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Maidstone, Kent [10]

Cupar, Fife [3]

Edinburgh, Scotland [3]

Bangalore [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Goole [2]

London [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

'Westbrook', Rondebosch, Cape Province [1]

67 Bentham Road, Hackney, London [1]

9 Annette Street, Govanhill, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Advie, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fife [1]

Ballymena, Co Antrim [1]

Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1]

Borrowash, Derbyshire [1]

Boughton Lees, Kent [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Brantford, Ontario [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Campden Hill, Kensington [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chester Le Street, Durham [1]

Cleator Moor, Cumberland [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Coakbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Cookstown, Tyrone [1]

Coxheath,Kent [1]

Crosslee, Stow, Scotland [1]

Curragh, Co. Kildare [1]

Darwen, Lancs [1]

Desborough, Northants [1]

Devon [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Dunfermline [1]

East Keal, Lincolnshire [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [2452]

Second Lieutenant [228]

Serjeant [228]

Corporal [215]

Lance Corporal [147]

Lieutenant [136]

Captain [92]

Trooper [67]

Sapper [56]

Driver [45]

Major [44]

Gunner [39]

Acting Corporal [27]

Lance Serjeant [21]

Lieutenant Colonel [21]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Staff Serjeant Major [17]

Shoeing Smith [15]

Sergeant [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Pioneer [9]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Trumpeter [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Acting Captain [5]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Bandsman [4]

Bombardier [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Saddler [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Squadron Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Unit

Royal Dragoons [1475]

Corps of Dragoons [688]

Dragoons [362]

Royal Canadian Dragoons [277]

Royal Engineers [198]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [149]

Royal Field Artillery [148]

Royal Dragoon Guards [142]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [136]

Company of Dragoons [125]

Royal Scots [122]

Machine Gun Corps [108]

Yorkshire Dragoons [100]

6th Dragoons [85]

Dragoon Guards [85]

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [84]

Labour Corps [77]

2nd Dragoons [65]

Royal Fusiliers [62]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [61]

Army Veterinary Corps [53]

Royal Highlanders [45]

General Service Dragoons [44]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Royal Air Force [39]

Royal Regiment of Dragoons [39]

Royal Flying Corps [38]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [37]

1st Dragoons [33]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Irish Regiment [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [27]

Military Mounted Police [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Corps Of Dragoons [25]

Imperial Army [23]

Tank Corps [23]

6th Royal Regiment of Dragoons [22]

Inniskilling Dragoons [20]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Service

British Army [3188]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [152]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [444]

S [330]

W [284]

H [260]

P [219]

B [207]

R [197]

C [195]

L [155]

T [146]

D [141]

F [129]

G [117]

K [99]

J [93]

A [89]

E [72]

N [61]

O [34]

V [27]

I [18]

Y [12]

Q [7]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3333]

Country

United Kingdom [71]

Canada [5]

Ireland [5]

India [4]

France [1]

Kenya [1]

United States [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [10] Cupar, Fife [3] Edinburgh, Scotland [3] Bangalore [2] Chelsea, London [2] Goole [2] London [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] 'Westbrook', Rondebosch, Cape Province [1] 67 Bentham Road, Hackney, London [1] 9 Annette Street, Govanhill, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen [1] Advie, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Auchtermuchty, Fife [1] Ballymena, Co Antrim [1] Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1] Borrowash, Derbyshire [1] Boughton Lees, Kent [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Brantford, Ontario [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Campden Hill, Kensington [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1] Chelsea [1] Chester Le Street, Durham [1] Cleator Moor, Cumberland [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Coakbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Cookstown, Tyrone [1] Coxheath,Kent [1] Crosslee, Stow, Scotland [1] Curragh, Co. Kildare [1] Darwen, Lancs [1] Desborough, Northants [1] Devon [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Dunfermline [1] East Keal, Lincolnshire [1] Eastbourne [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [2452] Second Lieutenant [228] Serjeant [228] Corporal [215] Lance Corporal [147] Lieutenant [136] Captain [92] Trooper [67] Sapper [56] Driver [45] Major [44] Gunner [39] Acting Corporal [27] Lance Serjeant [21] Lieutenant Colonel [21] Acting Serjeant [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Staff Serjeant Major [17] Shoeing Smith [15] Sergeant [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Pioneer [9] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Trumpeter [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Acting Captain [5] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Farrier Serjeant [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Bandsman [4] Bombardier [4] Brigadier General [4] Corporal Shoeing Smith [4] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Saddler [3] Serjeant Major [3] Squadron Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Sergeant [2]

