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Bethnal Green, London [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Clapham, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Islington, London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Whitchurch, Dorset [2]

(?) Burghclere,Hants [1]

55 Taylor Street, Darlington, County Durham [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Ackworth [1]

Ackworth, Yorkshire [1]

Albourne, Sussex [1]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Alton Pancras Dorset [1]

Ballymoney, County Antrim [1]

Battersea London [1]

Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset [1]

Belmont, Surrey [1]

Blackbrook, Shepshed, Leicestershire [1]

Blurton Longton, Stafford [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brantham, Tendring, Essex [1]

Brentford district, Middlesex [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixham,Totnes,Devon [1]

Bronington [1]

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatham [1]

Chelsfield, Kent [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Congleton Cheshire [1]

Corston, Bath, Somerset [1]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dungarvon (Dungarvan ?) [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Dysart, Fife [1]

Earlsfield [1]

Rank

Private [5980]

Corporal [316]

Lance Corporal [248]

Serjeant [248]

Second Lieutenant [132]

Lieutenant [101]

Acting Corporal [100]

Acting Serjeant [72]

Shoeing Smith [47]

Captain [40]

Trooper [16]

Gunner [15]

Major [14]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Private Acting Corporal [12]

Driver [11]

Sergeant [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Staff Serjeant Major [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Farrier Serjeant [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Saddler [5]

Sapper [5]

Trumpeter [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Saddler Corporal [3]

Strapper [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bandsman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Pr [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Pte [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Private [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [6282]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [886]

Machine Gun Corps [603]

Hussars [533]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [425]

Dragoon Guards [320]

Lancers [233]

Machine Gun Corps Infantry [111]

Dragoons [104]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [101]

City of London Yeomanry [99]

Army Service Corps [94]

County of London Yeomanry [94]

Sherwood Rangers [85]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [81]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [80]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [69]

Essex Yeomanry [66]

Berkshire Yeomanry [64]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [63]

London Regiment [61]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [58]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [55]

Scottish Horse [54]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [53]

13th Hussars [47]

Dorset Yeomanry [43]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [42]

8th Hussars [41]

Bedford Yeomanry [41]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [40]

Royal Dragoons [37]

14th Hussars [36]

19th Hussars [36]

17th Lancers [35]

16th Lancers [34]

6th Dragoons [34]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [34]

3rd Hussars [32]

10th Hussars [31]

1st Dragoon Guards [30]

4th Hussars [30]

7th Dragoon Guards [30]

12th Lancers [29]

15th Hussars [26]

20th Hussars [26]

5th Lancers [26]

Corps of Hussars [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

North Somerset Yeomanry [24]

Service

British Army [6853]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [731]

H [629]

S [614]

C [603]

W [533]

M [525]

P [401]

G [346]

D [310]

R [304]

L [299]

T [268]

F [234]

A [220]

J [212]

E [168]

K [147]

N [97]

O [79]

V [48]

Y [33]

I [25]

Q [17]

U [11]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6851]

Country

United Kingdom [126]

India [3]

Egypt [2]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [4] Kensington, London [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Clapham, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Islington, London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Whitchurch, Dorset [2] (?) Burghclere,Hants [1] 55 Taylor Street, Darlington, County Durham [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Ackworth [1] Ackworth, Yorkshire [1] Albourne, Sussex [1] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Alton Pancras Dorset [1] Ballymoney, County Antrim [1] Battersea London [1] Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset [1] Belmont, Surrey [1] Blackbrook, Shepshed, Leicestershire [1] Blurton Longton, Stafford [1] Bournemouth [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brantham, Tendring, Essex [1] Brentford district, Middlesex [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton [1] Brixham,Totnes,Devon [1] Bronington [1] Broxbourne, Hertfordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatham [1] Chelsfield, Kent [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Congleton Cheshire [1] Corston, Bath, Somerset [1] Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dungarvon (Dungarvan ?) [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Dysart, Fife [1] Earlsfield [1]

Rank

Private [5980] Corporal [316] Lance Corporal [248] Serjeant [248] Second Lieutenant [132] Lieutenant [101] Acting Corporal [100] Acting Serjeant [72] Shoeing Smith [47] Captain [40] Trooper [16] Gunner [15] Major [14] Lance Serjeant [13] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Private Acting Corporal [12] Driver [11] Sergeant [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Staff Serjeant Major [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Shoeing Smith Corporal [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Farrier Serjeant [7] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Saddler [5] Sapper [5] Trumpeter [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Saddler Corporal [3] Strapper [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bandsman [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Pr [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Pte [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Private [2] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [6282] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [886] Machine Gun Corps [603] Hussars [533] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [425] Dragoon Guards [320] Lancers [233] Machine Gun Corps Infantry [111] Dragoons [104] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [101] City of London Yeomanry [99] Army Service Corps [94] County of London Yeomanry [94] Sherwood Rangers [85] Leicestershire Yeomanry [81] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [80] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [69] Essex Yeomanry [66] Berkshire Yeomanry [64] Worcestershire Yeomanry [63] London Regiment [61] Staffordshire Yeomanry [58] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [55] Scottish Horse [54] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [53] 13th Hussars [47] Dorset Yeomanry [43] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [42] 8th Hussars [41] Bedford Yeomanry [41] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [40] Royal Dragoons [37] 14th Hussars [36] 19th Hussars [36] 17th Lancers [35] 16th Lancers [34] 6th Dragoons [34] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [34] 3rd Hussars [32] 10th Hussars [31] 1st Dragoon Guards [30] 4th Hussars [30] 7th Dragoon Guards [30] 12th Lancers [29] 15th Hussars [26] 20th Hussars [26] 5th Lancers [26] Corps of Hussars [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] North Somerset Yeomanry [24]

Service

British Army [6853] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [731] H [629] S [614] C [603] W [533] M [525] P [401] G [346] D [310] R [304] L [299] T [268] F [234] A [220] J [212] E [168] K [147] N [97] O [79] V [48] Y [33] I [25] Q [17] U [11] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6851]

Country

United Kingdom [126] India [3] Egypt [2] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Christopher A Barker

British Army 2164 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 235773 Trumpeter West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 105393 Trumpeter Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Sidney Arnold

British Army 28400 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 37845 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 49924 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Albert Grenville Legge

British Army 100741 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Howard Richard Rutherford

British Army 47863 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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William Adrian Ottley Honey

British Army 11891 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 56426 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry attached Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Allan Taylor Jameson

British Army 1343 Private Irish Horse Attached City of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Horse Attached City of London Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Stephen Bromley

British Army 41295 Private 9th Lancers

British Army WR265589 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 10388 Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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William L Baldwin

British Army 2066 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 110829 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 7782013 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force

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William Hailstone

British Army 5595 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 39771 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 578428 Private Labour Corps

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Christopher J Henderson

British Army 16807 Private Dragoons

British Army 21598 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 16807 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Herbert Levey

British Army 101272 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1599 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army 80493 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Stanley Bannister

British Army 100485 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 308 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 2721 Private Essex Yeomanry

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Harold Edwin Girdlestone

British Army 40526 Private London Yeomanry and Cavalry Regimet

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Yeomanry

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David Watson

British Army 132940 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 33558 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 108708 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Reginald C Gull

British Army 100903 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2255 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105586 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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