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London [2]

Poona [2]

Aberdeen [1]

All Saints' Vicarage, Swansea, Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Andover,Hants [1]

Ballyroan [1]

Barholm, Lincolnshire [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, East London [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bombay [1]

Canada [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cartmel, Lancashire [1]

Chatham [1]

Chorlton [1]

Cork [1]

Cranbrook, Kent, England [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Eshowe Zululand [1]

Galashiels [1]

Greenville, Waterford [1]

Greenwich, South London [1]

Hambledon, Hampshire [1]

Hancow [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Hawthorn, Victoria [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Inverness [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, South West London [1]

Labeth [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leyton, London, Essex [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Llandilo, Carmarthen [1]

Londonderry [1]

Madras [1]

Marston, Oxfordshire [1]

Mercara, Mysore [1]

Rank

Private [1452]

Lieutenant [148]

Captain [133]

Serjeant [115]

Machine Gun Carrier [110]

Second Lieutenant [67]

Corporal [44]

Lance Corporal [36]

Armourer's Crew [29]

Major [29]

Stretcher Bearer [27]

Lieutenant Colonel [20]

Temporary Lieutenant [19]

Company Serjeant Major [17]

Temporary Captain [16]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier [10]

Sergeant [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Interpreter [7]

Transport Serjeant [7]

Machine Maxim Gun Carrier [6]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Bugler [5]

Captain /Temporary Major [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Captain Temporary Major [3]

Colonel [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Doctor [3]

Dresser [3]

Driver [3]

Gun Carrier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Nigeria Regiment [1683]

West African Service Brigade [1637]

West African Field Force [71]

Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [36]

Gold Coast Regiment [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Gold Coast Regiment West African Force [21]

King's African Rifles [20]

West African Frontier Force [20]

West African Regiment [19]

Gold Coast Regiment West African Field Force [17]

London Regiment [15]

General List [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [9]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Nigeria Regiment/ West African Field Force [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Nigeria Regiment/West African Field Force [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nigeria Regiment Artillery [4]

Nigeria Regiment West African Frontier Force [4]

Nigeria Regiment/ West African Frontier Force [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment attached King's African Rifles [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

General List attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [3]

King's African Rifles/West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Service

British Army [2128]

Other Empire Force [11]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

A [480]

M [394]

B [180]

G [164]

S [140]

I [117]

H [105]

D [96]

J [67]

O [64]

C [38]

T [38]

W [37]

K [36]

Y [34]

P [28]

R [25]

F [22]

L [21]

E [17]

U [10]

N [8]

V [4]

Z [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2130]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

India [3]

Sierra Leone [3]

South Africa [3]

Ireland [1]

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London [2] Poona [2] Aberdeen [1] All Saints' Vicarage, Swansea, Wales [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Andover,Hants [1] Ballyroan [1] Barholm, Lincolnshire [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, East London [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bombay [1] Canada [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cartmel, Lancashire [1] Chatham [1] Chorlton [1] Cork [1] Cranbrook, Kent, England [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Deal, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland [1] Eshowe Zululand [1] Galashiels [1] Greenville, Waterford [1] Greenwich, South London [1] Hambledon, Hampshire [1] Hancow [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Hawthorn, Victoria [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Inverness [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, South West London [1] Labeth [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leyton, London, Essex [1] Lincolnshire [1] Llandilo, Carmarthen [1] Londonderry [1] Madras [1] Marston, Oxfordshire [1] Mercara, Mysore [1]

Rank

Private [1452] Lieutenant [148] Captain [133] Serjeant [115] Machine Gun Carrier [110] Second Lieutenant [67] Corporal [44] Lance Corporal [36] Armourer's Crew [29] Major [29] Stretcher Bearer [27] Lieutenant Colonel [20] Temporary Lieutenant [19] Company Serjeant Major [17] Temporary Captain [16] Colour Serjeant [10] Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier [10] Sergeant [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Interpreter [7] Transport Serjeant [7] Machine Maxim Gun Carrier [6] Private Acting Lance Corporal [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Bugler [5] Captain /Temporary Major [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Captain Temporary Major [3] Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Doctor [3] Dresser [3] Driver [3] Gun Carrier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Brevet Major [2] Colour Sergeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Nigeria Regiment [1683] West African Service Brigade [1637] West African Field Force [71] Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [36] Gold Coast Regiment [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Gold Coast Regiment West African Force [21] King's African Rifles [20] West African Frontier Force [20] West African Regiment [19] Gold Coast Regiment West African Field Force [17] London Regiment [15] General List [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [9] Royal West Surrey Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Nigeria Regiment/ West African Field Force [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Nigeria Regiment/West African Field Force [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Attached Nigeria Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nigeria Regiment Artillery [4] Nigeria Regiment West African Frontier Force [4] Nigeria Regiment/ West African Frontier Force [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment attached King's African Rifles [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] General List attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [3] King's African Rifles/West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3]

Service

British Army [2128] Other Empire Force [11] South African Services [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

A [480] M [394] B [180] G [164] S [140] I [117] H [105] D [96] J [67] O [64] C [38] T [38] W [37] K [36] Y [34] P [28] R [25] F [22] L [21] E [17] U [10] N [8] V [4] Z [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2130]

Country

United Kingdom [57] India [3] Sierra Leone [3] South Africa [3] Ireland [1]

Sidney Coplestone

British Army 681 Serjeant West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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George Griffith Thorpe

British Army Second Lieutenant London Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Bertram Roberts

British Army Lieutenant West African Field Force/Gambia

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Armarty Joseph William Notche

British Army 103 Native Corporal Gold Coast Volunteers attached Gold Coast Regiment West African Field Force

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James Sharp Bell

British Army 41693 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Graham Brunel Ingle Nokes

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshrie Regiment attached West African Field Force

British Army Captain Indian Army and Scottish Horse

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Bertram J Firman

British Army 40367 Serjeant City of London Yeomanry

British Army 2651 Serjeant City of London Yeomanry

British Army 2651 Serjeant West African Service Brigade

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Reginald Clarke

British Army 45347 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1410511 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1410511 Serjeant Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force

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Bernard Vivian Ramsden

British Army Captain Gold Coast Regiment West African Frontier Force

British Army Captain Green Howards

British Army Brigadier Major Green Howards

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Harold Croft Hardy

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Sierra Leone Battalion West African Field Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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S N C Webb

British Army Captain /Acting Major South Wales Borderers and Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force/ Nigerian Contingent

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Jonathan Thomas Cramer

British Army Second Lieutenant Battalion West African Field Force Attached Nigeria Regiment

British Army Captain 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Andrew Edwards

British Army Lieutenant General List attached West African Field Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Nigeria Regiment Artillery

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Frederick G White

British Army 9205 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 48110 Serjeant Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 4027058 Serjeant Nigerian Regiment West African Field Force

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Arthur John Rushton O'brien

British Army Driver Nigeria Regiment

British Army Captain General List

British Army Captain West African Field Force Attached Columns Operating in Togoland

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Edward William Dix

British Army Lieutenant West African Field Force attached Nigeria Regiment

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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C W Badger

British Army 200687 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached Nigeria Regiment

British Army 200687 Corporal West African Field Force

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B C Parr

British Army Captain /Temporary Major Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Nigeria Regiment/West African Field Forc

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E M St C Stobart

British Army Temporary Lieutenant General List and Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force/Nigerian Contingent

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R R Taylor

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers attached Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force

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