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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Driffield, Yorkshire [2]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [1]

Everton Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

North Dalton, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Wood Green Middlesex [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Driver [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Serjeant [2]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant For Temporary Service [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Border Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Medical Corps [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Northumberlandd Fusiliers Depot [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Dragoons [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Field Artillery Artillery Training School [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [170]

Contribution

Military Service [164]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [170] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Driffield, Yorkshire [2] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [1] Everton Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Dalton, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] Wood Green Middlesex [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [79] Second Lieutenant [9] Driver [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Serjeant [2] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant For Temporary Service [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Border Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Chaplain's Department [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Medical Corps [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Northumberlandd Fusiliers Depot [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Dragoons [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Field Artillery Artillery Training School [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Service

British Army [124] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [170]

Contribution

Military Service [164] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Charles Railton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307719

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David Railton.

Born 1884

Died 1955

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department 4th Class

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Walter Thomas Railton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195754

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John Cedric Railton

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy F1876

Royal Navy Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

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Richard Railton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234836

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Prince Garfield Railton

Died 1917

British Army 19091 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Railton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268900

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Arthur Temple Railton

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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William Railton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 26680 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 26680 Private Grenadier Guards

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Cyril Frank Railton

Born 1898

Died 1960

British Army G/21329 Private The Queen's Regiment

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George Railton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1952 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 37199 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Ernest Railton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4/6867 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7/6202 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235298 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Austin Railton

Died 1916

British Army 18056 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18056 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Alexander Railton

Died 1916

British Army 24/625 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Clarence Nicholson Railton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1519 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Railton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 11909 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 11909 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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John Railton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 27657 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ralph Railton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184963

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Robert Watson Railton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269115

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Edward Ranyell Railton

Australian Imperial Force 5201

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