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Dublin [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Worcester [2]

16 Palmerston Road, Kilburn, London [1]

Abberley, Worcestershire [1]

Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bexhill [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucs. [1]

Blockley, Worcestershire [1]

Bredon, Tewkesbury [1]

Brierley Hill [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

College Road Handsworth [1]

Colwall, Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Croft Spa, Nr Darlington, Durham [1]

Cropredy, Oxfordshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dorset [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Farndon [1]

Glascote [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Harrold, Bedfordshire [1]

Hazel Grove, Cheshire [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Kemerton, Worcestershire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leicester [1]

Leigh, Worcestershire [1]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Malvern [1]

Malvern Link [1]

Martley, Worcestershire [1]

Moseley, Worcs [1]

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1]

Northfield, Worcs [1]

Norwood London [1]

Oddington, Gloucestershire [1]

Perry Barr Birmingahm [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [1635]

Serjeant [135]

Corporal [123]

Second Lieutenant [111]

Lieutenant [73]

Lance Corporal [58]

Captain [43]

Major [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Sapper [15]

Trooper [14]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Staff Serjeant Major [10]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Farrier Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Gunner [4]

Pioneer [4]

Squadron Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Saddler [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Interpreter [2]

Saddler Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

A/ Regimental Sgt. Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Signaller [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Yeomanry [1813]

Corps of Hussars [927]

Worcestershire Regiment [383]

Berkshire Yeomanry [79]

Royal Engineers [64]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [62]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [55]

Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) [45]

Labour Corps [42]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [27]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [25]

Imperial Camel Corps [23]

Border Regiment [19]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Yeomanry Territorial Force [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [7]

2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

City of London Yeomanry [6]

Hussars [6]

Military Mounted Police [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Yeomanry [6]

County of London Yeomanry [5]

Hampshire Yeomanry [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Shropshire Yeomanry [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Buckinghamshire Hussars [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Corps of Lancers [3]

Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [2098]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [222]

H [222]

W [221]

C [168]

M [158]

S [157]

P [154]

G [87]

D [86]

T [86]

R [85]

L [79]

J [65]

A [63]

F [60]

E [50]

K [48]

N [33]

O [26]

I [9]

Y [9]

U [4]

V [4]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2092]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Place of birth

Dublin [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Worcester [2] 16 Palmerston Road, Kilburn, London [1] Abberley, Worcestershire [1] Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bermondsey [1] Bexhill [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucs. [1] Blockley, Worcestershire [1] Bredon, Tewkesbury [1] Brierley Hill [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Cheshire [1] College Road Handsworth [1] Colwall, Ledbury, Herefordshire [1] Croft Spa, Nr Darlington, Durham [1] Cropredy, Oxfordshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dorset [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Farndon [1] Glascote [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Harrold, Bedfordshire [1] Hazel Grove, Cheshire [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Kemerton, Worcestershire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leicester [1] Leigh, Worcestershire [1] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1] Malvern [1] Malvern Link [1] Martley, Worcestershire [1] Moseley, Worcs [1] Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1] Northfield, Worcs [1] Norwood London [1] Oddington, Gloucestershire [1] Perry Barr Birmingahm [1] Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [1635] Serjeant [135] Corporal [123] Second Lieutenant [111] Lieutenant [73] Lance Corporal [58] Captain [43] Major [20] Acting Corporal [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Sapper [15] Trooper [14] Lance Serjeant [10] Staff Serjeant Major [10] Shoeing Smith [8] Farrier Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Gunner [4] Pioneer [4] Squadron Serjeant Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Saddler [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Interpreter [2] Saddler Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] A/ Regimental Sgt. Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Signaller [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Yeomanry [1813] Corps of Hussars [927] Worcestershire Regiment [383] Berkshire Yeomanry [79] Royal Engineers [64] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [62] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [55] Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) [45] Labour Corps [42] Machine Gun Corps [35] Warwickshire Yeomanry [27] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [25] Imperial Camel Corps [23] Border Regiment [19] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Worcestershire Yeomanry Territorial Force [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [7] 2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] City of London Yeomanry [6] Hussars [6] Military Mounted Police [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Yeomanry [6] County of London Yeomanry [5] Hampshire Yeomanry [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Shropshire Yeomanry [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Buckinghamshire Hussars [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Corps of Lancers [3] Devonshire Yeomanry [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [2098] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [222] H [222] W [221] C [168] M [158] S [157] P [154] G [87] D [86] T [86] R [85] L [79] J [65] A [63] F [60] E [50] K [48] N [33] O [26] I [9] Y [9] U [4] V [4] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2092]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Harold Martin Alfred Powell

Born 1887

Died 1961

British Army 2389 Trooper Worcestershire Yeomanry

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Bernard Aubrey Jervis

Born 1885

Died 1935

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

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George Mason

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2297 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 2297 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Worcestershire Yeomanry 1st Bn

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Frederick William Lister

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Worcestershire Yeomanry

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Walter Hunt 'scruffy' Longton

Born 1892

Died 1927

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant

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Stephen Benjamin Barnett

Born 1864

Died 1918

British Army 1278 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325014

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John Henry Parsons

Born 1890

Died 1981

British Army 2172 Trooper Warwickshire Yeomanry

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers

Indian Army Lieutenant 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers

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Cuthbert George Purchase

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army Dorset Yeomanry 2/1

British Army 207388 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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Harry Roberts

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 3428 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325853 Private Corps of Hussars

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John Marsh

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2361 Private The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) 1/1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) 1/1st Battalion

British Army First Lieutenant The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) 1/1st Battalion

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Joseph Vernon Pratt

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1817 Saddler Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1817 Saddler/Serjeant Worcestershire Yeomanry

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Jesse Spragg

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 38227 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

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William Humble Ward

Born 1867

Died 1932

British Army Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Yeomanry

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John Cavendish Lyttelton

Born 1881

Died 1949

British Army Major Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Yeomanry

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Ernest Bealey

Born 1896

Died 1951

British Army 3370 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325812 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 499852 Private Royal Engineers

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Austin Sanders Arch

Born 1880

Died 1957

British Army 2321 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325272 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 2321 Corporal Worcestershire Yeomanry

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Louis Reginald Pearce

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3512 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77347 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Doolittle

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3043 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325615 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Household Cavalry

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Douglas James Powell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2318 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 2318 Corporal Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 2318 Corporal Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)

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Albert Austin Coldicott

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2693 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 39717 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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