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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]

Border Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Lancers [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]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire 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]

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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] Border Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Lancers [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] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire 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]

Benjamin Ramsden

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 242010 Private West Riding Regiment

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Harry Ramsden

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 34200 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 26739 Private Labour Corps

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Archie Ramsden

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 39977 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph Ramsden

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 40876 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Ramsden

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 186587 (RFR Ch B6557) Able Seaman HMS Hogue

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Joseph Ramsden

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 315733 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 205490 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 205490 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Joseph Ramsden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78375

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Hewson Wray Ramsden

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260754

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James Henry Ramsden

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 98790 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 98790 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Ramsden

Died 1917

British Army 17/133 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17/133 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frank Ramsden

Died 1916

British Army 16974 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Frederick Ramsden

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314343

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James Ramsden

Australian Imperial Force 827

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Willie Ramsden

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 27302 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Ramsden

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3910 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Ramsden

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4210 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 266657 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 266657 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest Ramsden

Died 1914

British Army 10042 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Tom Ramsden

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 203023 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 203023 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Ramsden

Died 1915

British Army 2063 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harry Ramsden

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 19980 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 19980 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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