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London [11]

Calcutta [3]

Chelsea [3]

Cheltenham [3]

Kingston, Surrey [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brighton [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hanover Square, London [2]

Islington [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Paddington [2]

Salford [2]

153 Huddleston Road, Islington, London [1]

48 Claremont Road, Hansworth, Birmingham [1]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Alhamabad [1]

Alnwick [1]

Alveston, Derbyshire [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Apsley [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bandon, County Cork [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barnet [1]

Barnett,Middlesex [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bath,Somerset [1]

Beacon Place, Lichfield [1]

Beckley, Sussex [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Benares [1]

Bengal [1]

Bengal, British Raj [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Blandford Forum [1]

Bonnyfield Crammond Midlothian [1]

Bow, London [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brackley district, Northamptonshire [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brecon, Wales [1]

Bridlington [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [3073]

Captain [2281]

Second Lieutenant [2231]

Major [549]

Private [524]

Lieutenant Colonel [237]

Serjeant [160]

Corporal [145]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [98]

Acting Captain [92]

Lance Corporal [72]

Temporary Captain [66]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [47]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [43]

Temporary Major [42]

Colonel [41]

Gunner [40]

Acting Serjeant [35]

Sapper [33]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [32]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [29]

Captain /Temporary Major [24]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [23]

Brevet Colonel [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Captain/Temporary Major [19]

Temporary Lieutenant [19]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Acting Major [15]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [15]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [14]

Brigadier General [13]

Captain Temporary Major [13]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [13]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [12]

Brevet Major [12]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Temporary Brigadier General [12]

Trooper [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [10]

2nd Lieutenant [9]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [9]

Rifleman [9]

Unit

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5305]

Reserve of Officers [588]

Indian Army [208]

Royal Field Artillery [129]

Royal Engineers [122]

London Regiment [109]

Reserve of Officers/ Staff [88]

Supply and Transport Corps [80]

Machine Gun Corps [74]

Staff [62]

Army Service Corps [61]

Middlesex Regiment [61]

Reserve of Officers/Staff [61]

Devonshire Regiment [60]

Punjabis [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Royal Army Service Corps [49]

Royal Fusiliers [49]

Labour Corps [47]

Gurkha Rifles [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Lancers [40]

East Kent Regiment [38]

East Surrey Regiment [32]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Supply and Transport Corps [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Reserve of Officers/ Royal Field Artillery [27]

Border Regiment [26]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [26]

Dorsetshire Regiment [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Reserve of Officers/Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Air Force [23]

South Wales Borderers [23]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

General List [19]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Infantry [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

Hussars [16]

Reserve Of Officers [16]

Royal Artillery Reserve of Officers [16]

Service

British Army [7744]

Indian Army [355]

Other Empire Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

South African Services [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [804]

B [793]

S [721]

M [652]

W [597]

C [497]

P [439]

G [422]

R [407]

L [406]

T [368]

D [299]

F [289]

J [215]

A [205]

K [197]

E [195]

N [131]

O [109]

V [61]

I [47]

Y [27]

U [24]

Q [7]

Z [5]

Contribution

Military Service [7880]

Country

United Kingdom [128]

India [7]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Kenya [1]

New Zealand [1]

Nigeria [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Place of birth

London [11] Calcutta [3] Chelsea [3] Cheltenham [3] Kingston, Surrey [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brighton [2] Gloucester [2] Hanover Square, London [2] Islington [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington [2] Kensington, London [2] Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Paddington [2] Salford [2] 153 Huddleston Road, Islington, London [1] 48 Claremont Road, Hansworth, Birmingham [1] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Alhamabad [1] Alnwick [1] Alveston, Derbyshire [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Apsley [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bandon, County Cork [1] Bangalore [1] Barnet [1] Barnett,Middlesex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bath,Somerset [1] Beacon Place, Lichfield [1] Beckley, Sussex [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast [1] Benares [1] Bengal [1] Bengal, British Raj [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blandford Forum [1] Bonnyfield Crammond Midlothian [1] Bow, London [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brackley district, Northamptonshire [1] Bradford [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brecon, Wales [1] Bridlington [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [3073] Captain [2281] Second Lieutenant [2231] Major [549] Private [524] Lieutenant Colonel [237] Serjeant [160] Corporal [145] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [98] Acting Captain [92] Lance Corporal [72] Temporary Captain [66] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [47] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [43] Temporary Major [42] Colonel [41] Gunner [40] Acting Serjeant [35] Sapper [33] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [32] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [29] Captain /Temporary Major [24] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Lieutenant Acting Captain [23] Brevet Colonel [20] Acting Corporal [19] Captain/Temporary Major [19] Temporary Lieutenant [19] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [17] Acting Major [15] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [15] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [15] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [14] Brigadier General [13] Captain Temporary Major [13] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [13] Colour Serjeant [13] Bombardier [12] Brevet Major [12] Lance Serjeant [12] Temporary Brigadier General [12] Trooper [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [10] 2nd Lieutenant [9] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [9] Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9] Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [9] Rifleman [9]

