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Glasgow Scotland [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Darjeeling [2]

Dublin [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Surrey [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Victoria, British Columbia [2]

23 Ayton Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Alberni British Columbia [1]

Amphitheatre Victoria [1]

Ararat, Victoria [1]

Assam [1]

Avoca Tasmania [1]

Bareilly, North-West Provinces [1]

Batheaston, Somerset [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bellary [1]

Benares [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bengal. [1]

Blarney, Co. Cork [1]

Bombay [1]

Botesdale, Suffolk [1]

Bracebridge, Muskoka [1]

Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Bridge of Allan [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burdwan [1]

Burnley England [1]

Calcutta, India, Visitor [1]

Calgary [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Central Province [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clarecastle, co Clare [1]

Clevedon, Bristol [1]

Clipstone, Northamptonshire [1]

Cobram, East Victoria [1]

Creemore ON [1]

Rank

Sepoy [3454]

Private [1837]

Captain [411]

Lance Naik [382]

Lieutenant [350]

Naik [260]

Havildar [237]

Second Lieutenant [192]

Major [169]

Pioneer [160]

Cook [101]

Bhisti [83]

Lieutenant Colonel [83]

Serjeant [73]

Jemadar [65]

Corporal [55]

Sweeper [54]

Lance Corporal [50]

Driver [41]

Sergeant [38]

Bugler [29]

Subadar [28]

Acting Naik [26]

Acting Havildar [17]

Acting Captain [16]

Bearer [14]

Sapper [14]

Barber [11]

Piper [10]

Musician [9]

Saddler [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Lance Naik [5]

Colonel [5]

Company Havildar Major [5]

Dhobie [5]

Havildar Major [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Brigadier General [4]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Sergeant [4]

Quarter Master Havildar [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Major [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Gunner [3]

Hand [3]

Lance Havildar [3]

Unit

Pioneers [3834]

Hazara Pioneers [755]

Canadian Pioneers [609]

Madras Pioneers [555]

106th Hazara Pioneers [485]

64th Pioneers [326]

81st Pioneers [285]

12th Pioneers [284]

128th Pioneers [277]

48th Pioneers [218]

2/1st Madras Pioneers [158]

Australian Pioneers [130]

Sikh Pioneers [92]

Indian Army [82]

Hariana Pioneers [62]

107th Pioneers [51]

Welsh Light Infantry [43]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [42]

121st Pioneers [39]

Pioneers Indian Army [36]

34th Sikh Pioneers [34]

106th Pioneers [28]

61st Pioneers [27]

East African Pioneers [24]

Wallajabad Light Infantry [19]

Bombay Pioneers [18]

23rd Sikh Pioneers [17]

32nd Sikh Pioneers [16]

London Regiment [15]

3/2nd Bombay Pioneers [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

1/61st Pioneers [11]

King George's Own Pioneers [11]

Light Infantry [11]

2/107th Pioneers [10]

2/128th Pioneers [9]

1/34th Sikh Pioneers [8]

East African Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

South African Pioneers [8]

Staff [8]

1/61st King George's Own Pioneers [7]

Carnatic Infantry [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers 34th Sikh Pioneers [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

1/128th Pioneers [6]

1/81st Pioneers [6]

61st King George's Own Pioneers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Service

British Army [7201]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [603]

Indian Army [160]

Australian Imperial Force [131]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

British Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1114]

S [887]

A [642]

K [599]

B [577]

R [495]

G [491]

P [438]

C [391]

H [387]

N [337]

D [271]

J [220]

V [214]

L [206]

T [183]

W [152]

F [140]

I [107]

Y [59]

E [43]

U [32]

O [22]

Z [14]

Q [7]

X [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8012]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Australia [13]

Canada [6]

India [4]

Belgium [1]

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Glasgow Scotland [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Darjeeling [2] Dublin [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Surrey [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Victoria, British Columbia [2] 23 Ayton Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen [1] Alberni British Columbia [1] Amphitheatre Victoria [1] Ararat, Victoria [1] Assam [1] Avoca Tasmania [1] Bareilly, North-West Provinces [1] Batheaston, Somerset [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bellary [1] Benares [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bengal. [1] Blarney, Co. Cork [1] Bombay [1] Botesdale, Suffolk [1] Bracebridge, Muskoka [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Bridge of Allan [1] Brighton [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burdwan [1] Burnley England [1] Calcutta, India, Visitor [1] Calgary [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Central Province [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham England [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clarecastle, co Clare [1] Clevedon, Bristol [1] Clipstone, Northamptonshire [1] Cobram, East Victoria [1] Creemore ON [1]

