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Chester, Cheshire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire, England [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chester [1]

Golborne, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Prees, Shropshire, England [1]

Tabley Knutsford. [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [110]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

M.G. Sergeant [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Signaller Corporal [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Shropshire Yeomanry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

7th Division [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [207]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [207] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Burslem, Staffordshire, England [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chester [1] Golborne, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Prees, Shropshire, England [1] Tabley Knutsford. [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [110] Gunner [16] Corporal [10] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] M.G. Sergeant [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Signaller [1] Signaller Corporal [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Engineers [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Shropshire Yeomanry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 7th Division [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [207]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Walter Joel Ralphs

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Captain 7th Division 35th Brigade RFA

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery. Shangai Light Horse.

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Samuel Ralphs

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16525 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 16525 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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William Henry Ralphs

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20546 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John William Ralphs

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227840

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Charles Ralphs

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army TR4/41682 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 53644 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Albert Frederick Ralphs

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127179

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Randolph Ralphs

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146831

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John Ralphs

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114667

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Trand Joseph Ralphs

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54264

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Arthur Ralphs

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34521

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Herbert Henry Ralphs

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198520

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William Thomas Ralphs

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165469

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Frederick Charles Ralphs

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5759 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 140092 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 140092 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick T Ralphs

Died 1918

British Army 2665 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 39551 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Fred Ralphs

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11121 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 11121 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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William Ralphs

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 191183 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Cecil Ralphs

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14802 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14802 Acting Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14802 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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William Ralphs

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18693 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Ralphs

Died 1917

British Army 26661 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Stanley Cecil Ralphs

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 38620 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army TR/4/64446 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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