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Johannesburg, Gauteng [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [71]

Lieutenant [65]

Gunner [55]

Serjeant [34]

Private [32]

Captain [31]

Major [18]

Battery Serjeant Major [16]

Corporal [15]

Bombardier [12]

Driver [7]

Rifleman [6]

Trooper [5]

Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Blacksmiths Mate [1]

Bombardier Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Dental Surgeon [1]

Captain and Major [1]

Commissary [1]

Gunner /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner Bombardier Corporal Serjeant [1]

Horsemaster [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Native Serjeant [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant and Trooper [1]

Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

South African Field Artillery [119]

Royal Field Artillery [96]

South African Field Ambulance; South African Field Artillery [23]

King's African Rifles [18]

South African Mounted Rifles [14]

South African Horse Artillery [9]

South African Infantry [8]

British South African Police [5]

East African Labour Corps [5]

Royal Artillery [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [5]

South African Forces [5]

South African Medical Corps [5]

South African Mounted Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

South African Army [3]

South African Engineering Corps [3]

South African Horse [3]

Transvaal Horse Artillery [3]

2nd King's African Rifles [2]

4th King's African Rifles [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Field Artillery [2]

General List [2]

Imperial Light Horse [2]

Mounted Rifles [2]

Natal Mounted Rifles [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps [2]

South African Defence Force [2]

South African Field Telegraph and Postal Corps [2]

South African Force [2]

South African Heavy Artillery [2]

South African Irish Regiment [2]

South African Signal Corps [2]

11th South African Infantry [1]

12th Citizen Battalion [1]

14th Wing [1]

1st South African Infantry Battalion [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

2nd South African Field Artillery [1]

2nd South African Horse [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

3rd King's African Rifles [1]

3rd South African Field Artillery [1]

3rd South African Mounted Rifles [1]

54th South African Artillery Corps [1]

55th Division South African Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [245]

South African Services [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

C [31]

B [27]

W [23]

L [21]

H [17]

P [17]

S [16]

M [15]

G [11]

D [10]

E [10]

T [10]

F [9]

R [9]

J [6]

K [5]

U [3]

I [2]

N [2]

V [2]

A [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [248]

Country

South Africa [3]

United Kingdom [1]

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People [249] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Johannesburg, Gauteng [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [71] Lieutenant [65] Gunner [55] Serjeant [34] Private [32] Captain [31] Major [18] Battery Serjeant Major [16] Corporal [15] Bombardier [12] Driver [7] Rifleman [6] Trooper [5] Acting Serjeant Major [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Blacksmiths Mate [1] Bombardier Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Dental Surgeon [1] Captain and Major [1] Commissary [1] Gunner /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner Bombardier Corporal Serjeant [1] Horsemaster [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Native Serjeant [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant and Trooper [1] Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1] Signaller [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

South African Field Artillery [119] Royal Field Artillery [96] South African Field Ambulance; South African Field Artillery [23] King's African Rifles [18] South African Mounted Rifles [14] South African Horse Artillery [9] South African Infantry [8] British South African Police [5] East African Labour Corps [5] Royal Artillery [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [5] South African Forces [5] South African Medical Corps [5] South African Mounted Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] South African Army [3] South African Engineering Corps [3] South African Horse [3] Transvaal Horse Artillery [3] 2nd King's African Rifles [2] 4th King's African Rifles [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Field Artillery [2] General List [2] Imperial Light Horse [2] Mounted Rifles [2] Natal Mounted Rifles [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps [2] South African Defence Force [2] South African Field Telegraph and Postal Corps [2] South African Force [2] South African Heavy Artillery [2] South African Irish Regiment [2] South African Signal Corps [2] 11th South African Infantry [1] 12th Citizen Battalion [1] 14th Wing [1] 1st South African Infantry Battalion [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 2nd South African Field Artillery [1] 2nd South African Horse [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 3rd King's African Rifles [1] 3rd South African Field Artillery [1] 3rd South African Mounted Rifles [1] 54th South African Artillery Corps [1] 55th Division South African Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [245] South African Services [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

C [31] B [27] W [23] L [21] H [17] P [17] S [16] M [15] G [11] D [10] E [10] T [10] F [9] R [9] J [6] K [5] U [3] I [2] N [2] V [2] A [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [248]

Country

South Africa [3] United Kingdom [1]

Charles Pigott Piers

Born 1870

British Army Lieutenant South African Field Artillery

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John Morris

Died 1916

South African Services 39 Driver South African Field Artillery

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Henry Harley Grellier

Born 1879

Died 1943

British Army 1203 Private 2nd South African Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 37020 Royal Horse & Field Artillery

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Percival Lionel Thomas Lewin

Born 1897

Died 1919

South African Services Corporal South African Field Artillery

Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 14th Wing

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C J Estment

South African Services 3184 Serjeant South African Horse

South African Services 1675 Bombardier South African Field Artillery

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William Dungey

British Army 62 Private South African Field Artillery

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Harry Swede

British Army 1220 Gunner South African Field Artillery

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Bertram Alexander Hagberg

British Army 1615 Bombardier South African Field Artillery

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F C Lear

British Army 1694 Gunner South African Field Artillery

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D St J Clowes

British Army Lieutenant South African Field Artillery

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T S Davis

British Army 347 Battery Serjeant Major South African Field Artillery

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G W Kelly

British Army 750 Battery Serjeant Major South African Field Artillery

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A E Lorch

British Army Major South African Field Artillery

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J Love

British Army 114 Battery Serjeant Major South African Field Artillery

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W Park

British Army 379 Battery Serjeant Major South African Field Artillery

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C Steed

British Army 866 Bombardier Acting Staff Serjeant South African Field Artillery

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J E Iverach

British Army 1493 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant South African Field Artillery

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Allen Francis Bovell

British Army 478 Bombardier South African Field Artillery

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A Call

British Army 1595 Corporal South African Field Artillery

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H L Collins

British Army Second Lieutenant South African Field Artillery

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