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Acton, Middlesex [1]

Braamsfontein, Johannesburg [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eastry, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Kensington London [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Serjeant [64]

Corporal [56]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Staff Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [7]

Gunner [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Rifleman [4]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Operator [1]

Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

South African Infantry Brigade [359]

Rhodesia Regiment [181]

East African Labour Corps [98]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [52]

2/3rd South African Infantry Brigade [14]

South African Infantry [13]

Royal Air Force [10]

2nd South African Infantry Brigade [9]

Nigeria Regiment [9]

1st South African Infantry Brigade [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

3rd South African Infantry Brigade [5]

De Jager's Scouts [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

East African Intelligence Department [4]

East African Political Department [4]

Imperial Light Horse [4]

North Rhodesian Rifles [4]

Rhodhesia Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

South African Irish Regiment [4]

South African Mounted Regiment [4]

Kimberley Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

10th South African Infantry [2]

7th South African Infantry Brigade [2]

British South African Police [2]

Commanding the South African Infantry Brigade [2]

East Africa Pay Corps [2]

East Africa Supply Corps [2]

East African Service Corps [2]

Enslin's Horse [2]

General List [2]

Natal Light Horse [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

South African Divisional Signal Company Infantry Brigade [2]

South African Heavy Artillery [2]

South African Horse Artillery [2]

South African Medical Corps [2]

South African Mounted Brigade [2]

South African Mounted Rifles [2]

South African Service Corps [2]

South African Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Veterans Reserve [2]

1st Division [1]

1st Kimberley Regiment [1]

1st Rhodesia Regiment [1]

1st Rhodhesia Regiment [1]

1st South African Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [419]

South African Services [16]

Last name first letter

M [51]

W [35]

S [34]

H [30]

B [28]

R [27]

L [26]

C [24]

T [24]

F [21]

D [17]

G [17]

J [15]

E [13]

P [12]

K [11]

V [11]

N [10]

A [8]

O [8]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

South Africa [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [424] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Acton, Middlesex [1] Braamsfontein, Johannesburg [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eastry, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Kensington London [1]

Rank

Private [238] Serjeant [64] Corporal [56] Second Lieutenant [32] Staff Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Captain [7] Gunner [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Rifleman [4] Major [3] Sapper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Flight Cadet [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel/temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Operator [1] Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

South African Infantry Brigade [359] Rhodesia Regiment [181] East African Labour Corps [98] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [52] 2/3rd South African Infantry Brigade [14] South African Infantry [13] Royal Air Force [10] 2nd South African Infantry Brigade [9] Nigeria Regiment [9] 1st South African Infantry Brigade [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] 3rd South African Infantry Brigade [5] De Jager's Scouts [5] Rifle Brigade [5] East African Intelligence Department [4] East African Political Department [4] Imperial Light Horse [4] North Rhodesian Rifles [4] Rhodhesia Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] South African Irish Regiment [4] South African Mounted Regiment [4] Kimberley Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] 10th South African Infantry [2] 7th South African Infantry Brigade [2] British South African Police [2] Commanding the South African Infantry Brigade [2] East Africa Pay Corps [2] East Africa Supply Corps [2] East African Service Corps [2] Enslin's Horse [2] General List [2] Natal Light Horse [2] Royal Engineers [2] South African Divisional Signal Company Infantry Brigade [2] South African Heavy Artillery [2] South African Horse Artillery [2] South African Medical Corps [2] South African Mounted Brigade [2] South African Mounted Rifles [2] South African Service Corps [2] South African Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Tank Corps [2] Veterans Reserve [2] 1st Division [1] 1st Kimberley Regiment [1] 1st Rhodesia Regiment [1] 1st Rhodhesia Regiment [1] 1st South African Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [419] South African Services [16]

Last name first letter

M [51] W [35] S [34] H [30] B [28] R [27] L [26] C [24] T [24] F [21] D [17] G [17] J [15] E [13] P [12] K [11] V [11] N [10] A [8] O [8] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422]

Country

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

William Phillipson Stow

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1588 Private Rhodesia Regiment

British Army 1588 Private South African Infantry Brigade

South African Services RR/1588 1st South African Brigade Rhodesia Regiment

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Samuel Kerr Moore

Died 1918

British Army 688 Private South African Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Henry Timson Lukin

Born 1860

Died 1925

South African Services Brigadier General Commanding the South African Infantry Brigade at Delville Wood, later in 1916 commanded the 9th (Scottish) Division

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Frederick Stuart Dawson

Born 1873

Died 1920

South African Services Lieutenant Colonel 1st South African Infantry Warlencourt October 1916

South African Services Lieutenant Colonel/temporary Brigadier General Commanding the South African Infantry Brigade Captured at Marrieres Wood 24th March 1918

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Herbert Percy Stone

British Army 1359 Private South African Infantry Brigade

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Ernest Summerfield

British Army 133514 Gunner South African Infantry Brigade

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G Teasdale

British Army 8059 Private South African Infantry Brigade

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T A Richardson

British Army 9394 Private South African Infantry Brigade

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K C S Layzell

British Army 1 Staff Serjeant South African Infantry Brigade

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Cyril Henry James

British Army 10719 Staff Serjeant South African Infantry Brigade

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C E C Taylor

British Army 341 Corporal South African Infantry Brigade

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Gordon Bridgland Reeves

Born 1902

Died 1976

South African Services 1619 Private South African Medical Corps

South African Services 22537 Private 1st South African Infantry Brigade

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Joseph N C Edwards

British Army 8298 Serjeant South African Infantry Brigade

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Joseph Victor Bates

British Army 11997 Private /Acting Serjeant Major South African Infantry Brigade

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E A Meintjes

British Army 7523 Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant South African Infantry Brigade

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Walter Robertson

British Army 4455 Private South African Infantry Brigade

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Constant Abraham Oosthuizen

British Army 18814 Private South African Infantry Brigade

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A A Cooke

British Army 426 Serjeant South African Infantry Brigade

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T G Buckley

British Army 13262 Private South African Infantry Brigade

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Robert Hudson

British Army 899 Corporal Rhodesia Regiment

British Army 899 Corporal South African Infantry Brigade

British Army 614 Corporal South African Infantry Brigade

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