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Maidstone, Kent [5]

Brighton [2]

Dublin [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Woolwich [2]

Aberffraw, Anglesey, N Wales [1]

Allahabad [1]

Allington, Kent [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bedlington [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Billingshurst, Sussex [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bombay [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brandon Parva Norfolk [1]

Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire [1]

Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1]

Bromsgrove [1]

Brotton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Burnley [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chelsea [1]

Cheswardine, Shropshire [1]

Clonmel [1]

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1]

County Meath [1]

Crail [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Crookham Hampshire [1]

Crumpsall Manchester [1]

Cutcombe, Somerset [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Dover [1]

Dovercourt [1]

Dumbarton N B Kirkinland [1]

Dundee [1]

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [6081]

Gunner [850]

Captain [807]

Driver [736]

Lieutenant [414]

Serjeant [311]

Corporal [220]

Second Lieutenant [184]

Acting Serjeant [161]

Major [154]

Staff Serjeant [131]

Acting Corporal [118]

Sapper [101]

Lance Corporal [62]

Horse Keeper [56]

Shoeing Smith [55]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [48]

Lieutenant Colonel [46]

Temporary Captain [43]

Private Acting Serjeant [40]

Acting Staff Serjeant [29]

Pioneer [28]

Bombardier [25]

Lance Bombardier [17]

Transport Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [15]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Private Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Major [10]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [10]

Signaller [10]

Colonel [9]

Quarter Master and Captain [9]

Housekeeper [8]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Transport Corporal [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [6]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Captain Quarter Master [5]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Private /Acting Serjeant [5]

Sergeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Unit

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5176]

Army Veterinary Corps [3723]

Royal Field Artillery [2627]

Royal Engineers [398]

Royal Fusiliers [345]

Royal Garrison Artillery [189]

Labour Corps [115]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [97]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [89]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [84]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [82]

Lancashire Fusiliers [74]

London Regiment [67]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

Royal Army Service Corps [58]

Royal West Kent Regiment [57]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52]

Royal Dragoons [45]

Lancers [42]

West Riding Regiment [41]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [38]

Royal Air Force [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [37]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Royal Horse Artillery [35]

Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [34]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [30]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Dragoon Guards [20]

Royal Scots [20]

Seaforth Highlanders [20]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Royal Irish Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [13]

Royal Artillery [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Service

British Army [8808]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [940]

S [802]

M [795]

H [741]

C [708]

W [705]

P [496]

G [421]

D [416]

R [407]

T [376]

L [373]

A [283]

F [277]

J [251]

K [222]

E [189]

N [168]

O [110]

V [45]

I [29]

Y [29]

Q [14]

U [11]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8789]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [5] Brighton [2] Dublin [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Woolwich [2] Aberffraw, Anglesey, N Wales [1] Allahabad [1] Allington, Kent [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bedlington [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Billingshurst, Sussex [1] Birkenhead [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bombay [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brandon Parva Norfolk [1] Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire [1] Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1] Bromsgrove [1] Brotton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burham, Kent [1] Burnley [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chelsea [1] Cheswardine, Shropshire [1] Clonmel [1] Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1] County Meath [1] Crail [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Crookham Hampshire [1] Crumpsall Manchester [1] Cutcombe, Somerset [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Dover [1] Dovercourt [1] Dumbarton N B Kirkinland [1] Dundee [1] Eaglesham, Renfrewshire [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [6081] Gunner [850] Captain [807] Driver [736] Lieutenant [414] Serjeant [311] Corporal [220] Second Lieutenant [184] Acting Serjeant [161] Major [154] Staff Serjeant [131] Acting Corporal [118] Sapper [101] Lance Corporal [62] Horse Keeper [56] Shoeing Smith [55] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [48] Lieutenant Colonel [46] Temporary Captain [43] Private Acting Serjeant [40] Acting Staff Serjeant [29] Pioneer [28] Bombardier [25] Lance Bombardier [17] Transport Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Lance Serjeant [15] Temporary Staff Serjeant [15] Acting Bombardier [11] Private Acting Corporal [11] Acting Major [10] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [10] Signaller [10] Colonel [9] Quarter Master and Captain [9] Housekeeper [8] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Transport Corporal [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Farrier Staff Serjeant [6] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Temporary Major [6] Captain Quarter Master [5] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Farrier Serjeant [5] Private /Acting Serjeant [5] Sergeant [5] Corporal 2nd [4]

Unit

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5176] Army Veterinary Corps [3723] Royal Field Artillery [2627] Royal Engineers [398] Royal Fusiliers [345] Royal Garrison Artillery [189] Labour Corps [115] Royal Berkshire Regiment [97] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [89] Royal Lancaster Regiment [84] Royal Irish Fusiliers [82] Lancashire Fusiliers [74] London Regiment [67] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] Royal Army Service Corps [58] Royal West Kent Regiment [57] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52] Royal Dragoons [45] Lancers [42] West Riding Regiment [41] King's Royal Rifle Corps [38] Royal Air Force [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [37] Yorkshire Regiment [36] Royal Horse Artillery [35] Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [34] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [30] Rifle Brigade [29] Royal Irish Rifles [27] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Dragoon Guards [20] Royal Scots [20] Seaforth Highlanders [20] Hampshire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Munster Fusiliers [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Royal Irish Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [13] Royal Artillery [13] Royal Defence Corps [13]

Service

British Army [8808] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [2] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [940] S [802] M [795] H [741] C [708] W [705] P [496] G [421] D [416] R [407] T [376] L [373] A [283] F [277] J [251] K [222] E [189] N [168] O [110] V [45] I [29] Y [29] Q [14] U [11] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8789]

Country

United Kingdom [87] Canada [1] Egypt [1] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Charles Beresford Maule Harris

Born 1866

Died 1932

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Department Headquarters Staff

British Army Major Army Veterinary Department

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force

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Andrew R W Percival

Born 1879

Died 1942

British Army Army Reserve Class Z

British Army 28647 Private Army Veterinary Corps From Army Reserve Class B

British Army SE 28647 Private Army Veterinary Corps At Bulford Camp, Wiltshire

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Darrell John Collier

Born 1882

Died 1932

British Army SE/21616 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Royal Veterinary Corps.

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James Ireland

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army SE/7659 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/7659 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/7659 Corporal Royal Army Veterinary Corps No. 1 Veterinary Hospital

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Edwin James Nicholson

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Jack Kay

Born 1893

British Army 7921 Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 27929 Private Army Veterinary Corps Depot

British Army 27929 Acting Lance Corporal Army Veterinary Corps Depot

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Benjamin Bradbury

Born 1866

Died 1943

British Army SE/6737 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/6737 Acting Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/6737 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Harold Rhead Dawson

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army

British Army 28 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT 02506 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Hugh Mccoll Johnston

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps Attached to 1 Royal Dragoons

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Harold Leeney

Born 1852

Died 1934

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick Albert J Wood

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army SE/4483 Corporal Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Sydney Albert Silvester

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army SE/20344 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Henry Hardman Lord

Born 1879

Died 1950

British Army Major Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps East Lancashire Division

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Thomas Burrow Bindloss

Born 1866

Died 1944

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Peter Smith

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army SE/8264 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 288204 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE 8264 Private - Horsekeeper Army Veterinary Corps Division 3

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Arthur Norman Foster

Born 1882

Died 1941

British Army Major Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain and Acting Major Army Veterinary Corps

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George Devine

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army SE/11972 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Ridgway

Born 1880

Died 1956

British Army SE7630 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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William George Beeston

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 53 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 53 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick Peter Chipper

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army 31964 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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