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Maidstone, Kent [5]

Brighton [2]

Dublin [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Woolwich [2]

Aberffraw, Anglesey, N Wales [1]

Allahabad [1]

Allington, Kent [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bedlington [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Billingshurst, Sussex [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bombay [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brandon Parva Norfolk [1]

Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire [1]

Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1]

Bromsgrove [1]

Brotton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burham, Kent [1]

Burnley [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chelsea [1]

Cheswardine, Shropshire [1]

Clonmel [1]

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1]

County Meath [1]

Crail [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Crookham Hampshire [1]

Crumpsall Manchester [1]

Cutcombe, Somerset [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Dover [1]

Dovercourt [1]

Dumbarton N B Kirkinland [1]

Dundee [1]

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [6083]

Gunner [850]

Captain [808]

Driver [737]

Lieutenant [414]

Serjeant [313]

Corporal [221]

Second Lieutenant [186]

Acting Serjeant [162]

Major [154]

Staff Serjeant [131]

Acting Corporal [118]

Sapper [101]

Lance Corporal [62]

Horse Keeper [56]

Shoeing Smith [55]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [48]

Lieutenant Colonel [46]

Temporary Captain [43]

Private Acting Serjeant [40]

Acting Staff Serjeant [29]

Pioneer [28]

Bombardier [25]

Lance Bombardier [17]

Transport Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [15]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Private Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Major [10]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [10]

Signaller [10]

Colonel [9]

Quarter Master and Captain [9]

Housekeeper [8]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Transport Corporal [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [6]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Captain Quarter Master [5]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Private /Acting Serjeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Unit

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5176]

Army Veterinary Corps [3723]

Royal Field Artillery [2629]

Royal Engineers [399]

Royal Fusiliers [345]

Royal Garrison Artillery [189]

Labour Corps [115]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [97]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [89]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [84]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [82]

Lancashire Fusiliers [74]

London Regiment [67]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

Royal Army Service Corps [58]

Royal West Kent Regiment [57]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52]

Royal Dragoons [45]

Lancers [42]

West Riding Regiment [41]

Royal Air Force [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [37]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Royal Horse Artillery [35]

Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [34]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [30]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Dragoon Guards [20]

Royal Scots [20]

Seaforth Highlanders [20]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Royal Irish Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Artillery [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Service

British Army [8817]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [940]

S [802]

M [796]

H [741]

C [710]

W [706]

P [496]

G [422]

D [416]

R [408]

T [376]

L [373]

A [284]

F [277]

J [251]

K [222]

E [190]

N [168]

O [110]

V [45]

Y [30]

I [29]

Q [14]

U [11]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8797]

Country

United Kingdom [88]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [5] Brighton [2] Dublin [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Woolwich [2] Aberffraw, Anglesey, N Wales [1] Allahabad [1] Allington, Kent [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bedlington [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Billingshurst, Sussex [1] Birkenhead [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bombay [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brandon Parva Norfolk [1] Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire [1] Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire [1] Bromsgrove [1] Brotton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burham, Kent [1] Burnley [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chelsea [1] Cheswardine, Shropshire [1] Clonmel [1] Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1] County Meath [1] Crail [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Crookham Hampshire [1] Crumpsall Manchester [1] Cutcombe, Somerset [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Dover [1] Dovercourt [1] Dumbarton N B Kirkinland [1] Dundee [1] Eaglesham, Renfrewshire [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [6083] Gunner [850] Captain [808] Driver [737] Lieutenant [414] Serjeant [313] Corporal [221] Second Lieutenant [186] Acting Serjeant [162] Major [154] Staff Serjeant [131] Acting Corporal [118] Sapper [101] Lance Corporal [62] Horse Keeper [56] Shoeing Smith [55] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [48] Lieutenant Colonel [46] Temporary Captain [43] Private Acting Serjeant [40] Acting Staff Serjeant [29] Pioneer [28] Bombardier [25] Lance Bombardier [17] Transport Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Lance Serjeant [15] Temporary Staff Serjeant [15] Acting Bombardier [11] Private Acting Corporal [11] Acting Major [10] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [10] Signaller [10] Colonel [9] Quarter Master and Captain [9] Housekeeper [8] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Transport Corporal [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Farrier Staff Serjeant [6] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Sergeant [6] Temporary Major [6] Captain Quarter Master [5] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Farrier Serjeant [5] Private /Acting Serjeant [5] Corporal 2nd [4]

Unit

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5176] Army Veterinary Corps [3723] Royal Field Artillery [2629] Royal Engineers [399] Royal Fusiliers [345] Royal Garrison Artillery [189] Labour Corps [115] Royal Berkshire Regiment [97] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [89] Royal Lancaster Regiment [84] Royal Irish Fusiliers [82] Lancashire Fusiliers [74] London Regiment [67] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] Royal Army Service Corps [58] Royal West Kent Regiment [57] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52] Royal Dragoons [45] Lancers [42] West Riding Regiment [41] Royal Air Force [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [37] Yorkshire Regiment [36] Royal Horse Artillery [35] Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [34] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [30] Rifle Brigade [29] Royal Irish Rifles [27] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Dragoon Guards [20] Royal Scots [20] Seaforth Highlanders [20] Hampshire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Munster Fusiliers [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Royal Irish Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Artillery [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [13] Royal Defence Corps [13]

Service

British Army [8817] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [2] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [940] S [802] M [796] H [741] C [710] W [706] P [496] G [422] D [416] R [408] T [376] L [373] A [284] F [277] J [251] K [222] E [190] N [168] O [110] V [45] Y [30] I [29] Q [14] U [11] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8797]

Country

United Kingdom [88] Canada [1] Egypt [1] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Archibald Guthrie Smith

Born 1874

Died 1949

British Army 3005 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Francis J Murtagh

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army TT/0275 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Arthur Dunbar Morgan

Died 1919

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Andrew George Heveningham

Born 1897

Died 1983

British Army TT/03171 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/03171 Sergeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Sergeant Major Royal Veterinary College Contingent

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Charles William Heane

Born 1895

Died 1970

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps 2nd London Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

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James Robert Crane

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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George Frederick Bertelsen

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army SE/20208 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 44842 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Henry Crouch

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army 9858 Sergeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 706655 Sergeant Labour Corps

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Robert Smart Bone

Born 1884

British Army T 018 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army T 8 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 337541 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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George William Dunkin

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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James Craven

British Army SE/23450 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps 14th Veterinary Hospital

British Army 23450 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps 14th Veterinary Hospital

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David Oliver Turnbull

Born 1879

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Edward William Hughes

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

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Daniel Adams

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army SE14764 Acting Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 14764 Sergeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Harry Stephens

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army TT/0629 Private Acting Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/0629 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

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Harry Edmund Bunyard

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army SE/23420 Horse Keeper Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/23420 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps 18th Veterinary Hospital

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Alfred Walter Austen

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army SE/3076 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 248814 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 248884 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Lloyd

Died 1918

British Army 20434 Horsekeeper Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 184275 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

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William Kerwin Tully-Christie

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers, (City of London Regiment) 23rd Service Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Edward Courtenay Day

Born 1873

Died 1952

British Army Remount Department

British Army Major Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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