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Devon [1]

Erdington, Warks [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

St Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Rank

Volunteer [276]

Lieutenant [18]

Private [17]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Volunteer Father [4]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Honorary Lieutenant Reverend Father [2]

Major [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Despatch Rider [1]

Dresser [1]

Engineer [1]

Force Volunteer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Private/ Volunteer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Honorary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Voluntary Private [1]

Volunteer Reverend [1]

Volunteer Reverend Father [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [301]

Nyasaland Field Force [107]

King's African Rifles [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Nyasaland Field Force Volunteer Reserve [3]

British South African Police [2]

Medical Service [2]

Nyasaland Defence Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Tank Corps [2]

1st Gurkha Rifles [1]

1st King's African Rifles [1]

1st South African Rifles [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

3rd King's African Rifles [1]

Carrier Transport Nyasaland Field Force [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East African Unattached List [1]

General and Special List [1]

Intelligence Service/Nyasaland-Rhodesia Force [1]

Nigeria Volunteer Reserve [1]

North Rhodesian Rifles [1]

Nyasaland Carrier Transport [1]

Nyasaland Field Force Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [1]

Nyasaland Frontier Force [1]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve Nyasaland Field Force Attached King's African Rifles [1]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve Service [1]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve attached Camel Transport Corps [1]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve attached King's African Rifles [1]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve/ Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

South African Railway Section [1]

South African Services Corps [1]

Uganda Railway Volunteer Reserve [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

attached 1st Battalion King's African Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [315]

Royal Navy [4]

Last name first letter

M [48]

B [27]

C [27]

S [26]

H [25]

P [16]

W [16]

L [14]

R [14]

F [13]

T [13]

G [12]

A [11]

D [10]

E [8]

N [8]

O [8]

I [5]

V [5]

J [4]

K [2]

Z [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [315]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [315] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devon [1] Erdington, Warks [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] St Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Rank

Volunteer [276] Lieutenant [18] Private [17] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [7] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Volunteer Father [4] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Honorary Lieutenant Reverend Father [2] Major [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Despatch Rider [1] Dresser [1] Engineer [1] Force Volunteer [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Private/ Volunteer [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Honorary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Voluntary Private [1] Volunteer Reverend [1] Volunteer Reverend Father [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [301] Nyasaland Field Force [107] King's African Rifles [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Nyasaland Field Force Volunteer Reserve [3] British South African Police [2] Medical Service [2] Nyasaland Defence Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Tank Corps [2] 1st Gurkha Rifles [1] 1st King's African Rifles [1] 1st South African Rifles [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 3rd King's African Rifles [1] Carrier Transport Nyasaland Field Force [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East African Unattached List [1] General and Special List [1] Intelligence Service/Nyasaland-Rhodesia Force [1] Nigeria Volunteer Reserve [1] North Rhodesian Rifles [1] Nyasaland Carrier Transport [1] Nyasaland Field Force Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [1] Nyasaland Frontier Force [1] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve Nyasaland Field Force Attached King's African Rifles [1] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve Service [1] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve attached Camel Transport Corps [1] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve attached King's African Rifles [1] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve/ Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] South African Railway Section [1] South African Services Corps [1] Uganda Railway Volunteer Reserve [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] attached 1st Battalion King's African Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [315] Royal Navy [4]

Last name first letter

M [48] B [27] C [27] S [26] H [25] P [16] W [16] L [14] R [14] F [13] T [13] G [12] A [11] D [10] E [8] N [8] O [8] I [5] V [5] J [4] K [2] Z [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [315]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

J Delaunay

British Army 655 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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J P De Bruyn

British Army 441 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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W Carnie

British Army 380 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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F Coetzee

British Army 679 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Graham Finch

British Army 547 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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George Black

British Army 687 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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H T Ayrton

British Army 516 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Frederic Du Preez

British Army 628 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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D Adam

British Army 314 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Archibald Burnett

British Army 543 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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F Birkett

British Army 151 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Xavier Jaillet

British Army 650 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Herbert Hurlow

British Army 585 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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David Hutchison

British Army 648 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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A Cassavetti

British Army 254 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Walter Jollyman

British Army 618 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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George Ellingworth

British Army 590 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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A Campbell

British Army Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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John Brown

British Army Staff Serjeant Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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J S Ferguson

British Army Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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