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Burlescombe, Devon [2]

Apperley, Gloucestershire [1]

Arlington [1]

Aynho, Northamptonshire [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bledlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bletchington, Oxon [1]

Bodicote, Banbury [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Broughton, Oxfordshire [1]

Chipping Norton [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Donnington, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire [1]

East Hagbourne, Berks [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Eydon, Northamptonshire [1]

Frankton, Warwickshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Hethe [1]

Hethe, Oxfordshire [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hill End Farm near Cumner and Botley, Oxfordshire [1]

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire [1]

Kineton, Warwickshire [1]

London [1]

Minworth Warwickshire [1]

Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Over Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Phoenix Park, Dublin [1]

Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Sandford, Oxfordshire [1]

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

St Helens, Isle of Wight [1]

Steventon, Berkshire [1]

Taunton [1]

Toot Baldon [1]

Warkworth, Northants [1]

Wing [1]

Wingrave [1]

Woodstock [1]

Rank

Private [1121]

Serjeant [108]

Corporal [89]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Lieutenant [38]

Lance Corporal [22]

Captain [16]

Pioneer [14]

Sapper [14]

Acting Corporal [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Major [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cor [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain and Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Trooper [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Trooper [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1228]

Corps of Hussars [709]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [287]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [235]

Royal Engineers [61]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Labour Corps [38]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry [35]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [34]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [21]

London Regiment [18]

Hussars [16]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [15]

Dorset Yeomanry [15]

Oxfordshire Hussars [14]

Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Air Force [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [12]

Berkshire Yeomanry [10]

County of London Yeomanry [9]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [9]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [9]

Lancashire Hussars [8]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

City of London Yeomanry [7]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

North Somerset Yeomanry [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Yeomanry [5]

3rd Hussars [4]

8th Hussars [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Yeomanry [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedford Yeomanry [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [1403]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [152]

W [148]

S [137]

H [120]

C [114]

T [80]

P [78]

G [77]

F [70]

M [60]

R [53]

L [50]

D [47]

J [46]

A [45]

E [29]

K [27]

N [27]

O [20]

Y [9]

V [5]

U [4]

Q [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1402]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Burlescombe, Devon [2] Apperley, Gloucestershire [1] Arlington [1] Aynho, Northamptonshire [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bledlow, Buckinghamshire [1] Bletchington, Oxon [1] Bodicote, Banbury [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Broughton, Oxfordshire [1] Chipping Norton [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Donnington, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire [1] East Hagbourne, Berks [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Eydon, Northamptonshire [1] Frankton, Warwickshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Hethe [1] Hethe, Oxfordshire [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Hill End Farm near Cumner and Botley, Oxfordshire [1] Kilnhurst, Yorkshire [1] Kineton, Warwickshire [1] London [1] Minworth Warwickshire [1] Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Over Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Oxford [1] Phoenix Park, Dublin [1] Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire [1] Sandford, Oxfordshire [1] Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [1] Sheffield [1] St Helens, Isle of Wight [1] Steventon, Berkshire [1] Taunton [1] Toot Baldon [1] Warkworth, Northants [1] Wing [1] Wingrave [1] Woodstock [1]

Rank

Private [1121] Serjeant [108] Corporal [89] Second Lieutenant [71] Lieutenant [38] Lance Corporal [22] Captain [16] Pioneer [14] Sapper [14] Acting Corporal [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Farrier Serjeant [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Major [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cor [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain and Adjutant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Trooper [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Trooper [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1228] Corps of Hussars [709] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [287] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [235] Royal Engineers [61] Machine Gun Corps [48] Labour Corps [38] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry [35] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [34] Royal Berkshire Regiment [21] London Regiment [18] Hussars [16] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [15] Dorset Yeomanry [15] Oxfordshire Hussars [14] Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Air Force [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [12] Berkshire Yeomanry [10] County of London Yeomanry [9] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [9] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [9] Lancashire Hussars [8] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] City of London Yeomanry [7] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] North Somerset Yeomanry [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Wiltshire Yeomanry [5] 3rd Hussars [4] 8th Hussars [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Yeomanry [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Warwickshire Yeomanry [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedford Yeomanry [3] Border Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [1403] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [152] W [148] S [137] H [120] C [114] T [80] P [78] G [77] F [70] M [60] R [53] L [50] D [47] J [46] A [45] E [29] K [27] N [27] O [20] Y [9] V [5] U [4] Q [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1402]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

H Haynes

British Army 285303 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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R C Hatt

British Army 610 Corporal Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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A Huckin

British Army 285016 Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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T Huckin

British Army 285016 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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A Jackson

British Army 910 Farrier Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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F Johnson

British Army 285070 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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F G Jones

British Army 613 Lance Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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F Kerwood

British Army 941 Lance Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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H W Lovell

British Army 540569 Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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W E Maisey

British Army 285024 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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R S Masters

British Army 285046 Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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J A Miles

British Army 954 Corporal Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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T C Orpwood

British Army 285050 Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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J A Passey

British Army 803 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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W Perrin

British Army 1047 Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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K H Philcox

British Army 708 Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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C E Roads

British Army 285125 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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S Sanders

British Army 1122 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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G F C Sansom

British Army 285019 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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T S Tyler

British Army 285052 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

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