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Maidstone, Kent [4]

London [2]

Northampton [2]

Sheffield [2]

Wellington [2]

19 Beresford Road, Birkenhead [1]

24 Lisson Street, Marylebone, London [1]

3 Douglas Terrace, Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Ashford Kent [1]

Auckland [1]

Badingham, Suffolk [1]

Bedford [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bocking, Essex [1]

Bombay [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brighton, Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Chertsey [1]

Chippenham [1]

Clapton, East London [1]

Cornwall [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dallas, Morayshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Erdington Aston Warwickshire [1]

Falkland, Fife [1]

Gembling, Yorkshire [1]

Glasgow, [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Horbury, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Larkfield, Kent [1]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [1171]

Driver [547]

Captain [186]

Corporal [146]

Serjeant [131]

Second Lieutenant [110]

Sister [85]

Lieutenant [83]

Staff Nurse [81]

Major [61]

Acting Corporal [58]

Lance Corporal [52]

Acting Serjeant [45]

Gunner [42]

Staff Serjeant [31]

Lieutenant Colonel [28]

Acting Lance Corporal [21]

Sapper [21]

Acting Staff Serjeant [15]

Corporal 2nd [15]

Farrier Corporal [11]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Sergeant [8]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Bombardier [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Quarter Master and Captain [5]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Major [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [3]

Driver Saddler [3]

Driver Wheeler [3]

Matron [3]

Nurse [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Quarter Master Sergeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1156]

Army Service Corps [674]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [540]

Royal Army Medical Corps [227]

Territorial Army Nursing Service [129]

Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Force [122]

Territorial Force [81]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [68]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [52]

Royal Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [29]

Territorial Force Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [22]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [19]

Army Ordnance Corps Territorial Force [18]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Artillery Territorial Army [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Territorial Force Nursing Service Territorial Army Nursing Service [14]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [13]

Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [11]

Indian Army Territorial Corps [11]

Royal Engineers Territorial Army [11]

Royal Engineers Territorial Force [11]

Army Pay Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [9]

Territorial Army [9]

Army Service Corps Transport [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force) [7]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial) [6]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Seaforth Highlanders Territorial Force [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [4]

Indian Army [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps Territorial Force [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Service

British Army [2594]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Royal Navy [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [745]

C [565]

G [349]

A [200]

H [169]

D [168]

F [141]

E [50]

M [34]

S [29]

R [24]

W [23]

L [20]

P [19]

T [15]

J [14]

K [10]

N [6]

O [5]

Y [3]

I [2]

V [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2591]

Country

United Kingdom [69]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [4] London [2] Northampton [2] Sheffield [2] Wellington [2] 19 Beresford Road, Birkenhead [1] 24 Lisson Street, Marylebone, London [1] 3 Douglas Terrace, Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Ashford Kent [1] Auckland [1] Badingham, Suffolk [1] Bedford [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bocking, Essex [1] Bombay [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brighton, Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1] Camberwell [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelsea London [1] Chertsey [1] Chippenham [1] Clapton, East London [1] Cornwall [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dallas, Morayshire [1] Derby [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dublin [1] Dundee [1] Edinburgh [1] Erdington Aston Warwickshire [1] Falkland, Fife [1] Gembling, Yorkshire [1] Glasgow, [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Horbury, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Larkfield, Kent [1] Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [1171] Driver [547] Captain [186] Corporal [146] Serjeant [131] Second Lieutenant [110] Sister [85] Lieutenant [83] Staff Nurse [81] Major [61] Acting Corporal [58] Lance Corporal [52] Acting Serjeant [45] Gunner [42] Staff Serjeant [31] Lieutenant Colonel [28] Acting Lance Corporal [21] Sapper [21] Acting Staff Serjeant [15] Corporal 2nd [15] Farrier Corporal [11] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Sergeant [8] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Acting Captain [6] Bombardier [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Quarter Master and Captain [5] Saddler Staff Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Major [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Farrier Staff Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Acting Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [3] Driver Saddler [3] Driver Wheeler [3] Matron [3] Nurse [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Quarter Master Sergeant [3] Reverend [3]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1156] Army Service Corps [674] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [540] Royal Army Medical Corps [227] Territorial Army Nursing Service [129] Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Force [122] Territorial Force [81] Territorial Force Nursing Service [68] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [52] Royal Army Service Corps [50] Royal Engineers [29] Territorial Force Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [22] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [19] Army Ordnance Corps Territorial Force [18] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [18] Royal Artillery Territorial Army [16] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Territorial Force Nursing Service Territorial Army Nursing Service [14] Royal Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [13] Army Veterinary Corps Territorial Force [11] Indian Army Territorial Corps [11] Royal Engineers Territorial Army [11] Royal Engineers Territorial Force [11] Army Pay Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [9] Territorial Army [9] Army Service Corps Transport [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force) [7] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial) [6] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Essex Regiment [5] Seaforth Highlanders Territorial Force [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [4] Indian Army [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps Territorial Force [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Flying Corps [4]

Service

British Army [2594] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Royal Navy [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [745] C [565] G [349] A [200] H [169] D [168] F [141] E [50] M [34] S [29] R [24] W [23] L [20] P [19] T [15] J [14] K [10] N [6] O [5] Y [3] I [2] V [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2591]

Country

United Kingdom [69] South Africa [2] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

William James Forsyth Craig

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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John Audsley

Born 1896

British Army 401589 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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Cecil George William Martin

Born 1897

Died 1969

British Army 497143 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 3089 / 497143 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force 3rd Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 7683620 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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William George Brathwaite

Born 1894

British Army 545765 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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Howard Henry Tooth

Born 1856

Died 1925

British Army Temporary Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Colonel Territorial Force Reserve

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Koch Harry Gill

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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William Arthur Brewer

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 10398 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Territorial Army

British Army 10398 Private Wiltshire Regiment. 1st. Battalion

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Harriet Maud Goulder

Born 1879

Died 1952

British Army Sister Territorial Army Nursing Service

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Percy Boscombe Deas

Born 1889

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Force

British Army Acting Major Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Force Camel Corps

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Elsie Margaret Humphrey

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Sister Territorial Army Nursing Service

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Myer Coplans

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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George Blows, M.s.m.

Born 1891

Died 1966

British Army 473180 Quarter Master Sergeant 88th (1/1st East Anglian) Field Ambulance, RAMC (TF) attached HQ 29th Division

British Army 473180 Quarter Master Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2017 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Tristram Crutchley

Born 1878

Died 1940

British Army Captain Army Postal Service

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Territorial Force Reserve

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Wilfred Stewart Bramall

Born 1892

British Army 4619 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army 389 London Regiment 3rd Field Ambulance

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Emily Murch Milward

Born 1890

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Army Nursing Service

Other Empire Force Staff Nurse Territorial Army Nursing Service

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Herbert Bunting

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army T/489 Driver Army Service Corps (Territorial Force)

British Army 489 Private Army Service Corps South Midland Division

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George William Brocklebank Bex

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1881 Private Territorial Force Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis Edward Fremantle

Born 1872

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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James Ambrose Hislop

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Territorial Force

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Albert Ernest Burrow

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 1452 Corporal Devonshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army M/280754 Corporal Army Service Corps 1st Reserve Mechanical Transport Company

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