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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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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]

Ernest Bertram Nelson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers Attached 1/8 Battalion Gurkha Rifles

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John Hunter Cameron

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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George Douglas Pechell

Born 1891

Died 1916

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers attd. 108th Inf., and 66th Squadron Royal Flying Corps

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Charles Gilbert Wodehouse

Born 1885

Died 1969

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Eugene Napoleon Ernest Malet Vaughan

Born 1878

Died 1934

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers/Grenadier Guards

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Basil Hardress Humphrys

Born 1892

Died 1949

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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George Conrad Spring

Born 1887

Died 1923

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Percy Eustace De Bathe Brandon

Born 1875

Died 1949

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Temporary Captain New Zealand Home Guard Wellington City Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Heretaunga Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Captain Wellington Mounted Rfiles 2nd Regiment

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William Hoare Hatchell Young

Born 1886

Died 1964

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Francis Verner Wylie

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army Captain Punjabis

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

Indian Army South Waziristan Militia

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Henry Colin Mansel Porter

Born 1882

Died 1955

British Army Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major / Temporary Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

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John Ernest Bate Roberts

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers Cavalry Branch

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

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William Digby Oswald

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant 5th Dragoon Guards Special Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment

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William Francis Brougham Radclyffe Dugmore

Born 1869

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Second Class Assistant Uganda Protectorate Forces Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)

British Army Lieutenant The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)

Other Empire Force Local Captain Uganda Rifles Seconded from The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment)

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Edwin Henry Ethelbert Collen

Born 1875

British Army Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Reserve of Officers/Staff

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James George Fair

Born 1864

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Reserve of Officers

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R H Hermon-Hodge

British Army Captain/ Temporary Major Reserve of Officers/ Reserve of Officers

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Gerald Anthony Walton Williams

British Army Lieutenant Reserve of Officers

British Army Acting Captain Reserve of Officers

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F J Nason

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Reserve of Officers

British Army Colonel Reserve of Officers

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E F O Gascoigne

British Army Captain/ Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Reserve of Officers/ Reserve of Officers

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