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Faversham, Kent [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Toodyay Western Australia [5]

Botany New South Wales [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Westbury Tasmania [4]

Wolverhampton [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Farnham, Surrey [3]

Kent Town South Australia [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Burghead Morayshire [2]

Burghead, Morayshire [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maitland South Australia [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Waterford [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Aldringham, Suffolk [1]

Allahabad [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barking, London [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Barrow Green, Kent [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [580]

Gunner [76]

Driver [53]

Serjeant [45]

Sapper [36]

Corporal [33]

Lance Corporal [21]

Acting Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Bombardier [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bearer [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

AM I [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [80]

Labour Corps [72]

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Engineers [65]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

London Regiment [37]

East Kent Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Monmouthshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Service

British Army [901]

Royal Navy [116]

Australian Imperial Force [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

R [1260]

G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1228]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Toodyay Western Australia [5] Botany New South Wales [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Westbury Tasmania [4] Wolverhampton [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Farnham, Surrey [3] Kent Town South Australia [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Burghead Morayshire [2] Burghead, Morayshire [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Deptford, London [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maitland South Australia [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Waterford [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Aldringham, Suffolk [1] Allahabad [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barking, London [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Barrow Green, Kent [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [580] Gunner [76] Driver [53] Serjeant [45] Sapper [36] Corporal [33] Lance Corporal [21] Acting Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [18] Bombardier [12] Lieutenant [12] Staff Serjeant [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bearer [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] AM I [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [80] Labour Corps [72] Army Service Corps [65] Royal Engineers [65] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] London Regiment [37] East Kent Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Hampshire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [16] West Riding Regiment [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Monmouthshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Scots [6]

Service

British Army [901] Royal Navy [116] Australian Imperial Force [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

R [1260] G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1228] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Ireland [1]

William Ralph

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/3051 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Ralph

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1660 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265386 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265386 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Herbert Thomas Ralph

Born 1885

Died 1931

Royal Navy F10771 AM I HMS President II (Redcar)

Royal Navy F.10771 LM HMS President II (Redcar)

Royal Navy F.10771 LM (Westgate)

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Percy Charles Ralph

Born 1873

Died 1928

British Army L/3007 Warrant Officer Class 2 East Kent Regiment

British Army Colour Sergeant - Instructor Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 5th

British Army 3007 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2/12

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James Thomas Ralph

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 14219 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Serjeant 7th Division 35th Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick George Ralph

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 296311

Royal Navy 296311 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S.Hawke

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John Herbert Ralph

Born 1880

Died 1947

Royal Navy DA 21873 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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George William Ralph

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/4410 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/4410 Able Seaman R.N.V.R. HM Trawler Caldy

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Matthew Ralph

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3618 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 39919 Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Christopher Ralph

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 13616 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 13616 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 10th Battalion

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John William Ralph

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 33838 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 27017 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Daniel Ralph

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122743

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Percy James Ralph

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127002

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Alexander Ralph

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11180

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Ernest Ralph

Died 1914

British Army 5144 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Ralph

Born 1887

Royal Navy B 4576 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy PO/4576/B. Seaman Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion

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Wilfred Leionel Ralph

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165364

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Leonard Charles Ralph

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71800

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Patrick Joseph Ralph

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305561

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Frederick Ralph

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4282 Private London Regiment

British Army 4282 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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