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Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Catford, Kent, England [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Nottingham [1]

Pentonville, London [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shotley, Suffolk [1]

Shotley, Suffolk, England [1]

Warburton Victoria [1]

Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1]

Yarmouth England [1]

Rank

Private [92]

Serjeant [11]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

AM2 Assistant Armourer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Lance Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Africa Medical Supplies [1]

East Africa Unattached List [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [142]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [194]

Contribution

Military Service [189]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [194] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [4] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Catford, Kent, England [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Nottingham [1] Pentonville, London [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shotley, Suffolk [1] Shotley, Suffolk, England [1] Warburton Victoria [1] Warrnambool Victoria [1] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1] Yarmouth England [1]

Rank

Private [92] Serjeant [11] Gunner [8] Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] AM2 Assistant Armourer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Lance Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Africa Medical Supplies [1] East Africa Unattached List [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Vernon [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [142] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [194]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Charles Rands

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95517

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Edgar John Rands

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 51742 Private Manchester Regiment

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Percy Reginald Rands

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 47941 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34852 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Rands

Died 1915

British Army 11888 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11888 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11888 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Horace E Rands

Died 1916

British Army 2490 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 200647 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Herbert Rands

Died 1917

British Army Acting Serjeant Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 307722 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 307722 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas James Rands

Died 1914

British Army 8598 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Oliver Francis Rands

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army PS/3177 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Tom Rands

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 34990 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Alfred R Rands

Died 1918

British Army 515760 Private London Regiment

British Army 515760 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 515760 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Robert T Rands

Died 1918

British Army 14770 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Percy Rands

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11654 Drummer Lincolnshire Regiment

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William F Rands

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 55696 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Joseph William Henry Rands

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284174

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George Rands

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 228846 Able Seaman HMS QUEEN MARY

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Robert John Rands

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 28137 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

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William Rands

Australian Imperial Force 32937

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George Rands

Died 1915

British Army 11701 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percy Rands

Died 1917

British Army 200313 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Rands

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 37762 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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