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London [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

South Stoneham, Hampshire [2]

Taunton [2]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bettiah, Champeran [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Broad Town, Wiltshire [1]

Brockley, Kent [1]

Chippenham [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Ditcheat, Somerset [1]

Downton, Wiltshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee [1]

Edington, Wiltshire [1]

Figheldean, Amesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Highworth Swindon [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Kensington [1]

Lewannick, Launceston, Cornwall. [1]

Madras [1]

Manchester [1]

Market Lavington [1]

Marlborough [1]

Marlborough Wilts [1]

Middlesex [1]

Nottingham [1]

Pewsey, Wiltshire [1]

Redlynch Wiltlshire [1]

SWINDON,WILTS [1]

Salisbury [1]

South Hawley, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Tilshead, Wiltshire [1]

Timsbury,Clutton,Somerset. [1]

Trowbridge [1]

Warminster [1]

Westbury, Wiltshire [1]

Wootton Bassett [1]

Rank

Private [891]

Second Lieutenant [106]

Serjeant [89]

Corporal [77]

Lieutenant [49]

Captain [37]

Lance Corporal [32]

Sapper [20]

Major [15]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Farrier Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

2Lt (Temp Captain) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Quarter Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Cpl [1]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeantt [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [873]

Wiltshire Regiment [498]

Wiltshire Yeomanry [240]

Corps of Hussars [155]

Royal Engineers [76]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

Labour Corps [40]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Military Mounted Police [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [14]

North Somerset Yeomanry [11]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Territorial Force [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Yeomanry [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [6]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Sussex Yeomanry [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [4]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Essex Yeomanry [3]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [3]

10th Hussars [2]

11th Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [1192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [119]

H [119]

S [115]

C [101]

M [93]

W [89]

P [85]

G [59]

R [51]

L [50]

D [47]

T [46]

F [40]

J [37]

A [33]

E [23]

K [23]

N [22]

V [11]

O [8]

I [7]

U [5]

Y [5]

Z [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1182]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

India [1]

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Place of birth

London [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] South Stoneham, Hampshire [2] Taunton [2] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bettiah, Champeran [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Broad Town, Wiltshire [1] Brockley, Kent [1] Chippenham [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Ditcheat, Somerset [1] Downton, Wiltshire [1] Dublin [1] Dundee [1] Edington, Wiltshire [1] Figheldean, Amesbury, Wiltshire [1] Highworth Swindon [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Kensington [1] Lewannick, Launceston, Cornwall. [1] Madras [1] Manchester [1] Market Lavington [1] Marlborough [1] Marlborough Wilts [1] Middlesex [1] Nottingham [1] Pewsey, Wiltshire [1] Redlynch Wiltlshire [1] SWINDON,WILTS [1] Salisbury [1] South Hawley, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Tilshead, Wiltshire [1] Timsbury,Clutton,Somerset. [1] Trowbridge [1] Warminster [1] Westbury, Wiltshire [1] Wootton Bassett [1]

Rank

Private [891] Second Lieutenant [106] Serjeant [89] Corporal [77] Lieutenant [49] Captain [37] Lance Corporal [32] Sapper [20] Major [15] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Farrier Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] 2Lt (Temp Captain) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Quarter Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Private [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Cpl [1] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeantt [1] Honorary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [873] Wiltshire Regiment [498] Wiltshire Yeomanry [240] Corps of Hussars [155] Royal Engineers [76] Machine Gun Corps [45] Labour Corps [40] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Military Mounted Police [18] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [14] North Somerset Yeomanry [11] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Territorial Force [11] Army Service Corps [10] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Yeomanry [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Yeomanry [6] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Military Foot Police [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Sussex Yeomanry [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Hussars [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Staffordshire Yeomanry [4] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Essex Yeomanry [3] Leicestershire Yeomanry [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Warwickshire Yeomanry [3] 10th Hussars [2] 11th Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [1192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [119] H [119] S [115] C [101] M [93] W [89] P [85] G [59] R [51] L [50] D [47] T [46] F [40] J [37] A [33] E [23] K [23] N [22] V [11] O [8] I [7] U [5] Y [5] Z [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1182]

Country

United Kingdom [31] India [1]

Percy Pike

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2011 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203341 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles E Prue

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 27847 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 27285 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick J Bennett

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2010 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203229 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Major

Died 1918

British Army 32901 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 27281 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Samuel Freestone

Died 1918

British Army 747 Corporal Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 204124 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Harry Young

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 1271 Private Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203198 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 203198 Cpl Wiltshire Regiment 6th (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry)

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G Mattingly

Born 1884

Died 1958

British Army 34 Saddler Serjeant Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Frederick H Ward

Died 1919

British Army 321364 Private Wiltshire Yeomanry

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John Randolph Anthony

Born 1879

British Army Lieutenant Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Sydney Noel Simmons

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Wallace Mortimer-Rooke

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Sydney Alfred Archer

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army 320330 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Alfred Frederick Lane

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 58036 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Walter Oake Harris

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 983 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Walter Perry

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 321389 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Ronald Ferdinande Forbes

Born 1879

Died 1960

British Army Captain Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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William Edward Joseph Bush

Died 1918

British Army 1745 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203244 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Butt

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2001 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 204055 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Reginald Witt

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1935 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203389 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Richards

Died 1918

British Army 8211 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203143 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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