Unit

Royal Dragoons [1475] Corps of Dragoons [688] Dragoons [362] Royal Canadian Dragoons [277] Royal Engineers [198] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [149] Royal Field Artillery [148] Royal Dragoon Guards [142] Royal Irish Fusiliers [136] Company of Dragoons [125] Royal Scots [122] Machine Gun Corps [108] Yorkshire Dragoons [100] 6th Dragoons [85] Dragoon Guards [85] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [84] Labour Corps [77] 2nd Dragoons [65] Royal Fusiliers [62] King's Royal Rifle Corps [61] Army Veterinary Corps [53] Royal Highlanders [45] General Service Dragoons [44] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Royal Air Force [39] Royal Regiment of Dragoons [39] Royal Flying Corps [38] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [37] 1st Dragoons [33] London Regiment [33] Royal Irish Regiment [31] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Berkshire Regiment [27] Military Mounted Police [26] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Corps Of Dragoons [25] Imperial Army [23] Tank Corps [23] 6th Royal Regiment of Dragoons [22] Inniskilling Dragoons [20] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [19] Royal Irish Rifles [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Service

British Army [3188] Canadian Expeditionary Force [152] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [5] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [444] S [330] W [284] H [260] P [219] B [207] R [197] C [195] L [155] T [146] D [141] F [129] G [117] K [99] J [93] A [89] E [72] N [61] O [34] V [27] I [18] Y [12] Q [7] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3333]

Country

United Kingdom [71] Canada [5] Ireland [5] India [4] France [1] Kenya [1] United States [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Archibald John Vanson

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 2601 Corporal Royal Dragoons

British Army D/2601 Corporal Royal Dragoons

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Philip Ralph Davies-Cooke

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dragoons

British Army Captain Royal Dragoons

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John Stewart

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 2740 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/2740 Private Royal Dragoons

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Edgar Branson Bowles

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2847 Private Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army 175248 Serjeant Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 23rd Army Brigade

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William Hurley

Born 1892

British Army D/4551 Private Dragoons

British Army 391514 Trooper The Royal Dragoons

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Daniel O'brien

Died 1918

British Army 1814 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army D/8649 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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Henry Richard Deighton Simpson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 6th Dragoons

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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H D Mcneile

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Dragoons

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Thomas Holland

Died 1915

British Army 5116 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 1DN/5116 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 5116 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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William Kyle

Died 1917

British Army 820 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/820 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/820 Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

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Robert Johnman Dewar

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 153rd Brigade

British Army GS/8730 Private Dragoons

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Osmond Trahairn Deudraeth Williams

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 926 Corporal Royal Dragoons

British Army Captain Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Samuel Devine

Died 1918

British Army 56 Private Dragoons

British Army 41156 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Glen

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 8765 Private 2nd Dragoons

British Army WR 259836 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Dempster

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army GS/6211 Private 2nd Dragoons

British Army D/12816 Private Company of Dragoons

British Army D/12816 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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Leon Walter Perks

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 5983 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/5983 Private Royal Dragoons

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William R Henderson

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 943 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/943 Private Royal Dragoons

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James Lavin

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7087 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/7087 Private Royal Dragoons

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Ernest Lawson

Died 1914

British Army 6DN/2514 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/2514 Private 6th Dragoons (Inniskilling)

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John Leslie Kerens

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3353 Private Dragoons

British Army 358214 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 358214 Sapper Royal Engineers

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