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Andover,Hants [1]

Carleton in Craven [1]

Dublin [1]

Eshowe Zululand [1]

Galashiels [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Inverness [1]

Labeth [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

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Romsey, Hampshire, England [1]

Shoeburyness, Essex [1]

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Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Watford [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [85]

Private [82]

Captain [71]

Serjeant [46]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Major [17]

Lance Corporal [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Corporal [10]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Interpreter [7]

Machine Gun Carrier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Gun Carrier [2]

Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier [2]

Pay Clerk [2]

Sergeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Amt Staff Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battalion Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Second Lieutenant [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Carrier [1]

Civilian Clerk [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Serjeant [1]

Company Pay Clerk [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

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Unit

West African Field Force [143]

Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [36]

Gambia Company West African Field Force [34]

Gold Coast Regiment [25]

Nigeria Regiment [23]

Gold Coast Regiment West African Field Force [17]

Sierra Leone Battalion West African Field Force [13]

General List [11]

Nigeria Regiment/ West African Field Force [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Nigeria Regiment/West African Field Force [5]

Gambia Company/West African Field Force [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Nigeria Regiment Artillery [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Sierra-Leone Battalion West African Field Force [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [2]

Attached West African Field Force [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gambia Company [2]

General List and Nigeria Regiment [2]

Gold Coast Regiment/West African Field Force [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nigerian Contingent [2]

Nigerian Regiment West African Field Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [365]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [55]

M [50]

B [37]

G [26]

A [20]

C [20]

W [20]

D [17]

T [14]

K [13]

L [13]

P [13]

H [12]

R [12]

J [11]

E [7]

F [7]

I [5]

O [5]

V [4]

N [3]

Y [2]

U [1]

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Military Service [367]

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United Kingdom [6]

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People [367] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Andover,Hants [1] Carleton in Craven [1] Dublin [1] Eshowe Zululand [1] Galashiels [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Inverness [1] Labeth [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Paddington [1] Romsey, Hampshire, England [1] Shoeburyness, Essex [1] St. George in the East, London [1] Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Watford [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [85] Private [82] Captain [71] Serjeant [46] Second Lieutenant [32] Major [17] Lance Corporal [13] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Company Serjeant Major [10] Corporal [10] Colour Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Temporary Captain [8] Interpreter [7] Machine Gun Carrier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Gun Carrier [2] Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier [2] Pay Clerk [2] Sergeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Amt Staff Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battalion Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Second Lieutenant [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Carrier [1] Civilian Clerk [1] Clerk [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Serjeant [1] Company Pay Clerk [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Gunner [1] Headman [1]

Unit

West African Field Force [143] Nigeria Regiment West African Field Force [36] Gambia Company West African Field Force [34] Gold Coast Regiment [25] Nigeria Regiment [23] Gold Coast Regiment West African Field Force [17] Sierra Leone Battalion West African Field Force [13] General List [11] Nigeria Regiment/ West African Field Force [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Nigeria Regiment/West African Field Force [5] Gambia Company/West African Field Force [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Nigeria Regiment Artillery [3] Royal Air Force [3] Sierra-Leone Battalion West African Field Force [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Attached Nigeria Regiment [2] Attached West African Field Force [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gambia Company [2] General List and Nigeria Regiment [2] Gold Coast Regiment/West African Field Force [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's African Rifles [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nigerian Contingent [2] Nigerian Regiment West African Field Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [365] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [55] M [50] B [37] G [26] A [20] C [20] W [20] D [17] T [14] K [13] L [13] P [13] H [12] R [12] J [11] E [7] F [7] I [5] O [5] V [4] N [3] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [367]

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United Kingdom [6]

J Pearce

British Army 4256072 Colour Serjeant West African Field Force

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W H Shortland

British Army Serjeant West African Field Force

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W E Burr

British Army Lieutenant West African Field Force

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John Frederick Cross

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 2969 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 2969 Colour Sergeant Gold Coast Regiment

British Army 2969 Battalion Serjeant Major West African Field Force

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Tinka Limba

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 58 Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier West African Field Force

British Army 560 Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier West African Field Force

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Lamin N'dow

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 186 Lance Corporal West African Field Force

British Army 186 Private West African Field Force

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Dowda Dansu

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 531 Private West African Field Force

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Ebrimakaytor

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 665 Private West African Field Force

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Gumahun Kamanda

British Army 3302 West African Field Force

British Army 3302 Private West African Field Force

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John Spilsbury

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 346 Private West African Field Force

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Malan Kamera

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 630 Private West African Field Force

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Kalifa Jarra

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 307 Private West African Field Force

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Kama Makallo

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 456 Private West African Field Force

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E C Spencer

British Army Lieutenant Special List/ West African Field Force

British Army Lieutenant West African Field Force

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Lamina Banglira

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 514 Private West African Field Force

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Lamin Tarawali

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 595 Private West African Field Force

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Saisay

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 300 Company Serjeant Major West African Field Force

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Samba Sumare

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 512 Private West African Field Force

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Musa Krubali

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 290 Serjeant West African Field Force

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Musa Tarawali

British Army West African Field Force

British Army 323 Private West African Field Force

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