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Place of birth

Andover Hampshire. [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford [1]

Catford, London [1]

Coventry [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elham, Kent [1]

Exeter Devon [1]

Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1]

Heaton, Northumberland [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Listowel, Ontario [1]

North Shields [1]

Ottawa, Ontario [1]

Oxford [1]

Shrule, Ballymahon, Longford [1]

Stanningley, Leeds [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Toxteth Park [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Walton. Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [176]

Private [155]

Captain [131]

Lieutenant [90]

Major [43]

Serjeant [40]

Corporal [35]

Lance Corporal [30]

Acting Captain [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Trooper [11]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Driver [6]

Sapper [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Gunner [4]

Lieutenant and Captain [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Class Petty Officer [1]

2nd Serjeant [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Commanding Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant and Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Seaman RNVR [1]

Mechanist Serjeant [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Unit

Tank Battalion [163]

Tank Corps [95]

Machine Gun Corps [44]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Training Reserve Battalion [17]

London Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Tank Field Battalion [9]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [8]

Canadian Tank Battalion [7]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Household Battalion [7]

19th Tank Battalion [6]

1st Tank Battalion [6]

8th Tank Battalion [6]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

2nd Tank Battalion [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

King Edward's Horse [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

10th Tank Battalion [4]

11th Tank Battalion [4]

12th Tank Battalion [4]

22nd Battalion Tank Corps [4]

23rd Tank Battalion [4]

5th Tank Battalion [4]

9th Tank Battalion [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Imperial Army [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

12th Battalion Tank Corps [3]

13th Tank Battalion [3]

18th Battalion Tank Corps [3]

24th Tank Battalion [3]

25th Battalion Tank Corps [3]

7th Tank Battalion [3]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [405]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [59]

C [46]

H [40]

M [37]

S [37]

G [26]

D [24]

W [22]

A [20]

L [19]

F [15]

R [11]

P [10]

T [10]

K [9]

E [8]

O [6]

J [5]

N [4]

I [3]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [413]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

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People [413] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Andover Hampshire. [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford [1] Catford, London [1] Coventry [1] Dublin [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh [1] Elham, Kent [1] Exeter Devon [1] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1] Heaton, Northumberland [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lincolnshire [1] Listowel, Ontario [1] North Shields [1] Ottawa, Ontario [1] Oxford [1] Shrule, Ballymahon, Longford [1] Stanningley, Leeds [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Toxteth Park [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Walton. Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [176] Private [155] Captain [131] Lieutenant [90] Major [43] Serjeant [40] Corporal [35] Lance Corporal [30] Acting Captain [13] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Trooper [11] Acting Serjeant [6] Driver [6] Sapper [5] Temporary Major [5] Gunner [4] Lieutenant and Captain [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Class Petty Officer [1] 2nd Serjeant [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Commanding Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant and Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Seaman RNVR [1] Mechanist Serjeant [1] Officer Cadet [1]

Unit

Tank Battalion [163] Tank Corps [95] Machine Gun Corps [44] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Fusiliers [17] Training Reserve Battalion [17] London Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Tank Field Battalion [9] Northern Cyclist Battalion [8] Canadian Tank Battalion [7] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Household Battalion [7] 19th Tank Battalion [6] 1st Tank Battalion [6] 8th Tank Battalion [6] Canadian Infantry Battalion [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] 2nd Tank Battalion [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] King Edward's Horse [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] 10th Tank Battalion [4] 11th Tank Battalion [4] 12th Tank Battalion [4] 22nd Battalion Tank Corps [4] 23rd Tank Battalion [4] 5th Tank Battalion [4] 9th Tank Battalion [4] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Imperial Army [4] Manchester Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] 12th Battalion Tank Corps [3] 13th Tank Battalion [3] 18th Battalion Tank Corps [3] 24th Tank Battalion [3] 25th Battalion Tank Corps [3] 7th Tank Battalion [3] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [405] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [59] C [46] H [40] M [37] S [37] G [26] D [24] W [22] A [20] L [19] F [15] R [11] P [10] T [10] K [9] E [8] O [6] J [5] N [4] I [3] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [413]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1]

Herbert Charles May

British Army Temporary Quarter Master Special List attached Training Battalion

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Australian Imperial Force

British Army 305442 Mechanist Serjeant Tank Battalion

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Harold Pearson

Born 1890

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 12167 Serjeant 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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James Percy Westfield

British Army 2902 Acting Serjeant Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army 26156 Corporal Royal Flying Corps attached Tank Field Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps attached Tank Field Battalion

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Cecil George Dalton Thrupp

British Army Captain Tank Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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J English

British Army 1300/ 5616/ 7419/ 7872738 Private/ Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 Highland Cyclist Battalion/ Royal Warwickshire Regiment/ The Queen's Regiment/ Royal Tank C

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R A De Barre

British Army 106 Private 3rd West Riding Field Ambulance

British Army Second Lieutenant 5th Lancashire Regiment Battalion

British Army 106 Acting Corporal Tank Corps

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John W Hart

British Army T/19649 Driver Army Service Corps 1st Unit

British Army 2/1095 Driver Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 39137 Driver Highland Light Infantry 15th highland Battalion

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P P Curtis

British Army Lieutenant B Squadron 15th Hussars attached 2nd Infantry Division

British Army Captain Tank Corps Battalion Depot

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Thomas N Daly

British Army 5739 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army L/11080 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 7807151 Serjeant 8th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

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Percy Lazarus Barlow

British Army 59184 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Ist Battalion Tank Corps

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Ernest Hope Carson

British Army Captain 1st Battalion Rhodesia Regiment

British Army Temporary Major No 3 Area Territorial Force

British Army Major Tank Corps

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John Reed Cumming

British Army 339034V010 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 98th Field Ambulance

British Army 104636 Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 18th Battalion Tank Corps

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Henry Linford Abbott

British Army 404 Trooper Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 41012 Second Lieutenant 18th Battalion Tank Corps

British Army Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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