [32]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [30]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [28]

Shropshire Light Infantry [27]

Canadian Infantry [26]

10th Infantry Brigade [24]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers attached Infantry Brigade [22]

Australian Infantry [21]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [19]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

General List [17]

Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [17]

Royal Scots [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [3089]

Australian Imperial Force [201]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [81]

Royal Navy [65]

Indian Army [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [18]

South African Services [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

B [364]

C [322]

M [320]

S [274]

H [269]

W [268]

D [168]

G [166]

P [164]

T [155]

R [154]

L [141]

A [130]

F [116]

K [94]

J [89]

E [78]

N [66]

O [42]

V [33]

I [16]

U [7]

Y [5]

Q [3]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3427]

Country

United Kingdom [173]

Australia [64]

Canada [9]

India [7]

South Africa [6]

Malta [5]

New Zealand [4]

Ireland [3]

Turkey [3]

Belgium [2]

France [2]

United States [2]

Zimbabwe [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Greece [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Mauritius [1]

Myanmar [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

London [12] Rockhampton Queensland [8] Sydney New South Wales [6] Dublin [5] Kensington, London [5] Maidstone, Kent [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] London England [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Bath [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bengal [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Maidstone England [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] South Shields, County Durham [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Wellington [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] 163 Stebondale St, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, London [1] 233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1] 32 Overton Road, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife [1] 37 Chapel Road, Garston, Liverpool [1] 4th Foot quarters [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Albert Park, Victoria [1] Alpha Queensland [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bagnes de Bigorre [1] Bagshotlea England [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Balmain, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales [1] Barkers Terrace, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge [1] Battersea, London [1] Bellingham, Northumberland [1] Berlin, Ontario [1] Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [1837] Second Lieutenant [402] Captain [381] Lieutenant [276] Serjeant [249] Corporal [219] Major [216] Brigadier General [212] Lance Corporal [149] Lieutenant Colonel [139] Sapper [51] Colonel [42] Major General [39] Rifleman [37] Staff Captain [35] Temporary Captain [29] Brigade Major [28] Staff Serjeant [27] Sergeant [23] Temporary Brigadier General [23] Driver [20] Reverend [20] Acting Captain [19] Interpreter [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Corporal [16] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14] Company Serjeant Major [14] Lance Serjeant [14] Gunner [13] 2nd Lieutenant [11] Brevet Major [11] Chaplain [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Brigadier [9] Temporary Major [9] Temporary Second Lieutenant [9] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8] Acting Major [7] Bugler [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Lieutenant General [7] Pioneer [7] Private Acting Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Brigadier-General [6] Chaplain 4th Class [6]

Unit

Rifle Brigade [1047] South African Infantry Brigade [359] Infantry Brigade [269] Canadian Infantry Brigade [248] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [191] Rhodesia Regiment [184] Somerset Light Infantry [172] Durham Light Infantry [170] Yorkshire Light Infantry [161] Machine Gun Corps [132] Imperial Army [120] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [110] Royal Engineers [102] East African Labour Corps [98] Highland Light Infantry [93] London Regiment [91] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [82] Labour Corps [57] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [56] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [54] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [39] 6th Infantry Brigade [37] 9th Infantry Brigade [35] Australian Infantry Brigade [35] Royal Air Force [35] Staff [34] 95th Infantry Brigade [32] Royal Fusiliers [32] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [30] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [28] Shropshire Light Infantry [27] Canadian Infantry [26] 10th Infantry Brigade [24] Hampshire Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [23] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Engineers attached Infantry Brigade [22] Australian Infantry [21] Cheshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [19] East Surrey Regiment [19] Gordon Highlanders [19] General List [17] Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [17] Royal Scots [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [3089] Australian Imperial Force [201] Canadian Expeditionary Force [81] Royal Navy [65] Indian Army [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [18] South African Services [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

B [364] C [322] M [320] S [274] H [269] W [268] D [168] G [166] P [164] T [155] R [154] L [141] A [130] F [116] K [94] J [89] E [78] N [66] O [42] V [33] I [16] U [7] Y [5] Q [3] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3427]

Country

United Kingdom [173] Australia [64] Canada [9] India [7] South Africa [6] Malta [5] New Zealand [4] Ireland [3] Turkey [3] Belgium [2] France [2] United States [2] Zimbabwe [2] Gibraltar [1] Greece [1] Hong Kong [1] Mauritius [1] Myanmar [1] Yemen [1]

Dudley Earle Charleworth Crowther

British Army 6192 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Acting Captain The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)

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Arthur Holroyd Bridges

Indian Army Major 116th Mahrattas

Indian Army Major 116th Mahrattas; serving at RMC Dunoon, Australia

Australian Imperial Force Brigade Major 8th Australian Infantry Brigade

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C P Lombard

British Army 4 Private Brand's Free State Rifles 5th Mounted Brigade

British Army 1312 Private South African Infantry East African Frontier Force

British Army 36 Private Military Constabulary

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Norman Cathcart Nicholls

British Army F 2093 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1092 Private Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

British Army Second Lieutenan Lincolnshire Regiment attached Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Herbert U Holt

British Army 0098 Private Imperial Light Horse

British Army 660 Private South African Rifles

British Army 305 Private South African Horse

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