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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Nimmitabel New South Wales [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Hamilton Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bundaberg Queensland [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Bega New South Wales [3]

Bombala New South Wales [3]

Colac Victoria [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Eaglehawk Victoria [3]

Kilmarnock Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Rockhampton Queensland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Boston, London [2]

Delegate New South Wales [2]

Dromiskin, Louth [2]

Dublin [2]

Fort William, Inverness-shire [2]

Glasgow [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Mitchell Queensland [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Antrim [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Ashburton Victoria [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent, England [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bocking, Braintree, Essex [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bowenvale Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [564]

Gunner [49]

Sapper [44]

Corporal [39]

Driver [38]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [28]

Serjeant [28]

Lance Corporal [25]

Captain [18]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Major [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Acting Mechanic [1]

AA [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Reverend [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [65]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Army Service Corps [53]

Highland Light Infantry [44]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40]

Gordon Highlanders [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Scottish Rifles [36]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [34]

Seaforth Highlanders [33]

Royal Scots [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Irish Rifles [30]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Highlanders [25]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Border Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Non-Combatant Corps [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Service

British Army [847]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [143]

Australian Imperial Force [140]

Royal Navy [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [1352]

M [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1294]

Merchant Navy [52]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Nimmitabel New South Wales [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Glasgow Scotland [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Hamilton Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bundaberg Queensland [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Bega New South Wales [3] Bombala New South Wales [3] Colac Victoria [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Eaglehawk Victoria [3] Kilmarnock Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Rockhampton Queensland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Boston, London [2] Delegate New South Wales [2] Dromiskin, Louth [2] Dublin [2] Fort William, Inverness-shire [2] Glasgow [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Mitchell Queensland [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Antrim [1] Argyllshire [1] Ashburton Victoria [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashford, Kent, England [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bocking, Braintree, Essex [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Bowenvale Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [564] Gunner [49] Sapper [44] Corporal [39] Driver [38] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [28] Serjeant [28] Lance Corporal [25] Captain [18] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Major [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Sister [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Acting Mechanic [1] AA [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Reverend [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [65] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Field Artillery [54] Army Service Corps [53] Highland Light Infantry [44] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40] Gordon Highlanders [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Scottish Rifles [36] Royal Scots Fusiliers [34] Seaforth Highlanders [33] Royal Scots [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Irish Rifles [30] Cameron Highlanders [26] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Highlanders [25] Liverpool Regiment [22] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Border Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Tank Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Ayrshire Yeomanry [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Non-Combatant Corps [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Service

British Army [847] Canadian Expeditionary Force [143] Australian Imperial Force [140] Royal Navy [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [1352] M [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1294] Merchant Navy [52] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Frederick Alan Rankin

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 1st/5th Bn. attd. "D" Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)

British Army 3044 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish)

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Henry Rankin

Born 1895

British Army 2790 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 339661 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Rankin

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/1252 Serjeant New Zealand Field Artillery

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Thomas Alexander Rankin

Born 1878

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 452

Australian Imperial Force Sergeant

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Alexander Rankin

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4547 Private London Regiment

British Army 4547 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Henry Rankin

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 861 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 861 Private South Irish Horse

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William Smith Rankin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76198

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John Rankin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68914

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John Rankin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51245

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Edwin Griffiths Rankin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army S/11699 Corporal Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

British Army S/11699 Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

British Army S/11699 Acting Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Edward Harold Rankin

Born 1884

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931175

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M. Mine Layer "407"

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Archibald Louis Rankin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82034

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Charles Ritchie Niven Rankin

Born 1888

Died 1919

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve: H.M. Yacht "Iolaire"

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Stephen Rankin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196047

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John Rankin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284841

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William Rankin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105909

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William Rankin

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126167

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Henry A Rankin

British Army 105 Colour Serjeant Highland Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army 330004 Company Sergeant Major Highland Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Thomas Rankin

Born 1868

Died 1917

British Army 632 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 43595 Private Royal Defence Corps 205th Protection Coy.

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Leo Vincent Rankin

Born 1879

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1718 Private Australian Infantry 55th Battalion

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