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Place of birth

Edinburgh [2]

New Cross, Greenwich, London [2]

Acomb, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Boscastle, Cornwall [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [1]

Dublin [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hartfield, Sussex [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kennington, East Ashford district, Kent [1]

Llangattock, Breconshire [1]

London England [1]

Longueville [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newington, South London [1]

Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St. George in the East, London [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Walworth, Wandsworth Borough, London [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Pensioner [46]

Private [27]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Gunner [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Lance Corproal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant Instructor [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Instructor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class I (Bandmaster) [1]

Unit

Royal Hospital Chelsea [48]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Hussars [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1]

3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

4th Hussars [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bengal Sappers and Miners [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment TA [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Rifle Brigade TF [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [7]

W [6]

M [5]

B [4]

P [4]

C [3]

K [3]

T [3]

G [2]

H [2]

L [2]

V [2]

A [1]

F [1]

N [1]

Q [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

India [1]

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People [48] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Edinburgh [2] New Cross, Greenwich, London [2] Acomb, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Boscastle, Cornwall [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [1] Dublin [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hartfield, Sussex [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Islington, London [1] Kennington, East Ashford district, Kent [1] Llangattock, Breconshire [1] London England [1] Longueville [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Middlesex [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newington, South London [1] Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Southwark, London [1] St. George in the East, London [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Walworth, Wandsworth Borough, London [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1] Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Pensioner [46] Private [27] Serjeant [9] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Gunner [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1] Lance Corproal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant Instructor [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1] Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Instructor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class I (Bandmaster) [1]

Unit

Royal Hospital Chelsea [48] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Hussars [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1] 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 4th Hussars [1] 6th Dragoons [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bengal Sappers and Miners [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment TA [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Rifle Brigade TF [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [7] W [6] M [5] B [4] P [4] C [3] K [3] T [3] G [2] H [2] L [2] V [2] A [1] F [1] N [1] Q [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [6] India [1]

Samuel Dennis Savage

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 10315 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

British Army 378444 Private Labour Corps Northern Command Labour Centre

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Hedley Clement Edward Bennett

Born 1894

Died 1993

British Army D/1899 Bandsman 6th Dragoons

British Army D/1899 Corporal 6th Dragoons

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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Arthur Ernest Watkins

Born 1892

Died 1988

British Army 21873 Private Hussars

British Army 21873 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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George James Woodward

Born 1889

Died 1989

British Army 10100 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 14620 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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William Kee

Born 1879

Died 1965

British Army 24272 Corporal Hussars

British Army 24272 Serjeant Hussars

British Army 24272 Acting Serjeant Hussars

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Robert Vair

Born 1862

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Royal Hospital Chelsea

British Army Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Captain The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Victor Staddon, M.b.e.

British Army 15830 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 79684 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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Walter John Vousden

Born 1869

Died 1943

British Army 52900 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 52900 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers

British Army Pensioner Royal Hospital Chelsea

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