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Maidstone, Kent [5]

London [4]

Port-of-Spain [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Reedness, Goole [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Aberffrwd, Cardigan [1]

Accrington [1]

Altrincham [1]

Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Arbroath [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ballymoney, County Antrim [1]

Barnton, Cheshire [1]

Bayswater [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bexhill [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bodle Street, Sussex [1]

Brannockstown, Trim, Meath [1]

Bridport [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bristol,Gloucestershire [1]

Brockdish Norfolk [1]

Brookline Massachusetts [1]

Bubwith, Yorks [1]

Bury, St Ives, Huntingdonshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton, Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Cawnpore, Bengal [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Clapham [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cloyne, County Cork [1]

Colchester [1]

Corfe, Somerset [1]

Corston, Bath, Somerset [1]

Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Crakehall, Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

DUBLIN [1]

Derby [1]

Desborough, Northants [1]

Rank

Private [3852]

Trooper [1148]

Sapper [300]

Corporal [299]

Guardsman [286]

Second Lieutenant [256]

Lance Corporal [233]

Lieutenant [186]

Serjeant [181]

Captain [74]

Acting Corporal [65]

Corporal of Horse [57]

Private Lance Corporal [53]

Lance Serjeant [44]

Major [33]

Private Acting Corporal [25]

Shoeing Smith [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Private /Lance Corporal [10]

Gunner [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Acting Captain [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Regimental Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Corporal of Horse [6]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Private Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Driver [5]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Trumpeter [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Major [3]

Bandsman [3]

Corporal Private [3]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [3]

Pioneer [3]

Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Unit

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4417]

Machine Gun Corps [846]

Dragoon Guards [743]

Royal Horse Guards [679]

Grenadier Guards [621]

Coldstream Guards [567]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [465]

Life Guards [460]

Machine Gun Guards [446]

Scots Guards [355]

Irish Guards [195]

Household Battalion [168]

Welsh Guards [140]

Guards Machine Gun Battalion [122]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [113]

2nd Life Guards [100]

1st Life Guards [76]

1st Dragoon Guards [65]

5th Dragoon Guards [64]

Hussars [62]

7th Dragoon Guards [57]

Royal Dragoon Guards [54]

6th Dragoon Guards [53]

4th Dragoon Guards [52]

Corps of Dragoons [50]

London Regiment [49]

Lancers [48]

3rd Dragoon Guards [47]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [44]

Royal Highlanders Guards [44]

Royal Canadian Regiment [39]

Royal Engineers [39]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [36]

Machine Gun Squadron [30]

Army Service Corps [27]

Machine Gun Regiment [27]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Guards Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Tank Corps [19]

17th Lancers [18]

1st Royal Canadian Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Dragoons [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Company of Dragoons [11]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment Battalion [11]

Royal Dragoons [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [6437]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [711]

S [603]

H [555]

M [555]

W [551]

C [539]

P [350]

G [329]

R [308]

L [290]

T [261]

D [252]

F [230]

J [179]

A [166]

K [152]

E [110]

N [108]

O [79]

V [44]

I [25]

Y [22]

Q [10]

U [7]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6433]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [5] London [4] Port-of-Spain [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Kensington, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool [2] Reedness, Goole [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Aberffrwd, Cardigan [1] Accrington [1] Altrincham [1] Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Arbroath [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ballymoney, County Antrim [1] Barnton, Cheshire [1] Bayswater [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bexhill [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bodle Street, Sussex [1] Brannockstown, Trim, Meath [1] Bridport [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bristol,Gloucestershire [1] Brockdish Norfolk [1] Brookline Massachusetts [1] Bubwith, Yorks [1] Bury, St Ives, Huntingdonshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton, Selby, Yorkshire [1] Cawnpore, Bengal [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chelsea London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Clapham [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cloyne, County Cork [1] Colchester [1] Corfe, Somerset [1] Corston, Bath, Somerset [1] Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Crakehall, Bedale, Yorkshire [1] DUBLIN [1] Derby [1] Desborough, Northants [1]

Rank

Private [3852] Trooper [1148] Sapper [300] Corporal [299] Guardsman [286] Second Lieutenant [256] Lance Corporal [233] Lieutenant [186] Serjeant [181] Captain [74] Acting Corporal [65] Corporal of Horse [57] Private Lance Corporal [53] Lance Serjeant [44] Major [33] Private Acting Corporal [25] Shoeing Smith [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Corporal Acting Serjeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Private /Lance Corporal [10] Gunner [9] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Acting Captain [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Regimental Serjeant Major [7] Acting Corporal of Horse [6] Lieutenant Acting Captain [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Private Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Driver [5] Private Acting Lance Corporal [5] Temporary Captain [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Trumpeter [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Corporal Lance Serjeant [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Major [3] Bandsman [3] Corporal Private [3] Corporal Shoeing Smith [3] Pioneer [3] Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith Corporal [3] Temporary Major [3]

