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Warwick [7]

Warwick, Warwickshire [6]

Birmingham [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Handsworth, Staffs [2]

London [2]

5 Tyler Street, Stratford on Avon [1]

Acocks Green, Warwickshire [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Alvington, Gloucestershire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Balsall Heath, Warks [1]

Barford, Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffs [1]

Broadway, Worcester [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Cheltenham Gloucestershire. [1]

Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1]

Clapham Common [1]

Cork [1]

Dibrugarh, Assam [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Erdington, Warks [1]

Ermington, Devon [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Frankton, Warwickshire [1]

Fremantle [1]

Gaydon, Southam, Warwickshire [1]

Glascote, Warwickshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Handsworth,Staffordshire [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Ilmington, Gloucestershire [1]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1]

Kineton, Warwickshire [1]

Kings Norton [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Lambeg, County Antrim [1]

Leamington Hastings [1]

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1]

Lewes Sussex [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Lichtenburg Transvaal [1]

Liverpool [1]

Lorcorch county, [1]

Malvern, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [1387]

Serjeant [174]

Corporal [159]

Second Lieutenant [142]

Lance Corporal [113]

Lieutenant [93]

Captain [51]

Sapper [35]

Acting Corporal [25]

Trooper [21]

Major [18]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Gunner [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Shoeing Smith [9]

Staff Serjeant Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Farrier Serjeant [5]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Squadron Serjeant Major [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Saddler [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trumpeter [3]

2/LT (TP) [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Trumpeter [2]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1706]

Machine Gun Corps [517]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [383]

Corps of Hussars [326]

Royal Engineers [118]

Labour Corps [56]

Army Service Corps [37]

Essex Yeomanry [37]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [32]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [31]

Royal Air Force [28]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Hussars [14]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

Military Mounted Police [11]

Dragoon Guards [10]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [10]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [10]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [10]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [9]

Corps of Dragoons [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [8]

Royal Warwickshire Yeomanry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [6]

1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

County of London Yeomanry [6]

Derby Yeomanry [6]

Dorset Yeomanry [6]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [6]

Life Guards [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Berkshire Yeomanry [5]

Imperial Camel Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1950]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [236]

H [209]

S [186]

C [176]

W [163]

M [122]

P [113]

D [90]

G [89]

R [83]

L [74]

T [73]

F [68]

A [60]

J [55]

E [48]

K [29]

N [28]

O [22]

I [7]

V [7]

Y [7]

Q [3]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1938]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

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Place of birth

Warwick [7] Warwick, Warwickshire [6] Birmingham [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Handsworth, Staffs [2] London [2] 5 Tyler Street, Stratford on Avon [1] Acocks Green, Warwickshire [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Alvington, Gloucestershire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Balsall Heath, Warks [1] Barford, Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bloxwich, Staffs [1] Broadway, Worcester [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Cheltenham Gloucestershire. [1] Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1] Clapham Common [1] Cork [1] Dibrugarh, Assam [1] Dover, Kent [1] Edinburgh [1] Erdington, Warks [1] Ermington, Devon [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Frankton, Warwickshire [1] Fremantle [1] Gaydon, Southam, Warwickshire [1] Glascote, Warwickshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Handsworth,Staffordshire [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Ilmington, Gloucestershire [1] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1] Kineton, Warwickshire [1] Kings Norton [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Lambeg, County Antrim [1] Leamington Hastings [1] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1] Lewes Sussex [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Lichtenburg Transvaal [1] Liverpool [1] Lorcorch county, [1] Malvern, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [1387] Serjeant [174] Corporal [159] Second Lieutenant [142] Lance Corporal [113] Lieutenant [93] Captain [51] Sapper [35] Acting Corporal [25] Trooper [21] Major [18] Acting Serjeant [14] Gunner [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Shoeing Smith [9] Staff Serjeant Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Farrier Serjeant [5] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Squadron Serjeant Major [4] Temporary Captain [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Saddler [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trumpeter [3] 2/LT (TP) [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Serjeant Trumpeter [2] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1706] Machine Gun Corps [517] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [383] Corps of Hussars [326] Royal Engineers [118] Labour Corps [56] Army Service Corps [37] Essex Yeomanry [37] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [32] Worcestershire Yeomanry [31] Royal Air Force [28] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Staffordshire Yeomanry [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] Hussars [14] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] Military Mounted Police [11] Dragoon Guards [10] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [10] Leicestershire Yeomanry [10] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [10] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [9] Corps of Dragoons [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] 2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [8] Royal Warwickshire Yeomanry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [6] 1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] County of London Yeomanry [6] Derby Yeomanry [6] Dorset Yeomanry [6] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [6] Life Guards [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Berkshire Yeomanry [5] Imperial Camel Corps [5] London Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1950] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [236] H [209] S [186] C [176] W [163] M [122] P [113] D [90] G [89] R [83] L [74] T [73] F [68] A [60] J [55] E [48] K [29] N [28] O [22] I [7] V [7] Y [7] Q [3] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1938]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

John Lindon

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1661 Lance Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 1661 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 310206 Private Corps of Hussars

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George Henry Russell

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 1974 Lance Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 1974 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 310280 Private Corps of Hussars

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Rowland William Waters

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1976 Lance Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 1976 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 310370 Private Corps of Hussars

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Harry Hands

Died 1917

British Army 2037 Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Walter Malin

Died 1916

British Army 2905 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Henry O Cotterill

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1879 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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E J Cox

Died 1915

British Army 1468 Serjeant Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Harold George Loverock

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Charles Copping

Died 1915

British Army 2495 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Edwin Reginald Thomas Powell

Died 1915

British Army 1742 Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Samuel Smith

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3193 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry 2nd/1st

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John Henry Powell

Died 1918

British Army 310412 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry 2nd/1st

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Ernest A Burton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2133 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Bernard Granville

Born 1873

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Frank Cooper

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 2831 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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John Henry Manton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2946 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Frank Marsden

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2168 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Frederic Augustus Drake

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Captain Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Charles William Mason

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2621 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Humphrey Osborn Springfield

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Warwickshire Yeomanry

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