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Maidstone, Kent [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Barton upon Irwell [1]

Belmont, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Charles, Plymouth [1]

Derby [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Kenninghall, Norfolk [1]

Little Eaton, Derbyshire [1]

London [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Southampton [1]

Rank

Private [129]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [19]

Lance Corporal [18]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [12]

Major [8]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lt [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Capt [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutnant [1]

Local Captain [1]

Local Major [1]

Lt [1]

Lt Col [1]

Major and Special Service Officer (attached) [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Class Assistant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [119]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [86]

Lancers [68]

Reserve Regiment of Lancers [32]

12th Lancers [14]

5th Lancers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

16th Lancers [9]

1st Reserve Regiment of Lancers [8]

Corps of Lancers [8]

9th Lancers [6]

Welsh Horse [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Lancers of the Line [4]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry attached Lancers [4]

2nd Lancers [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [2]

21st Lancers [2]

5th Royal Irish Lancers [2]

6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2]

General Service Lancers [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

15th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse) [1]

1st Tasmanian Contingent [1]

3/70th Burma Rifles [1]

31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1]

37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) [1]

4th D.C.O. Lancers (Hodson's Horse) [1]

4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

72nd Highlanders [1]

75th Lancers [1]

7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Colonial Office [1]

Corps of Lancers and Dragoons [1]

Corps of Lancers attached King's African Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [186]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Indian Army [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [30]

S [22]

B [18]

C [16]

M [13]

H [12]

T [12]

P [10]

D [9]

R [9]

E [6]

F [5]

G [5]

L [5]

K [4]

A [3]

J [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

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United Kingdom [11]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [187] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Barton upon Irwell [1] Belmont, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Charles, Plymouth [1] Derby [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Kenninghall, Norfolk [1] Little Eaton, Derbyshire [1] London [1] Loose, Kent [1] Southampton [1]

Rank

Private [129] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [19] Lance Corporal [18] Corporal [12] Serjeant [12] Major [8] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lt [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Capt [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutnant [1] Local Captain [1] Local Major [1] Lt [1] Lt Col [1] Major and Special Service Officer (attached) [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Second Class Assistant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [119] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [86] Lancers [68] Reserve Regiment of Lancers [32] 12th Lancers [14] 5th Lancers [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] 16th Lancers [9] 1st Reserve Regiment of Lancers [8] Corps of Lancers [8] 9th Lancers [6] Welsh Horse [6] Royal Engineers [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Lancers of the Line [4] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry attached Lancers [4] 2nd Lancers [3] Army Service Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [2] 21st Lancers [2] 5th Royal Irish Lancers [2] 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2] General Service Lancers [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] 15th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse) [1] 1st Tasmanian Contingent [1] 3/70th Burma Rifles [1] 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers [1] 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) [1] 4th D.C.O. Lancers (Hodson's Horse) [1] 4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 72nd Highlanders [1] 75th Lancers [1] 7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1] Army Reserve [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Colonial Office [1] Corps of Lancers and Dragoons [1] Corps of Lancers attached King's African Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [186] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Indian Army [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [30] S [22] B [18] C [16] M [13] H [12] T [12] P [10] D [9] R [9] E [6] F [5] G [5] L [5] K [4] A [3] J [2] O [2] Y [2] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

Country

United Kingdom [11] India [1] Ireland [1]

Trevor Jones

British Army 237898 Private Lancers

British Army 742 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 17239 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Andrew Smiles

British Army 45768 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37204 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5/59968 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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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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Horace Craige Manders

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Captain King Edward Own Lancers

British Army Major Indian Army

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Arthur F Archer

British Army 4704 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 4704 Private Lancers

British Army 41327 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Oliver Davey

British Army 10796 Serjeant 21st Lancers

British Army 588 Serjeant Welsh Horse

British Army 17167 Serjeant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Percy Chambers

British Army 5395 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 41868 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 5398 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 6th Battalion

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Trevor Jones

Andrew Smiles

Stephen Bromley

Horace Craige Manders

Arthur F Archer

Oliver Davey

Percy Chambers