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Place of birth

Dover, Kent [2]

Canterbury [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Ettingshall, Staffordshire [1]

Florida [1]

Glasgow [1]

Grignaland West [1]

Hampshire [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Standon, Hertfordshire [1]

Watchet, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Captain [67]

Staff Serjeant [39]

Serjeant [35]

Major [34]

Corporal [25]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [18]

Serjeant Major [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Regimental Serjeant Major [6]

Captain /Temporary Major [4]

Driver [4]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Commander [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Reverend [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal now Second Lieutenant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Dental Surgeon [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain (Squadron Leader) [1]

Chief Medical Storekeeper [1]

Dresser [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Surgeon [1]

Intelligence Agent [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Quarter Master [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Unit

South African Medical Corps [297]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

East African Labour Corps [14]

Rhodesia Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

South African Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

South African Medical Corps/ Medical Services [5]

South African Medical Corps/Medical Services [5]

South African Infantry [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

British South African Police [3]

King's African Rifles [3]

South African Field Ambulance [3]

South African Medical Corps/ Staff [3]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance South African Medical Corps [2]

Permanent Force South African Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

South African Constabulary [2]

South African Engineering Corps [2]

South African Force [2]

South African Force Medical Corps [2]

South African Force/ Medical Corps [2]

South African Infantry Brigade [2]

South African Medical Corps attached King's African Rifles [2]

South African Medical Corps/Staff [2]

South African Native Labour Corps [2]

Staff [2]

1/2nd South African Medical Brigade [1]

11th Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

19th Corps Health Matters [1]

1st Cape Corps [1]

1st South African Infantry Brigade [1]

23rd Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1]

4th South African Medical Corps [1]

4th South African Mounted Rifles [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Brand's Free State Rifles [1]

British Salvage Commission [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cape Medical Corps [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African [1]

Service

British Army [345]

South African Services [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [35]

M [35]

S [34]

G [31]

H [31]

W [26]

P [24]

C [23]

D [17]

R [17]

K [15]

L [15]

F [13]

T [12]

J [8]

A [7]

E [7]

O [7]

N [5]

V [4]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351]

Country

South Africa [4]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [367] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dover, Kent [2] Canterbury [1] Cape Colony [1] Ettingshall, Staffordshire [1] Florida [1] Glasgow [1] Grignaland West [1] Hampshire [1] Johannesburg [1] Standon, Hertfordshire [1] Watchet, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [87] Captain [67] Staff Serjeant [39] Serjeant [35] Major [34] Corporal [25] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [18] Serjeant Major [16] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Regimental Serjeant Major [6] Captain /Temporary Major [4] Driver [4] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Corporal [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Major [3] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Commander [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Reverend [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal now Second Lieutenant [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Dental Surgeon [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain (Squadron Leader) [1] Chief Medical Storekeeper [1] Dresser [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Surgeon [1] Intelligence Agent [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Quarter Master [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Unit

South African Medical Corps [297] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] East African Labour Corps [14] Rhodesia Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [7] South African Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] South African Medical Corps/ Medical Services [5] South African Medical Corps/Medical Services [5] South African Infantry [4] Army Service Corps [3] British South African Police [3] King's African Rifles [3] South African Field Ambulance [3] South African Medical Corps/ Staff [3] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance South African Medical Corps [2] Permanent Force South African Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] South African Constabulary [2] South African Engineering Corps [2] South African Force [2] South African Force Medical Corps [2] South African Force/ Medical Corps [2] South African Infantry Brigade [2] South African Medical Corps attached King's African Rifles [2] South African Medical Corps/Staff [2] South African Native Labour Corps [2] Staff [2] 1/2nd South African Medical Brigade [1] 11th Officer Cadet Battalion [1] 19th Corps Health Matters [1] 1st Cape Corps [1] 1st South African Infantry Brigade [1] 23rd Squadron Royal Flying Corps [1] 4th South African Medical Corps [1] 4th South African Mounted Rifles [1] Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Brand's Free State Rifles [1] British Salvage Commission [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cape Medical Corps [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African [1]

Service

British Army [345] South African Services [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [35] M [35] S [34] G [31] H [31] W [26] P [24] C [23] D [17] R [17] K [15] L [15] F [13] T [12] J [8] A [7] E [7] O [7] N [5] V [4] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [351]

Country

South Africa [4] United Kingdom [2]

O F Pattenhausen

British Army Private South African Medical Corps

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A K A Murray

British Army 1265 Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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S Pereira

British Army 740 Corporal South African Medical Corps

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T Smyth

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South African Medical Corps

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Joseph Barrie

British Army 2626 Staff Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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John Henry Gordge

British Army 80 Quarter Master Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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A C Gregory

British Army 2891 Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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J Lea

British Army 423 Staff Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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P Nolan

British Army Serjeant Major South African Medical Corps

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Richard Raymond Osmond

British Army 2016 Staff Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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James William Rautenback

British Army 292 Staff Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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A H S Taylor

British Army 1207 Regimental Serjeant Major South African Medical Corps

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Charles Richard Tee

British Army 295 Staff Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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Joseph Harris White

British Army 408 Quarter Master Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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C J Eales

British Army 2012 Staff Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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H J Parmenter

British Army 1479 Serjeant Major South African Medical Corps

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K Calder

British Army 3252 Acting Corporal now Second Lieutenant South African Medical Corps

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John Adams Conradie

British Army 32 Private South African Medical Corps

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F T Draper

British Army Corporal South African Medical Corps

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C W Edgar

British Army 68 Serjeant South African Medical Corps

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