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Grandchester Queensland [3]

Penrith, New South Wales, Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bengal, India [1]

Bombay, India [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Guyra New South Wales [1]

Harristown, Queen's County [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [42]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Irish Guards [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

King's Own Malta Militia [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Field Ambulance [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Leinster Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

New Zealand Pay Corps [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Irish Horse [1]

Special Reserve/Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Yorkshire Regiment Army Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [101]

Contribution

Military Service [98]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Ireland [1]

United Kingdom [1]

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People [101] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Grandchester Queensland [3] Penrith, New South Wales, Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bengal, India [1] Bombay, India [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Guyra New South Wales [1] Harristown, Queen's County [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [42] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Irish Guards [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Connaught Rangers [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] King's Own Malta Militia [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Field Ambulance [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hussars [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Leinster Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] New Zealand Pay Corps [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [1] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Irish Horse [1] Special Reserve/Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Yorkshire Regiment Army Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [101]

Contribution

Military Service [98] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Ireland [1] United Kingdom [1]

Thomas Rafter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41050

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John Rafter

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 11754 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Joseph Rafter

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 16761 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Anthony Rafter

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436757

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436757 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Rafter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290303

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Thomas Rafter

Born 1889

British Army 9135 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9135 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Rafter

Australian Imperial Force 1944

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John Rafter

Died 1914

British Army 3185 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

British Army 3185 Private Irish Guards

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Michael James Rafter

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 668 Lance Corporal Connaught Rangers

British Army 668 Serjeant Connaught Rangers

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Cornelius Rafter

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9361 Lance Corporal Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Rafter

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 8370 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Joseph Rafter

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 5580 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Thomas Rafter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101944

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John Henry Rafter

Australian Imperial Force 2770

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W Rafter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311486

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Cyril Edward Rafter

Australian Imperial Force 2974

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John Rafter

Australian Imperial Force

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Edward Warrwick Rafter

Born 1886

Died 1916

South African Services 4745 Private 2nd South African Infantry

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William Alexis Rafter

Australian Imperial Force 4178

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James Rafter

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 28534 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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