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London [3]

6 Herbert Street, London [1]

Antwerp [1]

Bedford [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brent Hall, Boreham, Essex [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cheltenham Gloucestershire [1]

Dublin [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [1]

Forest Hill, Lewisham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gothenburg [1]

Hainstraße 8 Leipzig [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Harwood Hall, Herongate, Essex [1]

Heidelberg [1]

Highbridge Somerset [1]

Highclere, Hampshire [1]

Jersey, Channel Isles [1]

Kensington, Greater London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Marylebone [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Moseley, Worcs [1]

Nedhill, Surrey [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oxford [1]

Perth, Scotland [1]

Petersham, New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Scotforth, Lancaster [1]

Smyrna [1]

Snaresbrook, Essex - now in London [1]

St James London [1]

St Margaret's, Isleworth, Brentford, Middlesex [1]

St Saviour, Southwark, London [1]

St. George Hanover Square London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Turkey, British Subject [1]

Underwood,Notts [1]

Wandsworth London [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [270]

Lieutenant [220]

Captain [189]

Private [91]

Temporary Captain [63]

Temporary Lieutenant [62]

Serjeant [45]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [45]

Major [36]

Corporal [18]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Agent [13]

Interpreter [11]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Serjeant Major [8]

Temporary Major [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Honorary Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Driver [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Gunner [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Assistant Sergeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Sapper [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Civilian [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Captain [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Honorary Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

/Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Intelligence Corps [593]

General List [52]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

East African Intelligence Department [25]

London Regiment [23]

Special List [19]

Royal Fusiliers Intelligence Corps [16]

Royal Air Force [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

East African Labour Corps [11]

Intelligence Department [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

East Africa Unattached List [6]

East African Transport Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Special List Intelligence Corps [6]

Staff [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers attached Intelligence Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Australian Forces/ Intelligence Corps [4]

General List Intelligence Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's African Rifles [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Australian Forces/Intelligence Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East African Mounted Rifles [3]

General List/Intelligence Corps [3]

Interpreter and Intelligence Corps [3]

Interpreters and Intelligence Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [817]

Royal Navy [5]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [88]

B [75]

M [72]

H [70]

S [66]

W [64]

L [49]

G [47]

D [39]

P [39]

R [38]

F [32]

A [28]

T [25]

J [21]

K [21]

E [12]

O [9]

N [7]

V [6]

I [4]

Y [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [818]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

India [2]

Belgium [1]

Germany [1]

Jamaica [1]

Netherlands [1]

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Place of birth

London [3] 6 Herbert Street, London [1] Antwerp [1] Bedford [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bow, London [1] Brent Hall, Boreham, Essex [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Cheltenham Gloucestershire [1] Dublin [1] Eastbourne [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham [1] Forest Hill, Lewisham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gothenburg [1] Hainstraße 8 Leipzig [1] Hampstead, London [1] Harwood Hall, Herongate, Essex [1] Heidelberg [1] Highbridge Somerset [1] Highclere, Hampshire [1] Jersey, Channel Isles [1] Kensington, Greater London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] Marylebone [1] Marylebone, London [1] Moseley, Worcs [1] Nedhill, Surrey [1] Nottingham [1] Oxford [1] Perth, Scotland [1] Petersham, New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Scotforth, Lancaster [1] Smyrna [1] Snaresbrook, Essex - now in London [1] St James London [1] St Margaret's, Isleworth, Brentford, Middlesex [1] St Saviour, Southwark, London [1] St. George Hanover Square London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Turkey, British Subject [1] Underwood,Notts [1] Wandsworth London [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [270] Lieutenant [220] Captain [189] Private [91] Temporary Captain [63] Temporary Lieutenant [62] Serjeant [45] Temporary Second Lieutenant [45] Major [36] Corporal [18] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Lance Corporal [14] Agent [13] Interpreter [11] Warrant Officer Class 1 [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Serjeant Major [8] Temporary Major [8] Acting Captain [7] Honorary Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Driver [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Gunner [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Assistant Sergeant Major [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Sapper [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Civilian [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Captain [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Honorary Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] /Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Intelligence Corps [593] General List [52] Royal Fusiliers [37] East African Intelligence Department [25] London Regiment [23] Special List [19] Royal Fusiliers Intelligence Corps [16] Royal Air Force [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Flying Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Army Service Corps [12] East African Labour Corps [11] Intelligence Department [11] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [8] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Manchester Regiment [7] East Africa Unattached List [6] East African Transport Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Special List Intelligence Corps [6] Staff [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers attached Intelligence Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Australian Forces/ Intelligence Corps [4] General List Intelligence Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's African Rifles [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Australian Forces/Intelligence Corps [3] British Red Cross Society [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East African Mounted Rifles [3] General List/Intelligence Corps [3] Interpreter and Intelligence Corps [3] Interpreters and Intelligence Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [817] Royal Navy [5] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [88] B [75] M [72] H [70] S [66] W [64] L [49] G [47] D [39] P [39] R [38] F [32] A [28] T [25] J [21] K [21] E [12] O [9] N [7] V [6] I [4] Y [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [818]

Country

United Kingdom [30] India [2] Belgium [1] Germany [1] Jamaica [1] Netherlands [1]

Charles Edward Montague

Born 1867

Died 1928

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Sergeant The Royal Fusiliers 24th (Sportsman's) Battalion

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Laurence Owen Bosworth

Born 1886

Died 1952

British Army Temporary Captain Intelligence Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant (Temporary) Intelligence Corps

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

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John Warwick Brooke

Born 1886

Died 1929

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

Royal Navy Signalman

British Army Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Henry Leonel Griffiths

Born 1890

Died 1938

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Sigismund Payne Best

Born 1885

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps M.I.6

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Frederick Crossfield Happold

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army Officer Cadet Office Training Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Intelligence Corps General List

British Army Temporary Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Louis Halle Gluckstein

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Wilfred Mansell Powell, Mbe

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

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Charles Duncan Miles Campbell

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Flying Corps

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Frederick Daniel Wiseman

Born 1895

Died 1952

British Army Acting Captain Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Arthur Ferdinand Bosworth

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Captain General list

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

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William George Gabain

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Corporal Royal Engineers Signals

British Army Temporary Captain Intelligence Corps Attd Rifle Brigade

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John Harold Bruce Lockhart

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Intelligence Corps

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Frederick Elliott Hotblack

Born 1887

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Captain Tank Corps

British Army Major Tank Corps

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Cecil Aylmer Cameron

Born 1883

Died 1924

British Army Temporary Major Intelligence Corps

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Alfred Percy Allsopp

Born 1861

Died 1929

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Leslie Stuart Campbell

Born 1880

Died 1949

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

Indian Army Captain Simla Volunteer Rifles

British Army Captain General List

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Richard Trevethick Gilbertstone Tangye

Born 1875

Died 1944

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

British Army Major Intelligence Corps

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Julian Horace Martin Smith

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps British Expeditionary Force attached Lancers

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Stanley Herbert Cunliffe Woolrych

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

British Army Captain Intelligence Corps

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