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Place of birth

London [2]

All Saints Parish Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Baginton, Warwickshire [1]

Barton St David, Somerset [1]

Barton-under-Needwood [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bungendore, New South Wales [1]

Burton on Trent [1]

Christchurch [1]

Dorchester Dorset [1]

Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hanover Square, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingsbury, Warwickshire [1]

Llanelly, South Wales [1]

Mytholmroyd [1]

Nurton, Shropshire [1]

Old Newton, Suffolk [1]

Pattingham, Staffordshire [1]

Pickletillum [1]

Rugeley, Staffordshire [1]

Rushton Spencer [1]

Snodland, Kent [1]

St Nicholas, Glamorgan [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Staffs Newborough [1]

Stalbridge, Dorset [1]

Stoke-upon-Trent [1]

Tallow, Co Wateford [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffs [1]

Wombourne [1]

Rank

Private [1198]

Serjeant [119]

Corporal [94]

Second Lieutenant [86]

Lance Corporal [60]

Lieutenant [57]

Captain [37]

Sapper [24]

Major [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Trooper [9]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Bombardier [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Driver [2]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

1st Corporal [1]

5th Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant/Trumpeter [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Staffordshire Yeomanry [1485]

Corps of Hussars [860]

Royal Engineers [86]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [45]

North Staffordshire Regiment [40]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Dorset Yeomanry [33]

Norfolk Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [31]

South Staffordshire Regiment [31]

Hussars [23]

Imperial Camel Corps [23]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [21]

1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Air Force [15]

City of London Yeomanry [13]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [11]

2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [10]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [7]

London Regiment [7]

North Irish Horse [7]

Corps of Lancers [6]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [6]

Military Mounted Police [6]

Sherwood Rangers [6]

County of London Yeomanry [5]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [5]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [4]

Camel Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

North Somerset Yeomanry [4]

19th Hussars [3]

1st Rhodesia Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Camel Corps Egyptian Army [3]

Indian Army [3]

Life Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [1607]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [210]

H [156]

W [132]

S [129]

M [122]

C [111]

P [87]

G [81]

T [81]

L [66]

R [66]

D [61]

F [59]

J [57]

A [45]

E [43]

K [34]

N [21]

O [17]

V [13]

Y [6]

I [5]

U [4]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1604]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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Place of birth

London [2] All Saints Parish Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Baginton, Warwickshire [1] Barton St David, Somerset [1] Barton-under-Needwood [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bungendore, New South Wales [1] Burton on Trent [1] Christchurch [1] Dorchester Dorset [1] Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hanover Square, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingsbury, Warwickshire [1] Llanelly, South Wales [1] Mytholmroyd [1] Nurton, Shropshire [1] Old Newton, Suffolk [1] Pattingham, Staffordshire [1] Pickletillum [1] Rugeley, Staffordshire [1] Rushton Spencer [1] Snodland, Kent [1] St Nicholas, Glamorgan [1] St Pancras, London [1] Staffs Newborough [1] Stalbridge, Dorset [1] Stoke-upon-Trent [1] Tallow, Co Wateford [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Wolverhampton, Staffs [1] Wombourne [1]

Rank

Private [1198] Serjeant [119] Corporal [94] Second Lieutenant [86] Lance Corporal [60] Lieutenant [57] Captain [37] Sapper [24] Major [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Trooper [9] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Farrier Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Captain [3] Bombardier [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Brigadier General [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Driver [2] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trumpeter [2] 1st Corporal [1] 5th Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant/Trumpeter [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Staffordshire Yeomanry [1485] Corps of Hussars [860] Royal Engineers [86] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [45] North Staffordshire Regiment [40] Machine Gun Corps [39] Dorset Yeomanry [33] Norfolk Regiment [33] Labour Corps [31] South Staffordshire Regiment [31] Hussars [23] Imperial Camel Corps [23] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [21] 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [18] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Air Force [15] City of London Yeomanry [13] Royal Flying Corps [12] 1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [11] 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [10] Warwickshire Yeomanry [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [7] London Regiment [7] North Irish Horse [7] Corps of Lancers [6] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [6] Military Mounted Police [6] Sherwood Rangers [6] County of London Yeomanry [5] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [5] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [4] Camel Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] North Somerset Yeomanry [4] 19th Hussars [3] 1st Rhodesia Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] Border Regiment [3] Camel Corps Egyptian Army [3] Indian Army [3] Life Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [1607] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [210] H [156] W [132] S [129] M [122] C [111] P [87] G [81] T [81] L [66] R [66] D [61] F [59] J [57] A [45] E [43] K [34] N [21] O [17] V [13] Y [6] I [5] U [4] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1604]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Harry Thompson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3654 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300102 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300102 Lance Corporal Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Gordon C Kennelly

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3365 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300625 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300625 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Frederick C Rogers

Died 1917

British Army 2818 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300202 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300202 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Thomas E Knowles

Died 1919

British Army 2661 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300107 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300107 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Samuel Henry Boonham

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3838 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300973 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300973 Lance Corporal Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Alfred Butcher

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3197 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300485 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300485 Corporal Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Harry W Lowe

Born 1894

Died 1921

British Army 3597 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300813 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300813 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry 1st/1st

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George Thomas Byron

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3713 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300903 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300903 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Thomas Bradley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3476 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300719 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300719 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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James Leonard Brewitt

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Staffordshire Yeomanry Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Charles M Black

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3218 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 301511 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 301511 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Francis T P Merriman

Died 1917

British Army 3213 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300500 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300500 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Clement B. Merriman

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 2450 Serjeant Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300029 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

British Army 300029 Serjeant Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Donald Middleton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3661 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300867 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300867 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Francis J Chilton

Died 1917

British Army 3042 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300359 Private Corps Of Hussars

British Army 300359 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Dennis H Stanley

Died 1918

British Army 3866 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300984 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300984 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Frederick E Little

Died 1918

British Army 3860 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300982 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300982 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Norman Harvey

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3111 Corporal Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300412 Corporal Corps of Hussars

British Army 300412 Corporal Staffordshire Yeomanry

More about Norman Harvey
Ernest Pocock

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3287 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300563 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 300563 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

More about Ernest Pocock
Charles H Mcdaniel

Died 1918

British Army R71700 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 71700 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 71700 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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