Unit

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4417] Machine Gun Corps [846] Dragoon Guards [743] Royal Horse Guards [679] Grenadier Guards [621] Coldstream Guards [567] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [465] Life Guards [460] Machine Gun Guards [446] Scots Guards [355] Irish Guards [195] Household Battalion [168] Welsh Guards [140] Guards Machine Gun Battalion [122] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [113] 2nd Life Guards [100] 1st Life Guards [76] 1st Dragoon Guards [65] 5th Dragoon Guards [64] Hussars [62] 7th Dragoon Guards [57] Royal Dragoon Guards [54] 6th Dragoon Guards [53] 4th Dragoon Guards [52] Corps of Dragoons [50] London Regiment [49] Lancers [48] 3rd Dragoon Guards [47] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [44] Royal Highlanders Guards [44] Royal Canadian Regiment [39] Royal Engineers [39] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [36] Machine Gun Squadron [30] Army Service Corps [27] Machine Gun Regiment [27] Labour Corps [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Guards Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [20] Tank Corps [19] 17th Lancers [18] 1st Royal Canadian Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Dragoons [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Company of Dragoons [11] Guards Machine Gun Regiment Battalion [11] Royal Dragoons [11] Cheshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [6437] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [711] S [603] H [555] M [555] W [551] C [539] P [350] G [329] R [308] L [290] T [261] D [252] F [230] J [179] A [166] K [152] E [110] N [108] O [79] V [44] I [25] Y [22] Q [10] U [7] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6433]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Trinidad and Tobago [2] Canada [1] Egypt [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Christopher Gogarty

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1878 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 6551 Private Irish Guards Second Battalion

British Army 1878 Private Machine Gun Guards

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John Wilson Wharton

Born 1889

Died 1944

British Army 4423 Trooper Life Guards

British Army 4423 Trooper 1st Life Guards

British Army 3162 Trooper Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Ernest Albert Hillman

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 7983 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 7983 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 683 Private Welsh Guards

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Frank Lewis Thornhill Barlow

Born 1883

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Lieutenant Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Henry Mapson

Born 1894

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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John Frederick James. Smith

Born 1890

Died 1967

British Army 3469 Sapper Life Guards

British Army 3794 Sapper Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 3469 3794 TROOPER 1ST LIFE GUARDS. HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY.

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Edward Ernest Thomas

Born 1884

Died 1939

British Army Boy Royal Horse Artillery "S" Battery

British Army 5063 Private Royal Irish Dragoon Guards 4th

British Army 47891 Private Machine Gun Corps 12th M.G.Squadron

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William Vincent Foley

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 8911 Guardsman Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards

British Army 501 Guardsman Coldstream Guards

British Army Lance Serjeant Machine Gun Guards

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Sidney George Lewis

Born 1903

Died 1969

British Army 7252 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 14645 Private Machine Gun Corps 106th Machine Gun Company

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Stanley Hull

Born 1892

British Army 15310 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 1287 Temporary Company Serjeant Major Machine Gun Guards

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Edward Smith

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 9517 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 1495 Private Machine Gun Guards

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John O'connor

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 1640 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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John Garrat Downing

Born 1885

Died 1953

British Army 6358 Private Lancers

British Army 4451 Private Machine Gun Guards

British Army 6358 Private 17th Lancers

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Norman Olive

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army 39822 Private Machine Gun Corps Lancer Machine Gun Squadron

British Army 21754 Private Reserve Cavalry 4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army 21754 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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Frederick William Stocker

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army 3409 Trooper Life Guards

British Army 4841 Trooper Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Walter George Couzens

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 12130 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 467 Corporal Acting Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Ashton Frank B Abbott

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 3677 Sapper 2nd Life Guards

British Army 4301 Sapper Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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John Henry Cowmeadow

Born 1879

Died 1956

British Army 2209 Trooper 2nd Life Guards

British Army 2209 Trooper 2nd Life Guards

British Army 4425 Trooper Guards Machine Gun Regiment No 2 (2nd Life Guards) Battalion

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Harry Walker

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 707 Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 707 Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment 4th Battalion.

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William Baker

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 19 Guardsman Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 19 Trooper Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 15842 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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