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London [2]

50 Grosvenor Street, London [1]

Bolam, Northumberland [1]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chinnor, Oxfordshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clayton, Staffordshire [1]

Clonmel [1]

Colchester [1]

Crom Castle ,County Fermanagh ,Northern Ireland [1]

Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Dalston, Hackney, London [1]

Dromara Co.Down Northern Ireland [1]

Drumtallagh,Ballymoney,Co Antrim. [1]

Earlswood, Reigate, Surrey [1]

East Dean, near Chichester [1]

Fowey, Cornwall [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hendon Middlesex [1]

Hildenborough, Kent [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Kasauli, Bengal [1]

Kensington [1]

Khaira Gali, Rawalpindi [1]

Kirk Deighton [1]

Maidstone [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mayfair, London [1]

Moy Hall, Inverness, Scotland [1]

Mulfort, Rheydt, Munchengladbach [1]

Nassington, Northants [1]

Natal [1]

New York [1]

Norfolk [1]

Paris [1]

Plumpton, Sussex [1]

Rio de Janeiro [1]

Scarborough Yorkshire England [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Shorne, Kent [1]

St George, Hanover Square, Belgravia, London [1]

Sunderland [1]

Tattenhall, Chester [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Tolleshunt Knights, Essex [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warmington, Northants [1]

Waterfoot, Lancs [1]

Welbourn, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Trooper [919]

Sapper [132]

Second Lieutenant [132]

Private [123]

Lieutenant [113]

Corporal [112]

Corporal of Horse [86]

Captain [80]

Lance Corporal [51]

Major [36]

Gunner [32]

Acting Corporal [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Acting Corporal of Horse [11]

Serjeant [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Squadron Corporal Major [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Captain [4]

Brevet Major [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Trumpeter [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Corporal Trooper [3]

Driver [3]

Farrier Corporal [3]

Guardsman [3]

Squadron Quarter Master Corporal [3]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Surgeon Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [2]

Flying Officer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Musician [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant Interpreter [2]

Second Lieutenant/Interpreter [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Surgeon Captain [2]

Trooper Acting Serjeant [2]

Trooper Lance Corporal [2]

ALIAS [1]

Unit

Royal Horse Guards [1501]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [649]

Household Battalion [66]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Horse Artillery [24]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Air Force [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Dragoon Guards [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Hussars [10]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Hussars attached Royal Horse Guards [6]

Essex Yeomanry [5]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Scots Guards [5]

City of London Yeomanry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Guards [4]

14th Hussars [3]

14th Hussars attached Royal Horse Guards [3]

1st Life Guards [3]

20th Hussars [3]

20th Hussars attached Royal Horse Guards [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Highlanders Guards [3]

Royal Horse Guards Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Irish Horse [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

7th Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [1617]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [176]

H [147]

C [139]

S [137]

M [130]

W [126]

P [104]

T [76]

L [72]

G [67]

D [65]

R [60]

F [58]

A [55]

J [47]

E [41]

K [37]

N [31]

O [19]

V [12]

I [8]

Y [6]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1611]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

South Africa [2]

India [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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London [2] 50 Grosvenor Street, London [1] Bolam, Northumberland [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chinnor, Oxfordshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clayton, Staffordshire [1] Clonmel [1] Colchester [1] Crom Castle ,County Fermanagh ,Northern Ireland [1] Cumberworth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Dalston, Hackney, London [1] Dromara Co.Down Northern Ireland [1] Drumtallagh,Ballymoney,Co Antrim. [1] Earlswood, Reigate, Surrey [1] East Dean, near Chichester [1] Fowey, Cornwall [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hendon Middlesex [1] Hildenborough, Kent [1] Huddersfield [1] Kasauli, Bengal [1] Kensington [1] Khaira Gali, Rawalpindi [1] Kirk Deighton [1] Maidstone [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mayfair, London [1] Moy Hall, Inverness, Scotland [1] Mulfort, Rheydt, Munchengladbach [1] Nassington, Northants [1] Natal [1] New York [1] Norfolk [1] Paris [1] Plumpton, Sussex [1] Rio de Janeiro [1] Scarborough Yorkshire England [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Shorne, Kent [1] St George, Hanover Square, Belgravia, London [1] Sunderland [1] Tattenhall, Chester [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Tolleshunt Knights, Essex [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warmington, Northants [1] Waterfoot, Lancs [1] Welbourn, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Trooper [919] Sapper [132] Second Lieutenant [132] Private [123] Lieutenant [113] Corporal [112] Corporal of Horse [86] Captain [80] Lance Corporal [51] Major [36] Gunner [32] Acting Corporal [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Acting Corporal of Horse [11] Serjeant [11] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Shoeing Smith [6] Squadron Corporal Major [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Captain [4] Brevet Major [4] Temporary Captain [4] Trumpeter [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Corporal Trooper [3] Driver [3] Farrier Corporal [3] Guardsman [3] Squadron Quarter Master Corporal [3] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Surgeon Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal Shoeing Smith [2] Flying Officer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Musician [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant Interpreter [2] Second Lieutenant/Interpreter [2] Serjeant Major [2] Surgeon Captain [2] Trooper Acting Serjeant [2] Trooper Lance Corporal [2] ALIAS [1]

