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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Blythe Tasmania [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bow, London [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nottingham [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sheldon, Devon [2]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [2]

Wells, Somerset [2]

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset [2]

34, Cadogan Terrace, London, S.W. [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Angaston South Australia [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Bankstown New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Billesdon, Leicestershire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixham England [1]

Brotton, Yorkshire [1]

Bulwell Nottingham [1]

Rank

Private [674]

Gunner [79]

Driver [69]

Serjeant [62]

Corporal [55]

Sapper [39]

Lieutenant [29]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lance Corporal [22]

Acting Corporal [15]

Captain [15]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Bombardier [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

AA [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regiment Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Bombardier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109]

Army Service Corps [77]

Royal Engineers [74]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [70]

Labour Corps [64]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Devonshire Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Somerset Light Infantry [25]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1069]

Royal Navy [120]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [1442]

M [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1411]

Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Sydney New South Wales [7] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [5] Exeter, Devon [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Battersea, London [3] Blythe Tasmania [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bow, London [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nottingham [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sheldon, Devon [2] Tamworth, Staffordshire [2] Wells, Somerset [2] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset [2] 34, Cadogan Terrace, London, S.W. [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Angaston South Australia [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Bankstown New South Wales [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Billesdon, Leicestershire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane, Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixham England [1] Brotton, Yorkshire [1] Bulwell Nottingham [1]

Rank

Private [674] Gunner [79] Driver [69] Serjeant [62] Corporal [55] Sapper [39] Lieutenant [29] Second Lieutenant [24] Lance Corporal [22] Acting Corporal [15] Captain [15] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Bombardier [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Rifleman [4] Acting Captain [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] AA [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regiment Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Bombardier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109] Army Service Corps [77] Royal Engineers [74] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [70] Labour Corps [64] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Devonshire Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [39] London Regiment [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Somerset Light Infantry [25] Royal Fusiliers [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Essex Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1069] Royal Navy [120] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Australian Imperial Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [1442] M [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1411] Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1]

Arthur Basil Radford

Born 1897

Died 1952

British Army Cadet Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant (Honourary Lieutenant) Royal Air Force Observer

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Clement James Radford

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 3404 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Charles Henry Radford

Died 1917

British Army 375453 Private London Regiment

British Army 375453 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Walter Francis Radford

Born 1888

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2693 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Basil Hallam Radford

Born 1889

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Military Wing

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Kite Balloon Section

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps Kite Balloon Section

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Archibald Douglas Radford

Born 1899

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137457

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John Henry Radford

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 14320 Private Grenadier Guards

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John George Radford

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 306542 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 306542 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Wilfred Radford

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 20255 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Edith Annie Radford

Born 1895

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 2nd Northern General Hospital Leeds

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Harold James Radford

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10090 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10090 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Thomas Radford

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army SR/508 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Charles Inchbald Radford

Born 1872

Died 1944

British Army Chaplain Canadian Forestry Corps

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Richard Francis Pathrick Radford

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207154

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Maurice Clive Radford

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

British Army Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

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William Radford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77453

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Tom Radford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12282

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Benjamin Radford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107369

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George Leonard Radford

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188923

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J Radford

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3979 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3979 Private ALIAS

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