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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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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]

Harold Thomas Springthorpe

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1803 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1803 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1803 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Arthur Bernard Hickson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1494 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army Trooper Lincolnshire Yeomanry A Squadron

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Raffael Abramo Besso

Born 1881

Died 1962

British Army Private (Officer Cadet) Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1/1st

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1/1st

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Elias William Field

Born 1862

Died 1915

British Army 525 Serjeant Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1st/1st

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Cyril Michael

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 291236 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 3226 Private Warwick Yeomanry 3/1st Battalion

British Army 235503 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ronald Shadwell Brockway

Born 1882

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry attached London Regiment 33rd (City of London) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Charles Ogden

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 1829 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1/1st

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Arthur Coote

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2461 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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William Harold Wass

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1675 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55173 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1st Battalion

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Thomas William Rush

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 8586 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Private Imperial Yeomanry

British Army 31994 Lance Corporal Imperial Yeomanry 12th Company (South Notts Hussars) - 3rd Battalion

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Leonard Cragg

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2668 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55921 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Charles Frederick Sheldrick Walker

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1133 Acting Serjeant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1133 Serjeant Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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James Lambert Gooch

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1971 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1/1st

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William St. Philip Wright

Died 1915

British Army 1370 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1380 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Harry Cox

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2490 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 2490/55774 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Tom Bell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2058 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55439 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Raphael Moss

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1654 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1654 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Fredk J Adcock

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1643 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55157 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Robert S Anderson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2318 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55645 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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James Edward Cooling Perkins

Died 1917

British Army 1694 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 55184 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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