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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]

Frederick James Shatwell

Born 1884

Died 1943

British Army 5850 Private 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers

British Army 756 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 42288 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Allam

Born 1884

British Army 12104 Driver Royal Engineers 4th Company

British Army SE/14239 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Gordon Frank Steevenson

Born 1890

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Bryden

Born 1875

Died 1956

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Lieutenant No 4 Regiment Depot

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles William Makinson

Born 1888

Died 1950

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieut AVC

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Lewis George Hodson

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army 14518 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Patrick Hennessy

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army SE/15484 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Handel Wilde

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army SE/26972 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps Depot (Woolwich)

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Joseph Redgrave

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army SE/20587 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick George Evans

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army SE/24003 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Frederick Moses Parrott

Born 1874

Died 1921

British Army SE/12182 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Thomas Francis Donworth

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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Reginald Richard Todd

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 749 Acting Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/01282 Acting Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/01282 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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William Sinclair

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army SE/11844 Private Acting Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/11844 Transport Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/11844 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Alfred Hoskin

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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Edward Metland

Born 1872

British Army HC/98 Horse Keeper Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/01424 Horse Keeper Army Veterinary Corps

British Army TT/01424 Horse Keeper Royal Army Veterinary Corps 9 Veterinary Evacuation Station

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James C. Parkinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army SE/3826 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/3826 Acting Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/3826 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Bernard Cooney

Died 1918

British Army 242 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 242 Acting Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army R/242 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps 6th Reserve Vet. Hosp.

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Henry Cooke Lowry

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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William R Tipper

Born 1870

Died 1919

British Army SE/11527 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/11527 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/11527 Lance Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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