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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]

John King Sewall

Died 1917

British Army 5780 Bandsman Dragoons

British Army 32643 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1668 Private Dragoons

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Charles Boyling

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 4515 Private Royal Rifle Dragoons

British Army 3221 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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Arthur Francis Henry Hill

Born 1895

Died 1953

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Dragoons

British Army Dragoons

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James Morley

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 4507 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/4507 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 4507 Private 6th Dragoons (Inniskilling)

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George Robb

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 2774 Corporal Royal Dragoons

British Army D/2774 Corporal Royal Dragoons

British Army 2774 Corporal 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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William Wallace Miller

Died 1914

British Army 4985 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 6DN/4985 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 4985 Private 6th Dragoons (Inniskilling)

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Caryl Arthur James Annesley

Born 1883

Died 1949

British Army Captain Royal Dragoons

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James Mortimer

Died 1916

British Army 4274 Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army D/4274 Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army 4274 Serjeant Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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Howard Edwin Harry James

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 3224 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/3224 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/3224 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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William Vickery

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 5270 Lance Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army 1DN/5270 Acting Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army 5270 Lance Serjeant Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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William Cullis

Born 1883

Died 1954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300641 Private Canadian Field Artillery 14th Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300641 Trooper Royal Canadian Dragoons

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300641 Private Fort Garry Horse

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Andrew Chichester Hart

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 109th Battalion

British Army 4792 Private 6th Dragoons

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Alfred Daniel Wintle

Born 1897

Died 1966

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dragoons

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Thomas George Faulkner

Born 1885

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1266139 Staff Sergeant Farrier Royal Canadian Dragoons

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Horace Simms

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 20354 Private Dragoons

British Army 32640 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Clarence Douglas Blackwell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826 Private Royal Canadian Dragoons

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Arthur Bourbonnais

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3796

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3796 Private Royal Canadian Dragoons

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William Thomas Warnell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 21711 Private Dragoons

British Army 32652 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Charles Henry Kelly

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 580 Private Royal Canadian Dragoons

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Richard Foy

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 4669 Corporal Dragoons

British Army 32607 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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