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Croydon [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

London [2]

Streatham, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Battersea [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Brighton [1]

Cloughfold, Lancs [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Duns, Berwickshire [1]

East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Epsom Surrey [1]

Eton registration district [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hackney [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey [1]

Kemp Town, Sussex [1]

Killearn, Stirlingshire [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth London [1]

Leicester [1]

Marsh Farm, Steep, Petersfield, Hants [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Oxted, Kent [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Peterborough [1]

Pirbright, Surrey [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rivermar, California [1]

Sandford, Isle of Wight [1]

South Hawley, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Johns, Notting Hill [1]

Steeple Caydon, Buckinghamshire [1]

Stockport district Cheshire [1]

Streatham, Surrey [1]

Thanet, kent [1]

Thanet,Kent [1]

Thornton Heath, Surrey [1]

Tooting, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Warwick [1]

West Hampstead, London [1]

Rank

Private [1233]

Second Lieutenant [181]

Serjeant [111]

Corporal [107]

Lieutenant [94]

Lance Corporal [90]

Captain [57]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Major [20]

Sapper [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Trooper [9]

Acting Captain [8]

Farrier Serjeant [8]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Squadron Serjeant Major [7]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Private /Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Pioneer [4]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Saddler [3]

Saddler Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Trumpeter [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

2/LT (TP) [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Company Quarter Major Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

Surrey Yeomanry [1505]

East Surrey Regiment [246]

The Queen's Regiment [139]

Royal Engineers [56]

Corps of Lancers [50]

Labour Corps [43]

London Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [36]

Sussex Yeomanry [36]

Royal Sussex Regiment [34]

Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) [30]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Air Force [21]

1/1st Surrey Yeomanry [20]

Army Service Corps [20]

Military Mounted Police [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [19]

Corps of Hussars [16]

City of London Yeomanry [15]

Surrey Yeomanry Territorial Force [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

2/1st Surrey Yeomanry [13]

County of London Yeomanry [13]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Suffolk Yeomanry [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Norfolk Yeomanry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [6]

1st Surrey Yeomanry [5]

Essex Yeomanry [5]

General Service Lancers [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [5]

West Kent Yeomanry [5]

Bedford Yeomanry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Service

British Army [1698]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Royal Navy [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [183]

S [172]

C [145]

W [136]

H [131]

P [119]

M [107]

G [98]

R [75]

L [69]

F [67]

D [66]

T [65]

A [58]

E [47]

K [37]

N [35]

J [34]

O [20]

I [13]

V [11]

Y [6]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1694]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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Croydon [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] London [2] Streatham, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Battersea [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Brighton [1] Cloughfold, Lancs [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Duns, Berwickshire [1] East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Epsom Surrey [1] Eton registration district [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hackney [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey [1] Kemp Town, Sussex [1] Killearn, Stirlingshire [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth London [1] Leicester [1] Marsh Farm, Steep, Petersfield, Hants [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Oxted, Kent [1] Paddington, London [1] Peterborough [1] Pirbright, Surrey [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rivermar, California [1] Sandford, Isle of Wight [1] South Hawley, Hampshire [1] Southwark, London [1] St Johns, Notting Hill [1] Steeple Caydon, Buckinghamshire [1] Stockport district Cheshire [1] Streatham, Surrey [1] Thanet, kent [1] Thanet,Kent [1] Thornton Heath, Surrey [1] Tooting, Surrey [1] Wandsworth [1] Warwick [1] West Hampstead, London [1]

Rank

Private [1233] Second Lieutenant [181] Serjeant [111] Corporal [107] Lieutenant [94] Lance Corporal [90] Captain [57] Acting Serjeant [21] Major [20] Sapper [16] Acting Corporal [14] Lance Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Trooper [9] Acting Captain [8] Farrier Serjeant [8] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Squadron Serjeant Major [7] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Private /Lance Corporal [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Pioneer [4] Shoeing Smith Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Major [3] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Saddler [3] Saddler Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Trumpeter [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] / Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] 2/LT (TP) [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Company Quarter Major Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

Surrey Yeomanry [1505] East Surrey Regiment [246] The Queen's Regiment [139] Royal Engineers [56] Corps of Lancers [50] Labour Corps [43] London Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal West Surrey Regiment [36] Sussex Yeomanry [36] Royal Sussex Regiment [34] Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) [30] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Air Force [21] 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry [20] Army Service Corps [20] Military Mounted Police [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [19] Corps of Hussars [16] City of London Yeomanry [15] Surrey Yeomanry Territorial Force [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] 2/1st Surrey Yeomanry [13] County of London Yeomanry [13] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Tank Corps [10] Leicestershire Yeomanry [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Suffolk Yeomanry [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Norfolk Yeomanry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery Transport [6] 1st Surrey Yeomanry [5] Essex Yeomanry [5] General Service Lancers [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [5] West Kent Yeomanry [5] Bedford Yeomanry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4]

Service

British Army [1698] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Royal Navy [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [183] S [172] C [145] W [136] H [131] P [119] M [107] G [98] R [75] L [69] F [67] D [66] T [65] A [58] E [47] K [37] N [35] J [34] O [20] I [13] V [11] Y [6] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1694]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Charles W Nightingall

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 1947 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 1947 Serjeant Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45321 Serjeant Surrey Yeomanry

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Horace Wilfred Cook

Born 1894

Died 1956

British Army 1989 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45353 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45353 Acting Sergeant Surrey Yeomanry

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William Jack Fast

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Private Middlesex Yeomanry

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Charles Frederick Bridger

Born 1894

Died 1987

British Army 1708 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45172 Private Surrey Yeomanry

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Osmond Carnarvon Packer

Born 1881

Died 1960

British Army 45021 Sergeant Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 1044 Sergeant Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 1044 Staff Sergeant Major Surrey Yeomanry

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John Strachan Kelly

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 1309 Lance Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45038 Lance Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

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Bertram Samuels

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 2834 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45834 Private Surrey Yeomanry

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George Thomas Keith Buisson

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 2779 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45783 Private Surrey Yeomanry

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Henry J Newdick

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 1593 Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45109 Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

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Ernest Charles Heise

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army S/21643 Acting Corporal Royal West Surrey Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 3167 Private Sussex Yeomanry

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Hugo Beaumont Burnaby

Born 1874

Died 1916

South African Services Captain Imperial Yeomanry 1st Wiltshire

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 11th Battalion

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Thomas Barnes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 12439 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 40002 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Sidney Arthur Fleet

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1966 Saddler Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45335 Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45335 Corporal Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)

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John Holt Bryan

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 2675 Lance Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 2675 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 2675 Private Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)

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Royal Richard Samuel Asser

Born 1900

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army Private Surrey Yeomanry 2/1 Battalion

British Army 32717 Private Tank Corps

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Edward Henry Pellowe

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Private Surrey Yeomanry

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William Sibbick

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 2673 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45703 Private Surrey Yeomanry

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Albert James Cherryman

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army 2654 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45694 Private Surrey Yeomanry

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Douglas William Keep

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1735 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45191 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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William Burbidge

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2149 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 2149 Private Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)

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