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Place of birth

Brixham [3]

Tring [3]

Apsley End,Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2]

Bermondsey [2]

Boxmoor,Hemel Hempstead,Herts [2]

Watford [2]

Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Acton London [1]

Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1]

Bath [1]

Bath Somerset [1]

Bath,Somerset [1]

Battersea [1]

Berkhampstead [1]

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset [1]

Bovingdon Herts [1]

Buckland Common, Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckland Common, Bucks [1]

Buckland Common,Tring [1]

Buckland Common,Tring, Hertfordshire [1]

Bushey [1]

Cheriton Fitzpaine,Devon [1]

Chiddingstone Sevenoaks kent [1]

Croxley Green [1]

Croxley Green,Rickmansworth [1]

Croxley Green,Rickmansworth,Herts [1]

Devon [1]

Easthampstead [1]

Harrow on the Hill [1]

Hedgerley Dean,Eton,Bucks [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead,Herts [1]

Hurst Berkshire [1]

Hurst,Berkshire [1]

Kingston,Surrey [1]

Lambeth London [1]

Lapford Devon [1]

Leighton Buzzard [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marden Kent [1]

Naughton Suffolk [1]

Newport,Wales [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Sarratt ,Herts [1]

Sarratt, nr Watford, Herts [1]

Sonning ,Berkshire [1]

Sonning,Berkshire [1]

Southall [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [50]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [4]

Gunner [3]

Rifleman [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

A/Sergnt [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Boy [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mate [1]

Mercantile Marine Mate [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private-Tailor Jouneyman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Skipper [1]

Trooper [1]

private [1]

promoted Lance Corporal in 1917 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

6th Bedford [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Fishing Fleet - Fishing Vessel "Friendship" (Brixham) [2]

Friendship [2]

Hussars [2]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

12th Middx [1]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

1st Herts 5987717+West Ridings 203448 [1]

1st Household Battalion [1]

2nd Bedford [1]

9th East Anglian [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City London Royal Fusiliers [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA [1]

East Lancs,Army Service Corps [1]

Herts Regiment RHA [1]

Home Service Employment Company [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London [1]

Service

British Army [61]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [43]

B [12]

W [5]

C [4]

H [4]

A [3]

T [3]

G [2]

D [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Greece [1]

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People [79] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brixham [3] Tring [3] Apsley End,Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2] Bermondsey [2] Boxmoor,Hemel Hempstead,Herts [2] Watford [2] Wokingham, Berkshire [2] Acton London [1] Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1] Bath [1] Bath Somerset [1] Bath,Somerset [1] Battersea [1] Berkhampstead [1] Bishops Lydeard, Somerset [1] Bovingdon Herts [1] Buckland Common, Buckinghamshire [1] Buckland Common, Bucks [1] Buckland Common,Tring [1] Buckland Common,Tring, Hertfordshire [1] Bushey [1] Cheriton Fitzpaine,Devon [1] Chiddingstone Sevenoaks kent [1] Croxley Green [1] Croxley Green,Rickmansworth [1] Croxley Green,Rickmansworth,Herts [1] Devon [1] Easthampstead [1] Harrow on the Hill [1] Hedgerley Dean,Eton,Bucks [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Hemel Hempstead,Herts [1] Hurst Berkshire [1] Hurst,Berkshire [1] Kingston,Surrey [1] Lambeth London [1] Lapford Devon [1] Leighton Buzzard [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marden Kent [1] Naughton Suffolk [1] Newport,Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Sarratt ,Herts [1] Sarratt, nr Watford, Herts [1] Sonning ,Berkshire [1] Sonning,Berkshire [1] Southall [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [50] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [6] Sapper [4] Gunner [3] Rifleman [3] Leading Seaman [2] A/Sergnt [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Band Boy [1] Driver [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mate [1] Mercantile Marine Mate [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private-Tailor Jouneyman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Skipper [1] Trooper [1] private [1] promoted Lance Corporal in 1917 [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] 6th Bedford [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Fishing Fleet - Fishing Vessel "Friendship" (Brixham) [2] Friendship [2] Hussars [2] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 12th Middx [1] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 1st Herts 5987717+West Ridings 203448 [1] 1st Household Battalion [1] 2nd Bedford [1] 9th East Anglian [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedford [1] Bedfordshire [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City London Royal Fusiliers [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA [1] East Lancs,Army Service Corps [1] Herts Regiment RHA [1] Home Service Employment Company [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London [1]

Service

British Army [61] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [43] B [12] W [5] C [4] H [4] A [3] T [3] G [2] D [1] N [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Greece [1]

William Rackley

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army L/11045 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army L11045 Private City London Royal Fusiliers 4th Battn

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Frederick John Brant

Born 1886

Royal Navy F19183

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Reginald Thomas Banfield

Born 1899

British Army G/3125 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Joseph Cooley

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army Driver Herts Regiment RHA

British Army Queens Royal West Surrey

British Army 224 Driver 9th East Anglian Royal Field Artillery

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George Rackley

Born 1896

British Army 22914 22548

British Army Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 22914 22548 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Rackley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 21490 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 349592 Private Labour Corps

British Army SS/21490 Private Army Service Corps

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John William Garside

Born 1901

Royal Navy M23057

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William Henry James Rackley

Born 1896

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Albert Edward Rackley

British Army R16573 Private Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Charles Roberts

Born 1892

Royal Navy J4371

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Arthur Randall

British Army 58456 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 181824 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 102352 Private Labour Corps

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Joshua James Cooley

British Army 6097 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance

British Army 6079 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance

British Army 6079 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance

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Arthur Rackley

Born 1892

British Army R9106 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R9106 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas George Rackley

British Army 265808 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 265808 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 210757 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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William Brant

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 11341 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11341 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11341 Lance Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George Arthur Randall Grimes

Born 1886

Died 1937

Royal Navy 343309 Band Boy

Royal Navy 13471 Musician Royal Marines Light Infantry Royal Marines Band Portsmouth Division

Other Empire Force Merchant Navy

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Albert Rackley

Died 1917

British Army 4609 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army G/15530 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Albert Rackley

Died 1916

British Army 4140 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266198 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 266198 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Jeremiah Jerome Cooley

British Army 15962 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 15962 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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