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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 Buchanan

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 11th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 59th Scinde Rifles

British Army Captain 59th Scinde Rifles

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Alfred George Bird

Indian Army Serjeant Supply and Transport Corps

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers Attached 2/54th Sikhs Frontier Force

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Sidney Melville Boddy

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

Indian Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant (Acting Captain) 2/94th Russells Infantry

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E F Batten

British Army Captain 2/8th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Captain Staff Corps

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Colin Medway Curtis

British Army Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 147th Labour Corps Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Samuel Henry Clarke

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Labour Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant attached Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Edward Herbert Keeling

British Army Second Lieutenant Rangoon Port Defence Volunteer

British Army Captain 119th Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Philip Edwin Cuckow

British Army Lieutenant 10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain 10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers

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Robert Leslie Creasey

British Army 1591 Private East Kent Regiment 1/5th east Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 1/5th east Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 1/48th Pioneers

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Francis Archibald Farquharson

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers Attached 1st King Georges Own Sappers and Miners

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Thomas Seth Apcar

British Army British Red Cross Society

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers (Cavalry Branch)

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Allan Gordon Cameron Grant

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain 2/101st Grenadiers Indian Army

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F J Brandon

Indian Army Captain 94th Russell's Infantry

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 36th Sikhs

Indian Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 36th Sikhs

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J S Grose

British Army 163 Private 10th Raini Field Company Indian Defence Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers Attached 2/21st Punjabis

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Alexander Arthur Richard Cope

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Captain 28th Mountain Battery

British Army Acting Captain 28th Mountain Battery

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W L Armstrong

British Army Lieutenant 4/3rd Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant 8/11th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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A D Fraser

British Army Acting Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Captain 15th Lancers Indian Army

British Army Captain 20th Lancers

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C E Lynch Blosse

British Army Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Political Department

British Army Captain Poona Horse

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Henry Albert Harden

British Army 265759 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant 1/42nd Deoli Regiment

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Sydney Frank Cooke

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain 1/97th Infantry Regiment Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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