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Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Bolton Lancashire [5]

Prestwich [4]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Harwood Bolton Lancashire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds England [2]

Lydd, Kent [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Ardwick, Lancashire, England [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Beswick, Yorkshire [1]

Bibbenluke Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bugsworth, Derbyshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Cinderhills, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

East Ardsley England [1]

East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [542]

Gunner [52]

Driver [42]

Corporal [38]

Sapper [32]

Serjeant [26]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [19]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bearer [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Brevet Major and Adjutant [1]

Brigadier Major [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [87]

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Royal Engineers [56]

West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Army Service Corps [42]

West Riding Regiment [38]

Manchester Regiment [36]

York and Lancaster Regiment [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Lancers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Hussars [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [829]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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R [1024]

Contribution

Military Service [1006]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Bolton Lancashire [5] Prestwich [4] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Harwood Bolton Lancashire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Leeds England [2] Lydd, Kent [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Ardwick, Lancashire, England [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Beswick, Yorkshire [1] Bibbenluke Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, England [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bugsworth, Derbyshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Cinderhills, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Durham [1] East Ardsley England [1] East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [542] Gunner [52] Driver [42] Corporal [38] Sapper [32] Serjeant [26] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [21] Captain [19] Second Lieutenant [18] Major [9] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Able Seaman [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bearer [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Brevet Major and Adjutant [1] Brigadier Major [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [87] Royal Field Artillery [78] Royal Engineers [56] West Yorkshire Regiment [48] Army Service Corps [42] West Riding Regiment [38] Manchester Regiment [36] York and Lancaster Regiment [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Machine Gun Corps [33] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Durham Light Infantry [24] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] Liverpool Regiment [21] Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Lancers [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Hussars [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [829] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Australian Imperial Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [1024]

Contribution

Military Service [1006] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Percy Gordon Ramsden

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 8834 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 8834 Corporal Manchester 17th Battalion

British Army 8834 Corporal Manchester 17th Battalion

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George Taylor Ramsden

Born 1879

Died 1936

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Norman Wood Ramsden

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9521 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 9521 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 9521 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Charlie Ramsden

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 220497 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Ramsden

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53762

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James Ramsden

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283934

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Fred Ramsden

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57212

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Joshua Ramsden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85625

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Harry Ramsden

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162160

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Charles Ramsden

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 5724 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202695 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202695 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Jonathan Ramsden

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409851

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Hubert Ramsden

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 19818 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Henry Ramsden

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85357

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Ernest Ramsden

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241807

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William Ramsden

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86041

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Clara Ramsden

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6269 Women's Royal Air Force

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Wilfred Thomas Ramsden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11148

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Frank Gordon Ramsden

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222507

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Frederick Henry Ramsden

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223804

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Herbert Ramsden

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 18384 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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