Rank

Sepoy [3454] Private [1837] Captain [411] Lance Naik [382] Lieutenant [350] Naik [260] Havildar [237] Second Lieutenant [192] Major [169] Pioneer [160] Cook [101] Bhisti [83] Lieutenant Colonel [83] Serjeant [73] Jemadar [65] Corporal [55] Sweeper [54] Lance Corporal [50] Driver [41] Sergeant [38] Bugler [29] Subadar [28] Acting Naik [26] Acting Havildar [17] Acting Captain [16] Bearer [14] Sapper [14] Barber [11] Piper [10] Musician [9] Saddler [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Acting Lance Naik [5] Colonel [5] Company Havildar Major [5] Dhobie [5] Havildar Major [5] Temporary Captain [5] Brigadier General [4] Company Quarter Master Havildar [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Sergeant [4] Quarter Master Havildar [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Major [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Gunner [3] Hand [3] Lance Havildar [3]

Unit

Pioneers [3834] Hazara Pioneers [755] Canadian Pioneers [609] Madras Pioneers [555] 106th Hazara Pioneers [485] 64th Pioneers [326] 81st Pioneers [285] 12th Pioneers [284] 128th Pioneers [277] 48th Pioneers [218] 2/1st Madras Pioneers [158] Australian Pioneers [130] Sikh Pioneers [92] Indian Army [82] Hariana Pioneers [62] 107th Pioneers [51] Welsh Light Infantry [43] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [42] 121st Pioneers [39] Pioneers Indian Army [36] 34th Sikh Pioneers [34] 106th Pioneers [28] 61st Pioneers [27] East African Pioneers [24] Wallajabad Light Infantry [19] Bombay Pioneers [18] 23rd Sikh Pioneers [17] 32nd Sikh Pioneers [16] London Regiment [15] 3/2nd Bombay Pioneers [13] Royal Engineers [13] 1/61st Pioneers [11] King George's Own Pioneers [11] Light Infantry [11] 2/107th Pioneers [10] 2/128th Pioneers [9] 1/34th Sikh Pioneers [8] East African Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] South African Pioneers [8] Staff [8] 1/61st King George's Own Pioneers [7] Carnatic Infantry [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Indian Army Reserve of Officers 34th Sikh Pioneers [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] 1/128th Pioneers [6] 1/81st Pioneers [6] 61st King George's Own Pioneers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6]

Service

British Army [7201] Canadian Expeditionary Force [603] Indian Army [160] Australian Imperial Force [131] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] British Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1114] S [887] A [642] K [599] B [577] R [495] G [491] P [438] C [391] H [387] N [337] D [271] J [220] V [214] L [206] T [183] W [152] F [140] I [107] Y [59] E [43] U [32] O [22] Z [14] Q [7] X [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8012]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Australia [13] Canada [6] India [4] Belgium [1]

Jonathan Maxwell Bruce

Born 1873

Died 1914

Indian Army Captain 107th Pioneers

British Army Second Lieutenant

Indian Army Lieutenant 107th Pioneers

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Horace Gordon Futcher

Born 1886

Died 1938

Australian Imperial Force 2372

Australian Imperial Force 2372 Private 2nd Pioneers 4th Reinforcements

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Albert Ewart Owen

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3887 Pioneers 1st Bn.

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Henry Parkinson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2422 Private Australian Pioneers 5th Battalion

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Charles Wardle Pigg

Born 1877

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2838 Australian Pioneers 5th Battalion

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George Francis Morgan

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force 3180 Private Australian Pioneers

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John William Smith

Born 1873

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769677

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769677 124th Overseas Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769677 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Alfred Hunt

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1708 Private Australian Pioneers 2nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1708 Private 19th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1708 Private Australian Pioneers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Rupert Mason

Born 1896

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2156A Private Australian Pioneers 5th Battalion

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Norman Thomas Trethewey

Born 1895

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1953 Private 1st Pioneers

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Allan H. Birkett

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 155095

Canadian Expeditionary Force 155095 Private Canadian Pioneers 1st Battalion

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Osborne Robinson

Born 1891

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 3462

Australian Imperial Force 3462A Private Australian Pioneers 1st Battalion

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Charles John Joseph Watson

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 2726 Private Australian Pioneers 5/4 Pioneers

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Alfred James Michel

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 669795

Canadian Expeditionary Force 669795 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Albert Lenteligent Romeo

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4602 Private 1st Australian Pioneers

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Herbert Townsing

Born 1886

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3853 Corporal 4th Australian Pioneers

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William George Jamieson

Born 1885

Australian Imperial Force 7083131

Australian Imperial Force 708 Private 1st Infantry Bridged 1st Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3131 Private Pioneers 1st Battalion Pioneers

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Albert Jacques Tremblay

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Pioneers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Clarence Edward Robson

Australian Imperial Force Pioneers

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William Wilson Edmondson

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 2607

Australian Imperial Force 7419 Sgt Pioneers 2nd battalion

Australian Imperial Force 7419 Armoury Staff Sgt S.P.B.

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