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London [7]

Port-of-Spain [6]

Hastings [2]

Kensington Palace, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Peckham, Surrey [2]

St George, Hanover Square, London [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

Alfriston, Sussex [1]

All Saints, Port-of-Spain [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Atcham, Shropshire [1]

Athy, Co. Kildare [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bayswater [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Belmont, Port-of-Spain [1]

Beverley [1]

Bexhill [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blo Norton, Norfolk [1]

Bodle Street, Sussex [1]

Brechin, Forfar [1]

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Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridport [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

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Cambridge [1]

Cardington, Bedfordshire [1]

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Chadsmoor, Staffordshire [1]

Chaguanas [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

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Chelsea, London [1]

Child Okeford, Dorset [1]

Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Clapham [1]

Cliffe, Kent [1]

Corfe, Somerset [1]

Diss Norfolk [1]

Dundalk [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Eastoft, Lincolnshire [1]

Eaton Square, London [1]

Rank

Trooper [1795]

Sapper [603]

Corporal [269]

Second Lieutenant [234]

Private [227]

Lieutenant [207]

Corporal of Horse [184]

Captain [159]

Lance Corporal [84]

Major [62]

Acting Corporal [47]

Gunner [39]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [33]

Lieutenant Colonel [27]

Serjeant [27]

Trumpeter [21]

Acting Corporal of Horse [16]

Squadron Quarter Master Corporal [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [13]

Squadron Corporal Major [11]

Trooper Acting Corporal of Horse [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Quarter Master Corporal Major [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Brigadier General [6]

Captain and Adjutant [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Trooper Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Musician [5]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [5]

Surgeon Captain [5]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Farrier Corporal [4]

Farrier Quarter Master Corporal [4]

Saddler [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Trooper Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Major [3]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal Of Horse [3]

Driver [3]

Farrier Corporal of Horse [3]

Farrier Staff Corporal [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Unit

Life Guards [2512]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [583]

1st Life Guards [473]

2nd Life Guards [462]

Household Battalion [109]

Royal Garrison Artillery [77]

Royal Engineers [48]

Labour Corps [43]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Hussars [19]

Royal Air Force [19]

Army Service Corps [14]

Coldstream Guards [14]

Army Cyclist Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) [12]

Berkshire Yeomanry [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Irish Guards [9]

Machine Gun Guards [9]

Tank Corps [9]

10th Life Guards [8]

Cavalry/Life Guards [8]

Lancers [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [8]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Regiment [7]

Dragoon Guards [6]

Dragoon Guards attached Life Guards [6]

Lancers attached Life Guards [6]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [6]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [6]

Welsh Guards [6]

Household Cavalry [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

17th Lancers [3]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

First Life Guards [3]

Service

British Army [3501]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [345]

S [330]

H [311]

W [289]

C [281]

M [281]

P [233]

G [184]

L [167]

T [162]

R [158]

D [141]

F [120]

A [107]

J [98]

K [82]

E [56]

N [55]

O [42]

V [21]

Y [15]

I [11]

U [7]

Q [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3487]

Country

United Kingdom [96]

Trinidad and Tobago [4]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

Jamaica [1]

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London [7] Port-of-Spain [6] Hastings [2] Kensington Palace, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Peckham, Surrey [2] St George, Hanover Square, London [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] Alfriston, Sussex [1] All Saints, Port-of-Spain [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Atcham, Shropshire [1] Athy, Co. Kildare [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bayswater [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Belmont, Port-of-Spain [1] Beverley [1] Bexhill [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blo Norton, Norfolk [1] Bodle Street, Sussex [1] Brechin, Forfar [1] Bridgetown [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridport [1] Burham, Kent [1] Burnham, Buckinghamshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cambridge [1] Cardington, Bedfordshire [1] Carlton House Terrace, Westminster [1] Castle W [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chadsmoor, Staffordshire [1] Chaguanas [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chelsea London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Child Okeford, Dorset [1] Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Clapham [1] Cliffe, Kent [1] Corfe, Somerset [1] Diss Norfolk [1] Dundalk [1] Eastbourne [1] Eastoft, Lincolnshire [1] Eaton Square, London [1]

Rank

Trooper [1795] Sapper [603] Corporal [269] Second Lieutenant [234] Private [227] Lieutenant [207] Corporal of Horse [184] Captain [159] Lance Corporal [84] Major [62] Acting Corporal [47] Gunner [39] Warrant Officer Class 2 [33] Lieutenant Colonel [27] Serjeant [27] Trumpeter [21] Acting Corporal of Horse [16] Squadron Quarter Master Corporal [13] Temporary Lieutenant [13] Squadron Corporal Major [11] Trooper Acting Corporal of Horse [8] Acting Captain [7] Quarter Master Corporal Major [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Brigadier General [6] Captain and Adjutant [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Trooper Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Musician [5] Shoeing Smith Corporal [5] Surgeon Captain [5] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4] Farrier Corporal [4] Farrier Quarter Master Corporal [4] Saddler [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Trooper Lance Corporal [4] Acting Major [3] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [3] Brevet Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal Of Horse [3] Driver [3] Farrier Corporal of Horse [3] Farrier Staff Corporal [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3]

Unit

Life Guards [2512] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [583] 1st Life Guards [473] 2nd Life Guards [462] Household Battalion [109] Royal Garrison Artillery [77] Royal Engineers [48] Labour Corps [43] Machine Gun Corps [24] Hussars [19] Royal Air Force [19] Army Service Corps [14] Coldstream Guards [14] Army Cyclist Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Grenadier Guards [12] Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) [12] Berkshire Yeomanry [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Irish Guards [9] Machine Gun Guards [9] Tank Corps [9] 10th Life Guards [8] Cavalry/Life Guards [8] Lancers [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Warwickshire Yeomanry [8] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Regiment [7] Dragoon Guards [6] Dragoon Guards attached Life Guards [6] Lancers attached Life Guards [6] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [6] Staffordshire Yeomanry [6] Welsh Guards [6] Household Cavalry [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Scots Guards [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 17th Lancers [3] Ayrshire Yeomanry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] First Life Guards [3]

Service

British Army [3501] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [345] S [330] H [311] W [289] C [281] M [281] P [233] G [184] L [167] T [162] R [158] D [141] F [120] A [107] J [98] K [82] E [56] N [55] O [42] V [21] Y [15] I [11] U [7] Q [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3487]

Country

United Kingdom [96] Trinidad and Tobago [4] Ireland [3] Canada [2] Jamaica [1]

John Mcdonald

British Army 5520 Private Life Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers attached Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers attached Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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