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Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

London England [5]

Guildford, Surrey [4]

Faversham, Kent [3]

New Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [3]

6 Luther St, Oxford [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Islington, London [2]

London [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Woodbridge Tasmania [2]

163 Stebondale St, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, London [1]

32 Albert St, Oxford [1]

523 Manchester Rd, Isle of Dogs, London [1]

Akley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1]

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Boxmoor, Hertfordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Camden Town England [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chalfont, Essex [1]

Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Chesham England [1]

Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dromena Victoria [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Edgeworth,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Epping New South Wales [1]

Essex, England [1]

Evenley, Northamptonshire [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [366]

Corporal [39]

Gunner [39]

Driver [35]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [27]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [14]

Pioneer [13]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Drummer [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Major/Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Honorary Chaplain [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [52]

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

London Regiment [38]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Australian Flying Corps [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Yeomanry [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [594]

Royal Navy [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [820]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [803]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Australia [1]

Hong Kong [1]

India [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] London England [5] Guildford, Surrey [4] Faversham, Kent [3] New Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [3] 6 Luther St, Oxford [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Islington, London [2] London [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Woodbridge Tasmania [2] 163 Stebondale St, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, London [1] 32 Albert St, Oxford [1] 523 Manchester Rd, Isle of Dogs, London [1] Akley, Buckinghamshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1] Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Boxmoor, Hertfordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Camden Town England [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chalfont, Essex [1] Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Chesham England [1] Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dromena Victoria [1] Dulwich, London [1] Edgeworth,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Epping New South Wales [1] Essex, England [1] Evenley, Northamptonshire [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Godstone, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [366] Corporal [39] Gunner [39] Driver [35] Serjeant [33] Sapper [27] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [14] Pioneer [13] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Lieutenant [7] Rifleman [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Drummer [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain/Temporary Major/Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Honorary Chaplain [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [52] Army Service Corps [41] Royal Field Artillery [40] London Regiment [38] Labour Corps [31] Royal Berkshire Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Fusiliers [26] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Machine Gun Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Australian Flying Corps [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Kent Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Hampshire Yeomanry [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [594] Royal Navy [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [820] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [803] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Australia [1] Hong Kong [1] India [1]

Ernest Thomas Cripps

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114124

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George John Cripps

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267804

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Richard Henry Cripps

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 231 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 231 Gunner Machine Gun Corps (Motors)

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Richard Cripps

Died 1915

British Army 6895 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6895 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Harold Cripps

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31504 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol)

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Oliver Cripps

Born 1891

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790353

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790353 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Henry Cripps

Born 1872

Died 1921

British Army 6261 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Henry Ernest Cripps

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229460

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William Frank Cripps

Born 1894

Died 1943

British Army 205983 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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William John Cripps

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52999

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George Cripps

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78068

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Arthur Cripps

Born 1886

British Army 491994 Private Royal Engineers

British Army sold Private Royal Engineers

British Army MT/138948 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Thomas Cripps

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS7827 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Assistance"

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Frank Cripps

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6974 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533634 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533634 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Frederick Hugh Cripps

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166167

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George Cripps

Born 1894

British Army B/200270 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army B/200270 Private Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion

British Army B/200270 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Jack Cripps

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 157774

Royal Navy 157774 Ship's Corporal 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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William Norman Cripps

Australian Imperial Force 5830

Australian Imperial Force 5830 Private

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Thomas Cripps

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122767

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Augustus Dudley Cripps

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142335

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