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Place of birth

Bank House, Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Bankipore [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Birmingham,Warwickshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Hammersmith London [1]

Holborn London [1]

Kentish Town [1]

Peckham. Camberwell, London [1]

Royston. Hertfordshire [1]

South Yarra, Victoria [1]

Troon, Ayrshire [1]

Walcote, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [98]

Private [70]

Captain [43]

Serjeant [41]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [8]

Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Clerk [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cyclist [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Rough Rider [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant-Major [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Agent [1]

Ambulance Dresser [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain - Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal (Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major) [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Headman [1]

Lance Corporal Private [1]

Lance Sergeant (Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major) [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

King's African Rifles [149]

King's African Rifles Corps [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [12]

Corps of Hussars [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

South African Motor Cyclists Corps [9]

East Africa Pay Corps [8]

East African Motor Transport Corps [7]

East African Mounted Rifles [7]

Labour Corps [7]

South African Service Corps [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps attached King's African Rifles [6]

3rd King's African Rifles [5]

General List [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps attached King's African Rifles [5]

4th King's African Rifles [4]

6th King's African Rifles [4]

Cape Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars attached King's African Rifles [3]

East Africa Supply Corps [3]

East African Labour Corps [3]

East African Regiment [3]

East African Unattached List [3]

Lancashire Hussars [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Mekran Levy Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South African Medical Corps [3]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps attached King's African Rifles [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Africa Medical Corps [2]

East African Forces [2]

East African Ordnance Department [2]

East African Service Corps [2]

East African Transport Corps [2]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [2]

Intelligence Corps [2]

King's African Rifles Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps and King's African Rifles [2]

Motor Machine Gun Corps [2]

Nigeria Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached King's African Rifles [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [268]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [31]

B [29]

M [25]

S [22]

C [19]

L [18]

J [14]

D [13]

P [13]

W [13]

A [12]

F [10]

G [10]

R [9]

K [8]

T [7]

O [6]

E [4]

N [4]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

Malawi [1]

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People [268] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bank House, Wellington, Shropshire [1] Bankipore [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Birmingham,Warwickshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Hammersmith London [1] Holborn London [1] Kentish Town [1] Peckham. Camberwell, London [1] Royston. Hertfordshire [1] South Yarra, Victoria [1] Troon, Ayrshire [1] Walcote, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [98] Private [70] Captain [43] Serjeant [41] Second Lieutenant [33] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [8] Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Driver [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Clerk [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cyclist [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Rough Rider [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant-Major [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Agent [1] Ambulance Dresser [1] Cadet [1] Captain - Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal (Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major) [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Headman [1] Lance Corporal Private [1] Lance Sergeant (Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major) [1] Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

King's African Rifles [149] King's African Rifles Corps [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [16] Army Service Corps [12] Corps of Hussars [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] South African Motor Cyclists Corps [9] East Africa Pay Corps [8] East African Motor Transport Corps [7] East African Mounted Rifles [7] Labour Corps [7] South African Service Corps [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps attached King's African Rifles [6] 3rd King's African Rifles [5] General List [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps attached King's African Rifles [5] 4th King's African Rifles [4] 6th King's African Rifles [4] Cape Corps [4] Corps of Hussars attached King's African Rifles [3] East Africa Supply Corps [3] East African Labour Corps [3] East African Regiment [3] East African Unattached List [3] Lancashire Hussars [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Mekran Levy Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South African Medical Corps [3] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps attached King's African Rifles [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Africa Medical Corps [2] East African Forces [2] East African Ordnance Department [2] East African Service Corps [2] East African Transport Corps [2] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [2] Intelligence Corps [2] King's African Rifles Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps and King's African Rifles [2] Motor Machine Gun Corps [2] Nigeria Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps attached King's African Rifles [2] Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [268] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [31] B [29] M [25] S [22] C [19] L [18] J [14] D [13] P [13] W [13] A [12] F [10] G [10] R [9] K [8] T [7] O [6] E [4] N [4] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1] Malawi [1]

Thomas Anderson

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army Temporary Lieutenant General List

Other Empire Force 2078 Driver East African Motor Tramsport Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's African Rifles

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William Samuel Hurren

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army R 26489 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Barry Franklin Galbraith

Born 1894

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37482 Private Ist Division Ammunition Park

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37482 Private Canadian Army Service Corps (C.A.S.C.)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37482 Corporal CASC

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T Warth

Died 1918

British Army 7070 Serjeant East Africa Pay Corps

British Army 7070 Serjeant King's African Rifles

British Army 7070 Staff Serjeant King's African Rifles

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Harold Colenso Sarfas

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 60951 Private King's African Rifles Corps

British Army GS/92945 Private London Regiment 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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Cecil Herbert Tyrrell

Born 1882

Died 1964

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps

Indian Army Major 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5th Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Roy John Dugdale Salmon

British Army East African Transport Corps

British Army King's African Rifles

British Army Captain King's African Rifles

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Maurice E Goodyer

British Army R 11843 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Howard Thomas Griffiths

British Army Captain King's African Rifles Corps

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John Mansfield

British Army A-204477 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Edward Crease

British Army R-1176 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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James Harlow Bennett

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's African Rifles Corps

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Frank Cottrell

British Army A/202035 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Charles H Wright

British Army A/204533 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Bertie Parmenter

British Army A204491 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Harry Kuslin

British Army 13/6192 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Walter D Monger

British Army A204481 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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George W Brown

British Army A204291 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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James S Noble

British Army 47043 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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Harry Kuslin

British Army 13/5192 Private King's African Rifles Corps

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