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Kyneton Victoria [3]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [2]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Hastings [2]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnet [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bodicote, Oxfordshire [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Clarendon Victoria [1]

Cogenhoe, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Foxleth Push Liverpool [1]

Goondiwindi Queensland [1]

Gorleston, Suffolk [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1]

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Kongwak Victoria [1]

LONDON [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leamington [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Meppershall, Bedfordshire [1]

Middlesex [1]

Middleton [1]

Olney, Buckinghamshire [1]

Olney, Northamptonshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Pioneer Tasmania [1]

Potters Bay, Middlesex [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Ringarooma Tasmania [1]

Rugby England [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Scottsdale Tasmania [1]

Shipston on Stour Gloucestshire [1]

Stowe, Northamptonshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Gunner [29]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Conductor [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [17]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Ajax Chemical Company [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Buckingamshire Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [233]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [318]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [311]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [319] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kyneton Victoria [3] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [2] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [2] Hastings [2] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnet [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bodicote, Oxfordshire [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Clarendon Victoria [1] Cogenhoe, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Foxleth Push Liverpool [1] Goondiwindi Queensland [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1] Hanslope, Buckinghamshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Kongwak Victoria [1] LONDON [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leamington [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Meppershall, Bedfordshire [1] Middlesex [1] Middleton [1] Olney, Buckinghamshire [1] Olney, Northamptonshire [1] Oxford [1] Oxfordshire [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Pioneer Tasmania [1] Potters Bay, Middlesex [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Ringarooma Tasmania [1] Rugby England [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Scottsdale Tasmania [1] Shipston on Stour Gloucestshire [1] Stowe, Northamptonshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [29] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Serjeant [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Conductor [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [17] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Essex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Ajax Chemical Company [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Buckingamshire Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [233] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [318] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [311] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

William P Rainbow

Died 1918

British Army 179155 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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W Rainbow

Died 1918

British Army 9372 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 42551 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Rainbow

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 29290 Private Essex Regiment

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Leonard Rainbow

Died 1914

British Army 8139 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 8139 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Arthur Busby Rainbow

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291568

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James Rainbow

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113069

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Charles Francis Rainbow

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46332

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Frederick James Rainbow

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160544

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Ernest Charles Rainbow

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406490

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George Henry Rainbow

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147301

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Frederick J Rainbow

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 178428 Able Seaman

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Walter Thomas Rainbow

Born 1890

Died 1916

South African Services 4655 Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry

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Arthur George Rainbow

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 1667 Private King Edward's Horse

British Army 302835 Private Tank Corps

British Army 61274 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William G Rainbow

Died 1915

British Army 7733 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George Charles Rainbow

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1006 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Reeve Rainbow

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 44476 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank Rainbow

Died 1916

British Army 3840 Lance Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 3840 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Welford Rainbow

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1747 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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George W Rainbow

Died 1918

British Army 39131 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 51133 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Horace Rainbow

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 22654 Private Grenadier Guards

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