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Bangalore [2]

Glasgow [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Aughton, Lancashire [1]

Bampton [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bethanal Green, London [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Broughty Ferry, Scotland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Campden Hill, Kensington [1]

Castlepollard, County Westmeath [1]

Chalfont St Giles, Amersham Registration District [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester [1]

DUBLIN [1]

Davenport, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Dowra Cavan [1]

Dundee [1]

Eagley Bolton Lancashire [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ewhurst, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gatte, Celyon, British Subject [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney London [1]

Halstead,Essex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Harrington, Cumberland [1]

Hartford, Cheshire [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Hildenborough, Kent [1]

Holyweel, Flint [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hunmanby [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Itchington, near Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Kensington [1]

Kensington,Middlesex. [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [105]

Private [102]

Gunner [85]

Lieutenant [69]

Major [45]

Captain [42]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [22]

Bombardier [20]

Driver [18]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Sergeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Major [3]

Boy [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Adjutant of Volunteers [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bomber [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigadier (Ret'd) [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain (District Officer) [1]

Captain (War Substantive Major) [1]

Captain (acting) [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Regiment of Artillery [129]

Royal Field Artillery [126]

Royal Garrison Artillery [72]

London Regiment [38]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [26]

Royal Horse Artillery [23]

Royal Artillery [18]

Corps of Hussars [16]

Reserve Regiment of Artillery [12]

City of London Regiment [10]

City of London Yeomanry [8]

County of London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Inns of Court Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Artillery Transport Depot [5]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Artillery Training Depot [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Corps of Signals [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cape Garrison Artillery [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

County of London Rifles [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hussars of the Line [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [324]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Indian Army [3]

Royal Navy [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [42]

H [29]

M [26]

W [26]

S [24]

C [23]

D [17]

F [16]

G [16]

A [14]

R [14]

L [13]

P [13]

T [12]

K [10]

N [9]

E [7]

J [7]

O [3]

V [3]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

India [3]

Ireland [3]

France [1]

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People [325] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bangalore [2] Glasgow [2] Kensington, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Aughton, Lancashire [1] Bampton [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bethanal Green, London [1] Bromley Kent [1] Broughty Ferry, Scotland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Campden Hill, Kensington [1] Castlepollard, County Westmeath [1] Chalfont St Giles, Amersham Registration District [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester [1] DUBLIN [1] Davenport, Devon [1] Devon [1] Dowra Cavan [1] Dundee [1] Eagley Bolton Lancashire [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Ewhurst, Surrey [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Fulham, London [1] Gatte, Celyon, British Subject [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney London [1] Halstead,Essex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Harrington, Cumberland [1] Hartford, Cheshire [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Hildenborough, Kent [1] Holyweel, Flint [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hunmanby [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Itchington, near Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1] Kensington [1] Kensington,Middlesex. [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [105] Private [102] Gunner [85] Lieutenant [69] Major [45] Captain [42] Serjeant [31] Corporal [22] Bombardier [20] Driver [18] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Lance Corporal [10] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Sergeant [8] Acting Bombardier [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Major [3] Boy [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colonel [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Brigadier General [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Adjutant of Volunteers [1] Aircraftman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bomber [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier [1] Brigadier (Ret'd) [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain (District Officer) [1] Captain (War Substantive Major) [1] Captain (acting) [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Regiment of Artillery [129] Royal Field Artillery [126] Royal Garrison Artillery [72] London Regiment [38] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [26] Royal Horse Artillery [23] Royal Artillery [18] Corps of Hussars [16] Reserve Regiment of Artillery [12] City of London Regiment [10] City of London Yeomanry [8] County of London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [6] Royal Air Force [6] Army Service Corps [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Inns of Court Regiment [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Artillery Transport Depot [5] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Artillery Training Depot [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Corps of Signals [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cape Garrison Artillery [2] Corps of Lancers [2] County of London Rifles [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hussars of the Line [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [324] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Indian Army [3] Royal Navy [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [42] H [29] M [26] W [26] S [24] C [23] D [17] F [16] G [16] A [14] R [14] L [13] P [13] T [12] K [10] N [9] E [7] J [7] O [3] V [3] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Country

United Kingdom [52] India [3] Ireland [3] France [1]

Lancelot H M Welsh

British Army 2182 Lance Corporal Queen's Own Regiment of Glasgow Yeomanry

British Army 350623 Private Queen's Own Regiment of Glasgow Yeomanry

British Army 350623 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Ernest William Long

British Army Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Cecil C Hawkins

British Army 30556 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 235044 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 30556 Private Hussars

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Percival Hyatt

British Army 22927 Private Border Regiment

British Army 21363 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21724 Gunner Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Charles Victor Mercer

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment attached King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Supply and Transport Corps

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