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Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Aswarby, Lincolnshire [1]

Barrowby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Birtley, Durham [1]

Bolts Walls Farm, Rookhope, County Durham. [1]

Bottesford, Leicestershire [1]

Branston, Lincolnshire [1]

Caistor, Lincolnshire [1]

Coltishall, Norfolk [1]

Corfu [1]

Depwade, Norfolk, England [1]

Eastham, Cheshire [1]

Edlington, Lincolnshire [1]

Fort St. Elmo, Valletta [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham [1]

Hackney, London, England [1]

Heighington [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Horn Exton Oakham Rutland [1]

Hykeham [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Lambeth, London, England [1]

Leicester [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lockerbie, Scotland [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Newtown, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Northampton [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Revesby, West Fenn, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England [1]

St Nicholas, Glamorgan [1]

Stamford [1]

Stevington, Bedfordshire [1]

Timberland, Lincolnshire [1]

Tinwell near Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Weybridge, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [1071]

Serjeant [112]

Corporal [101]

Second Lieutenant [83]

Lance Corporal [78]

Lieutenant [49]

Captain [39]

Sapper [26]

Acting Corporal [23]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Major [13]

Gunner [12]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Private /Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Squadron Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [2]

Interpreter [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting L [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanical [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1385]

Machine Gun Corps [539]

Lincolnshire Regiment [155]

Corps of Hussars [90]

Royal Engineers [76]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [65]

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [25]

Imperial Camel Corps [24]

Essex Yeomanry [16]

City of London Yeomanry [15]

Army Cyclist Corps [12]

Bedford Yeomanry [12]

Military Mounted Police [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

County of London Yeomanry [8]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Horse Guards [7]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [7]

Yorkshire Dragoons [7]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Corps of Lancers [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Suffolk Yeomanry [4]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [3]

Lancashire Hussars [3]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [3]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry Attached Machine Gun Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Sherwood Rangers [3]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [3]

Sussex Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [1457]

Last name first letter

B [166]

S [159]

H [140]

W [134]

C [108]

M [104]

D [77]

G [74]

R [61]

P [60]

T [58]

L [56]

F [49]

A [48]

J [35]

E [34]

N [32]

K [26]

O [18]

V [8]

Y [6]

I [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1454]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Greece [1]

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Place of birth

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Aswarby, Lincolnshire [1] Barrowby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bedford [1] Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Birtley, Durham [1] Bolts Walls Farm, Rookhope, County Durham. [1] Bottesford, Leicestershire [1] Branston, Lincolnshire [1] Caistor, Lincolnshire [1] Coltishall, Norfolk [1] Corfu [1] Depwade, Norfolk, England [1] Eastham, Cheshire [1] Edlington, Lincolnshire [1] Fort St. Elmo, Valletta [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grantham [1] Hackney, London, England [1] Heighington [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Horn Exton Oakham Rutland [1] Hykeham [1] Kensington, London [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Lambeth, London, England [1] Leicester [1] Lincoln [1] Lockerbie, Scotland [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Newtown, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Northampton [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Revesby, West Fenn, Lincolnshire, England [1] Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England [1] St Nicholas, Glamorgan [1] Stamford [1] Stevington, Bedfordshire [1] Timberland, Lincolnshire [1] Tinwell near Stamford Lincolnshire [1] Weybridge, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [1071] Serjeant [112] Corporal [101] Second Lieutenant [83] Lance Corporal [78] Lieutenant [49] Captain [39] Sapper [26] Acting Corporal [23] Acting Serjeant [15] Major [13] Gunner [12] Lance Serjeant [12] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Private /Lance Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Squadron Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [2] Interpreter [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting L [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanical [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1385] Machine Gun Corps [539] Lincolnshire Regiment [155] Corps of Hussars [90] Royal Engineers [76] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [65] Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [25] Imperial Camel Corps [24] Essex Yeomanry [16] City of London Yeomanry [15] Army Cyclist Corps [12] Bedford Yeomanry [12] Military Mounted Police [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Flying Corps [10] County of London Yeomanry [8] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Horse Guards [7] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [7] Yorkshire Dragoons [7] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Corps of Lancers [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Border Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Artillery [4] Suffolk Yeomanry [4] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [3] Lancashire Hussars [3] Leicestershire Yeomanry [3] Lincolnshire Yeomanry Attached Machine Gun Corps [3] Lincolnshire Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Sherwood Rangers [3] Staffordshire Yeomanry [3] Sussex Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [1457]

Last name first letter

B [166] S [159] H [140] W [134] C [108] M [104] D [77] G [74] R [61] P [60] T [58] L [56] F [49] A [48] J [35] E [34] N [32] K [26] O [18] V [8] Y [6] I [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1454]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Greece [1]

Robert C Gagg

British Army 1483 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 5389 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Frederick Bartram

British Army 1751 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55214 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Percy Adcock

British Army 1642 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55156 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Fred H Barkley

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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William B Teasdale

British Army 3427 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 56528 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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John W Sharp

British Army 1800 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55234 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Robert Sharpe

British Army 1844 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55265 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Joseph Neave

British Army 1179 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55030 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Alec Nicholson

British Army 1797 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1797 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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James Philips

British Army 1428 Staff Serjeant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 45053 Staff Serjeant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Alfred Rayner

British Army 2468 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55758 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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John Edward Robinson

British Army 2181 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Johnson Baker

British Army 1621 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55143 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Ernest Newland

British Army 2731 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55977 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Walter C Lyon

British Army 2299 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55627 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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John R Lewis

British Army 2342 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55661 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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R W Payne

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Roland M Cottington

British Army 2394 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55702 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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John Lazenby

British Army 2885 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 56080 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Walter Godson

British Army 2373 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55684 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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