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Place of birth

Wandsworth, London [2]

Banda [1]

Beaufort Gardens, Kensington, London [1]

Belgaum, Bombay [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Blackwater, Hampshire [1]

Chilton Lodge, Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Hay, Breconshire, Wales [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

New Brighton, Cheshire [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Uphill, Somerset [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Gentleman Cadet [12]

Captain [10]

Cadet [9]

Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Private [5]

Officer Cadet [3]

Acting Major [2]

Bandmaster [2]

Bandsman [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major General [2]

Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Boy [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captaian [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Directeur [1]

General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1]

Honorary Brigadier [1]

Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Major and Local Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Musician [1]

Officer of Company of Gentlemen Cadets (Captain) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Temporary Brigadier [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Military College [19]

Royal Military College Sandhurst [8]

General Staff [5]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Military College, Sandhurst [3]

Band Corps Royal Military College [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [2]

Royal Military College (and Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)) [2]

113th Infantry [1]

1st Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) [1]

3rd Battalion Royal Highlanders [1]

53rd Regiment of Foot [1]

8th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cadet College [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Britannia Royal Naval College [1]

Colonial Office [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Egyptian Army [1]

French Red Cross [1]

GOC 24th Division [1]

GOC 33rd Infantry Brigade [1]

GOC 6th Brigade [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Staff Corps [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancahsire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1]

Regular Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Retired List [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

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

Rifle Brigade Attached Royal Military College Camberley [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal MIlitary College Sandhurst [1]

Royal Military College - Sandhurst [1]

Service

British Army [39]

Royal Navy [3]

Indian Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

M [6]

H [5]

S [5]

W [5]

D [4]

B [3]

G [3]

N [2]

T [2]

E [1]

F [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

India [3]

Ireland [2]

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Place of birth

Wandsworth, London [2] Banda [1] Beaufort Gardens, Kensington, London [1] Belgaum, Bombay [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Blackwater, Hampshire [1] Chilton Lodge, Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Dublin [1] Hay, Breconshire, Wales [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] New Brighton, Cheshire [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Uphill, Somerset [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Gentleman Cadet [12] Captain [10] Cadet [9] Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Private [5] Officer Cadet [3] Acting Major [2] Bandmaster [2] Bandsman [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major General [2] Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] Boy [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Captaian [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Directeur [1] General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1] Honorary Brigadier [1] Honorary Brigadier General [1] Major and Local Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Musician [1] Officer of Company of Gentlemen Cadets (Captain) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Staff Captain [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Military College [19] Royal Military College Sandhurst [8] General Staff [5] London Regiment [3] Royal Military College, Sandhurst [3] Band Corps Royal Military College [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [2] Royal Military College (and Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)) [2] 113th Infantry [1] 1st Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) [1] 3rd Battalion Royal Highlanders [1] 53rd Regiment of Foot [1] 8th Gurkha Rifles [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cadet College [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Britannia Royal Naval College [1] Colonial Office [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Egyptian Army [1] French Red Cross [1] GOC 24th Division [1] GOC 33rd Infantry Brigade [1] GOC 6th Brigade [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Staff Corps [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancahsire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1] Regular Army Reserve of Officers [1] Retired List [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Rifle Brigade Attached Royal Military College Camberley [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal MIlitary College Sandhurst [1] Royal Military College - Sandhurst [1]

Service

British Army [39] Royal Navy [3] Indian Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

M [6] H [5] S [5] W [5] D [4] B [3] G [3] N [2] T [2] E [1] F [1] P [1] R [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31]

Country

United Kingdom [10] India [3] Ireland [2]

Gerald Yewdall

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College Sandhurst

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Richard James Parrant

Born 1884

Died 1944

British Army Bandsman Royal Military College Band Corps

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Evelyn Stanley Haughton Morris

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College Sandhurst

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Military College Sandhurst

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Richard Harcourt Whitting

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army Cadet Royal Military College Sandhurst

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Robert D G Hall

Born 1900

Died 1920

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College Sandhurst

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Philip Pickering Gregory

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal MIlitary College Sandhurst

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Mirza Iqbal Ali Beg

Died 1920

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College Sandhurst

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St Vincent Charles Farrant Hammick

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College Sandhurst

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Henry Norman Grant

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Cadet Royal Military College, Sandhurst

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Charles Edwin Laurence Harris

Born 1896

Died 1996

British Army 3232 Private London Regiment 3/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist’s Rifles)

British Army 3232 Private London Regiment 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist’s Rifles)

British Army Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist’s Rifles)

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Dayrell James Paul Palmer Stayner

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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N E Strickland

British Army Cadet Royal Military College

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P H Thomas

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College

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E J W South

British Army 46951 Private Royal Military College Regiment

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E R Harland

British Army Royal Military College

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Hedley Clement Edward Bennett

British Army 389459 Serjeant Royal Military College Band

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John Huleatt Brownrigg

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Cadet Royal Military College

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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Herbert James Moran

Born 1891

Died 1915

Indian Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Indian Army Lieutenant 8th Gurkha Rifles

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J C Duff

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel Unattached List Royal Military College

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Geoffrey Vaughan Noakes

British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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