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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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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]

James Ramsden

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2569 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Henry Ramsden

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 27902 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd manchest Battalion

British Army 27902 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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William Ramsden

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 25257 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 25257 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 25257 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Battalion.

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Herbert William Ramsden

Born 1890

British Army WO372/16 Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Nelson Ramsden

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 203149 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 170840 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 170840 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Havelock Chaplin Ramsden

Born 1888

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant West India Regiment

British Army Captain Temporary Major Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

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Wilson Ramsden

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311116

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Arthur Ramsden

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31582

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Alan John Ramsden

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295544

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Ashworth Ramsden

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 13678 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion.

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Henry Worral Ramsden

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 16970 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arnold Ramsden

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12751 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harold Ramsden

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15/1102 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1102 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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C A L Ramsden

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 200871 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 200871 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Joseph Ramsden

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army M2/177834 Private Army Service Corps 648th Mechanical Transport Company.

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Stanley Ramsden

Died 1916

British Army 19087 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 19087 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th

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Ralph Cecil Ramsden

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3/1609 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army 3/1609 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th (Service) Battalion

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Charles Arthur Ramsden

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252735

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Allan Ramsden

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 51333 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 20702 Private 18th Hussars

British Army 51333 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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George Arthur Ramsden

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267468

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