Unit

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5305] Reserve of Officers [588] Indian Army [208] Royal Field Artillery [129] Royal Engineers [122] London Regiment [109] Reserve of Officers/ Staff [88] Supply and Transport Corps [80] Machine Gun Corps [74] Staff [62] Army Service Corps [61] Middlesex Regiment [61] Reserve of Officers/Staff [61] Devonshire Regiment [60] Punjabis [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Royal Army Service Corps [49] Royal Fusiliers [49] Labour Corps [47] Gurkha Rifles [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Hampshire Regiment [42] Lancers [40] East Kent Regiment [38] East Surrey Regiment [32] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Supply and Transport Corps [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Reserve of Officers/ Royal Field Artillery [27] Border Regiment [26] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [26] Dorsetshire Regiment [26] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Reserve of Officers/Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Air Force [23] South Wales Borderers [23] Highland Light Infantry [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Norfolk Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] General List [19] Gordon Highlanders [19] Manchester Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [18] Infantry [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] Hussars [16] Reserve Of Officers [16] Royal Artillery Reserve of Officers [16]

Service

British Army [7744] Indian Army [355] Other Empire Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] South African Services [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [804] B [793] S [721] M [652] W [597] C [497] P [439] G [422] R [407] L [406] T [368] D [299] F [289] J [215] A [205] K [197] E [195] N [131] O [109] V [61] I [47] Y [27] U [24] Q [7] Z [5]

Contribution

Military Service [7880]

Country

United Kingdom [128] India [7] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Kenya [1] New Zealand [1] Nigeria [1] Sri Lanka [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Harry Collison

British Army Captain Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 155th Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant 71st Camel Corps

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Patrick Joseph Brick

British Army 152144 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant 2/30th Punjabis

British Army Second Lieutenant 17th Divisional Signal Company

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Ernest Louis Crawford

British Army Captain 2nd Labour Corps

British Army Captain 5th Labour Corps 1st Army Reserve of Officers

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Hugh Fitzherbert Bloxham

British Army Wiltshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 22nd Punjabis

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 1/102nd Grenadiers

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William Cruise

British Army 241898 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/4th Rajputs

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David S Davies

British Army Second Lieutenant 38th Divisional Train

British Army Captain 38th Divisional Train

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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J B Case

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant 18th King George's Own Lancers Indian Army

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Frank Lucas Evans

British Army 1310 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1310 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 11th Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Gordon

British Army 1783 Private King Edward's Horse 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 25th Cavalry Indian Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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A E Booth

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers /on probation with 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry

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Gwilyn Colishill Davies

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Department 16th Rajputs

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Edwin T Court

British Army 8577 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant 62nd Punjabis

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Thomas Llewellyn Marshall Fuge

British Army Second Lieutenant 31st King George's Own Lancers attached/1/61st Pioneers

British Army Captain 130th Baluchis Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army

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M Burke

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 1/9th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

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Percy Douglas Abbott

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Signals

British Army Second Lieutenant 33rd Divisional Signal Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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R C Busher

British Army Captain 10th Nilghai and Malabar Battalions Indian Defence Force

British Army Major Indian Army Reserve of Officers 71st Carnatic Infantry

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R T Collins

British Army Second Lieutenant 203th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Acting Captain attached Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Captain 2/39th Garhwal Rifles

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Walter Lind Stewart Boileau

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant 1/4th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant 2/7th Gurkha Rifles

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Reginald Trevor Jones

British Army Lieutenant 6th Field Company King George's Own Regiment

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Charles Gordon Barker

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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