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Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

Weymouth, Dorset [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Ilford, Essex [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Deal, Kent [4]

Islington, London [4]

Newbury, Berkshire [4]

Westminster, London [4]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bermondsey [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Chickerell, Dorset [2]

Chiswick, London [2]

Chiswick, Middlesex [2]

Clapham, Surrey [2]

Clifton, Kansas [2]

Cork [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gresford New South Wales [2]

Hythe, Hampshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Kent England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Picton New South Wales [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Reedy Creek South Australia [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Strathpine Queensland [2]

Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1290]

Gunner [131]

Driver [119]

Corporal [114]

Sapper [114]

Serjeant [108]

Lance Corporal [72]

Second Lieutenant [47]

Lieutenant [37]

Acting Corporal [23]

Pioneer [20]

Captain [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Bombardier [14]

Rifleman [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Worker [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Guardsman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [178]

Royal Engineers [177]

Army Service Corps [167]

Labour Corps [164]

London Regiment [106]

Royal Garrison Artillery [71]

Royal Fusiliers [66]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

Royal Army Medical Corps [58]

Middlesex Regiment [50]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Essex Regiment [39]

Rifle Brigade [38]

Devonshire Regiment [37]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [37]

Wiltshire Regiment [37]

Hampshire Regiment [36]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Royal Sussex Regiment [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

East Surrey Regiment [30]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [28]

Somerset Light Infantry [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [27]

Bedfordshire Regiment [26]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

Welsh Regiment [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

East Kent Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Dorsetshire Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Army Veterinary Corps [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Royal Air Force [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2022]

Royal Navy [246]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [191]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [145]

Australian Imperial Force [110]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [2770]

B [2]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2714]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [1]

France [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] Weymouth, Dorset [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Ilford, Essex [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Battersea, London [4] Deal, Kent [4] Islington, London [4] Newbury, Berkshire [4] Westminster, London [4] Ashford, Kent [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Dover, Kent [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Barnet, Hertfordshire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bermondsey [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2] Chickerell, Dorset [2] Chiswick, London [2] Chiswick, Middlesex [2] Clapham, Surrey [2] Clifton, Kansas [2] Cork [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gresford New South Wales [2] Hythe, Hampshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [2] Kensington, London [2] Kent England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Picton New South Wales [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Reedy Creek South Australia [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Strathpine Queensland [2] Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1290] Gunner [131] Driver [119] Corporal [114] Sapper [114] Serjeant [108] Lance Corporal [72] Second Lieutenant [47] Lieutenant [37] Acting Corporal [23] Pioneer [20] Captain [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Bombardier [14] Rifleman [11] Able Seaman [10] Company Serjeant Major [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Worker [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Major [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Leading Seaman [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Guardsman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [178] Royal Engineers [177] Army Service Corps [167] Labour Corps [164] London Regiment [106] Royal Garrison Artillery [71] Royal Fusiliers [66] Machine Gun Corps [62] Royal Army Medical Corps [58] Middlesex Regiment [50] The Queen's Regiment [40] Essex Regiment [39] Rifle Brigade [38] Devonshire Regiment [37] Royal Berkshire Regiment [37] Wiltshire Regiment [37] Hampshire Regiment [36] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Royal Sussex Regiment [32] Royal Army Service Corps [31] East Surrey Regiment [30] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [28] Somerset Light Infantry [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [27] Bedfordshire Regiment [26] Durham Light Infantry [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] Welsh Regiment [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] East Kent Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] Dorsetshire Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Army Veterinary Corps [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] Royal Air Force [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Coldstream Guards [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2022] Royal Navy [246] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [191] Canadian Expeditionary Force [145] Australian Imperial Force [110] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [2770] B [2] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2714] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [1] France [1]

Herbert Randall

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5465

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Fred Randall

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208193

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Edward James Randall

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284056

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Thomas Richardson Randall

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213396

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Frederick John Randall

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228323

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Frederick Randall

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233429

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George William Randall

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266444

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Alfred George Randall

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 31976 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Claude Randall

Died 1916

British Army 306526 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Willlam Randall

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 50249 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 50249 Royal Garrison Artillery 115th Siege Battery

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Edward John Randall

Died 1915

British Army L/15481 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Herbert Walter Fred Randall

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 63709 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Beaufoy Randall

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Hugh Randall

Died 1917

British Army L/5573 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/5573 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Randall

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8497 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Eric James Randall

Born 1894

Died 1983

Australian Imperial Force 57291

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Leonard John Randall

Born 1887

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Copenhagen"

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William Thomas Randall

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134456 3rd Class Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

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Edward John Randall

Born 1889

Died 1969

Royal Navy 237157

Royal Navy 237157 Leading Seaman

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Walter Gilbert Randall

Born 1882

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 102565

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