Unit

Royal Horse Guards [1501] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [649] Household Battalion [66] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Horse Artillery [24] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Air Force [21] Labour Corps [20] Dragoon Guards [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Coldstream Guards [13] Grenadier Guards [12] Army Service Corps [11] Hussars [10] Royal Flying Corps [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) [8] Tank Corps [8] Corps of Hussars [7] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Hussars attached Royal Horse Guards [6] Essex Yeomanry [5] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Scots Guards [5] City of London Yeomanry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Irish Guards [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Welsh Guards [4] 14th Hussars [3] 14th Hussars attached Royal Horse Guards [3] 1st Life Guards [3] 20th Hussars [3] 20th Hussars attached Royal Horse Guards [3] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Highlanders Guards [3] Royal Horse Guards Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Irish Horse [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 7th Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [1617] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [176] H [147] C [139] S [137] M [130] W [126] P [104] T [76] L [72] G [67] D [65] R [60] F [58] A [55] J [47] E [41] K [37] N [31] O [19] V [12] I [8] Y [6] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1611]

Country

United Kingdom [26] South Africa [2] India [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Percy Voltelin Heath

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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Gordon Chesney Wilson

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Horse Guards

British Army Off / 30 Major, M.V.O Royal Horse Guards The Blues

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William Lawrence Breese

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army

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Albert Edward Brittain

Born 1885

British Army 719 Household Brigade

British Army 2724 Royal Horse Guards

British Army 2724 Trooper Household Battalion

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The Hon. Colwyn Erasmus Arnold Philipps

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Honorary Lieutenant/ Temporary Captain Royal Horse Guards/ Royal Horse Guards

British Army Captain Royal Horse Guards

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William Leaney

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 1468 Corporal Royal Horse Guards

British Army 1468 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

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Baron Alexis De Gunzburg

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Interpreter Royal Horse Guards 7th Cavalry Brigade

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Thomas A Jewitt

Born 1893

Died 1965

British Army 551 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

British Army 30571 Trooper Grenadier Guards

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Alastair Robert Innes-Ker

Born 1880

Died 1936

British Army Captain Royal Horse Guards

British Army off / 36 Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards 1st Dragoons

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Off / 36 Major

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Charles Edward Colsell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1622 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

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George Vyvyan Naylor-Leyland

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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Thomas Corlett

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1473 Trooper Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)

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Henry William Crichton

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)

British Army Captain Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)

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Edward Ernest Thomas

Born 1884

Died 1939

British Army Boy Royal Horse Artillery "S" Battery

British Army 5063 Private Royal Irish Dragoon Guards 4th

British Army 47891 Private Machine Gun Corps 12th M.G.Squadron

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Walter Spraggon

Born 1889

Died 1964

British Army GS/7406 Corporal Dragoon Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 53202 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Hugh William Osbert Molyneux

Born 1899

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards Guards Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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Albert Edward Charles Robert Wynn-Carington Viscount Wendover

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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Montague Theodore Spindler Browning

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1296 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

British Army 1296 Corporal Royal Horse Guards

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Reginald Herbert

Born 1880

Died 1960

British Army Captain Royal Horse Guards

British Army Major Royal Horse Guards

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Horace Brain

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1717 Sapper Royal Horse Guards

British Army 1717 Trooper Royal Horse Guards

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