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Place of birth

Cupar, Fife [3]

Dunfermline [2]

London [2]

'Westbrook', Rondebosch, Cape Province [1]

ABERUTHVEN, PERTHSHIRE [1]

Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1]

Alloa.Scotland [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bothkinna, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Bowling, Dumbarton [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chelsea [1]

County Meath [1]

Coxheath,Kent [1]

Darwen, Lancs [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]

Renton [1]

Shoscombe, Somerset [1]

Vienna [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Lieutenant [29]

Captain [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Corporal [11]

Major [9]

Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Lance Corporal [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]

Private and Lance 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 [20]

2nd Dragoons [12]

Corps of Dragoons [8]

Scots Greys [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

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]

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 Royal Scots Greys [1]

2nd Regiment Dragoons [1]

5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [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]

Black Watch Machine Gun Corps [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 Scots Greys [1]

Dragoons The Royal Scots Greys [1]

Dragoons/Scots Greys [1]

General Service Cavalry [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

General and Special List [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [19]

C [18]

M [17]

R [12]

S [12]

A [11]

G [11]

H [11]

D [10]

T [9]

F [8]

P [7]

W [6]

K [4]

L [4]

J [3]

O [3]

I [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [164]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

France [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [168] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cupar, Fife [3] Dunfermline [2] London [2] 'Westbrook', Rondebosch, Cape Province [1] ABERUTHVEN, PERTHSHIRE [1] Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1] Alloa.Scotland [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1] Bothkinna, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Bowling, Dumbarton [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chelsea [1] County Meath [1] Coxheath,Kent [1] Darwen, Lancs [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] Renton [1] Shoscombe, Somerset [1] Vienna [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [88] Lieutenant [29] Captain [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Corporal [11] Major [9] Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Lance Corporal [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] Private and Lance 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 [20] 2nd Dragoons [12] Corps of Dragoons [8] Scots Greys [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] 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] 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 Royal Scots Greys [1] 2nd Regiment Dragoons [1] 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [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] Black Watch Machine Gun Corps [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 Scots Greys [1] Dragoons The Royal Scots Greys [1] Dragoons/Scots Greys [1] General Service Cavalry [1] General Service Dragoons [1] General and Special List [1]

Service

British Army [168] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [19] C [18] M [17] R [12] S [12] A [11] G [11] H [11] D [10] T [9] F [8] P [7] W [6] K [4] L [4] J [3] O [3] I [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [164]

Country

United Kingdom [16] France [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Alfred Henry Forster

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Dragoons

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Greys 2nd Dragoons

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Peter Rae

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army D/10612 Private 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys)

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John Brown

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army SCOTS GREYS

British Army 11151 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd BATTALION

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Edward Robert Francis Compton

Born 1891

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Cavalry Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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John Alexander Thynne

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 2nd Battalion

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Hugh William Fortescue

Born 1888

Died 1958

British Army Royal Scots Greys

British Army Colonel Royal Scots Greys

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Ulick De Burgh Browne

Born 1898

British Army Lieutenant Scots Greys

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Eric Henry Bonham

Born 1875

Died 1937

British Army Captain 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

British Army Major 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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George Frederick Arthur Pigot-Moodie

Born 1888

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Dragoons

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Greys Machine Gun Officer

British Army Captain Royal Scots Greys

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Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville

Born 1890

Died 1947

British Army Lieutenant Dragoons

British Army Captain Royal Scots Greys

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Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring

Born 1898

Died 1991

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Greys

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Daniel O'brien

Died 1918

British Army 1814 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army D/8649 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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Frederick John Coombs

Born 1885

Died 1976

British Army 20921 D Corporal Royal Scots Greys

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Adrian William Maxwell Baillie

Born 1898

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Greys

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Thomas Lionel Dugdale

British Army Lieutenant Scots Greys

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David Ferguson Esplin

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1552 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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John Donaldson Scott

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army D/4743 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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M Oliver

British Army Lieutenant Scots Greys

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Stephen Harvey

Born 1889

Died 1921

British Army 15060 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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Hugh Napier Douglas-Pennant

Born 1894

Died 1949

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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