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Place of birth

Cupar, Fife [3]

'Westbrook', Rondebosch, Cape Province [1]

Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1]

Alloa.Scotland [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bowling, Dumbarton [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chelsea [1]

County Meath [1]

Coxheath,Kent [1]

Darwen, Lancs [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Forfar [1]

Gilberdyke, Howden [1]

Gilston Park, Hertfordshire [1]

Glenmorangie, Tain, Ross-shire [1]

Inverness [1]

Jedburgh [1]

Kilbride, Isle of Arran [1]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland [1]

Linlithgow [1]

London [1]

Renton [1]

Shoscombe, Somerset [1]

Vienna [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [21]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Corporal [9]

Major [9]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Trooper [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Saddler [1]

Corporal and Adjutant [1]

Cpl [1]

Drill Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Colonel-in-Chief [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Pte [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sgt [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant Major /Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Supreme Commander [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [84]

Royal Scots Greys [48]

Royal Dragoon Guards [24]

Royal Dragoons [23]

Dragoons [19]

2nd Dragoons [12]

Corps of Dragoons [8]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Dragoons Royal Scots Greys [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

The Royal Scots Greys [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

London Regiment [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Greys 2nd Dragoons [2]

Special Reserve Royal Scots Greys [2]

1/1st East African Veterinary Service [1]

1st Royal Scots Greys [1]

2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [1]

2nd Dragoons Royal Scots Greys [1]

2nd Regiment Dragoons [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Scots Greys [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Company of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps Of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1]

Dragoons Royal Scots Greys Attached Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Dragoons The Royal Scots Greys [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

General and Special List [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Imperial Light Horse [1]

Inniskilling Dragoons [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Scots Greys Regiment [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [155]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

C [17]

M [15]

S [12]

A [11]

H [11]

R [11]

G [10]

D [9]

T [9]

F [7]

P [7]

W [5]

K [4]

J [3]

L [3]

I [2]

E [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [155] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cupar, Fife [3] 'Westbrook', Rondebosch, Cape Province [1] Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1] Alloa.Scotland [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1] Bowling, Dumbarton [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chelsea [1] County Meath [1] Coxheath,Kent [1] Darwen, Lancs [1] Dunfermline [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Forfar [1] Gilberdyke, Howden [1] Gilston Park, Hertfordshire [1] Glenmorangie, Tain, Ross-shire [1] Inverness [1] Jedburgh [1] Kilbride, Isle of Arran [1] Kilwinning, Ayrshire [1] Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland [1] Linlithgow [1] London [1] Renton [1] Shoscombe, Somerset [1] Vienna [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [82] Lieutenant [22] Captain [21] Second Lieutenant [19] Corporal [9] Major [9] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Trooper [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Saddler [1] Corporal and Adjutant [1] Cpl [1] Drill Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Colonel-in-Chief [1] L/Cpl [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Pte [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sgt [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant Major /Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Supreme Commander [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [84] Royal Scots Greys [48] Royal Dragoon Guards [24] Royal Dragoons [23] Dragoons [19] 2nd Dragoons [12] Corps of Dragoons [8] Machine Gun Corps [5] Dragoon Guards [3] Dragoons Royal Scots Greys [3] Labour Corps [3] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] The Royal Scots Greys [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] London Regiment [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Greys 2nd Dragoons [2] Special Reserve Royal Scots Greys [2] 1/1st East African Veterinary Service [1] 1st Royal Scots Greys [1] 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [1] 2nd Dragoons Royal Scots Greys [1] 2nd Regiment Dragoons [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Scots Greys [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Company of Dragoons [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps Of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1] Dragoons Royal Scots Greys Attached Lothian and Border Horse [1] Dragoons The Royal Scots Greys [1] General Service Dragoons [1] General and Special List [1] Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Imperial Light Horse [1] Inniskilling Dragoons [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Scots Greys Regiment [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [155] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] C [17] M [15] S [12] A [11] H [11] R [11] G [10] D [9] T [9] F [7] P [7] W [5] K [4] J [3] L [3] I [2] E [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Zimbabwe [1]

Christian Holland Hibbert

British Army Second Lieutenant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Temporary Captain Royal Scots Greys

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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Earl Of St Germans

British Army Lieutenant Dragoons Royal Scots Greys

British Army Lieutenant Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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W Rose

British Army D/33900 Private Royal Scots Greys 2nd Dragoons

British Army 42391 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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William Donald Paul Watson Gandy

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers Royal Scots Greys

British Army Major General and Special List

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Robert Scott

British Army 601216 Private Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Scots Greys Regiment

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William Smith

British Army D/3141 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 9447 Private Lancers

British Army D/33534 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Robert Henry Eliott Lockhart

British Army Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Scots Greys and Staff

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O Lennox Dunley

Born 1896

British Army Trooper Royal Scots Greys

British Army Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Albert Spink

British Army 8646 Acting Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 8646 Acting Corporal 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

British Army 41854 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps Cavalry 5th Machine Gun Cavalry Brigade Squadrons

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William Bell

Born 1888

British Army 2DM/6155 Corporal Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 20905 Corporal Corps Of Dragoons

British Army D/20903 Corporal 1st Dragoon Guards

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John Going

Born 1891

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Scots Greys

British Army Captain 1/1st East African Veterinary Service

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Bertram Greenfield

British Army 3250 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 293207 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 960935 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Norman Colledge

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Greys

British Army 41803 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41803 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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Charles R Robertson

British Army 2DN/4539 Trooper Royal Dragoons

British Army 20778 Trooper Corps of Dragoons

British Army 390640 Private Royal Scots Greys

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Lincoln J Abbott

British Army G/11929 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 441838 Private Labour Corps

British Army D/35672 Private Corps of Dragoons

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