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Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Binnaway New South Wales [1]

Carlington, Yorkshire [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Cowlinge, Suffolk [1]

Fryerstown Victoria [1]

Great Yarmouth England [1]

Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Helmsley Yorkshire [1]

Holkham Norfolk [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London England [1]

Monk Fryston, Yorkshire [1]

Norwich England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Somerton, Somerset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Staverton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1]

Thorndon, Suffolk [1]

Thurlby, Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Wetherby, Yorkshire [1]

altrincham [1]

Rank

Private [101]

Driver [13]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [5]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Waggoner [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Brevet Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major General [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker II [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

4TH R.W. SURREY REGT [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [172]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [221]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [218]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [222] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Bermondsey, London [1] Binnaway New South Wales [1] Carlington, Yorkshire [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Cowlinge, Suffolk [1] Fryerstown Victoria [1] Great Yarmouth England [1] Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Helmsley Yorkshire [1] Holkham Norfolk [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kilburn, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] Monk Fryston, Yorkshire [1] Norwich England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Paddington, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Somerton, Somerset [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Staverton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1] Thorndon, Suffolk [1] Thurlby, Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Wetherby, Yorkshire [1] altrincham [1]

Rank

Private [101] Driver [13] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Gunner [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [5] Captain [4] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Brevet Major [2] Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Waggoner [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Brevet Major/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major General [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Stoker II [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 4TH R.W. SURREY REGT [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [172] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [221] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [218] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Ransome

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 7683 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Arthur Mitchell Ransome

Born 1884

Died 1967

Other Empire Force War Correspondent

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Edward Ransome

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269345

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William Ransome

Died 1917

British Army 12017 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Herbert Fullarton Ransome

Born 1863

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Harold Ransome

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309781

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Frederick George Ransome

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 19815 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Algernon Lee Ransome

Born 1883

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Captain Adjutant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Major Dorsetshire Regiment

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Alfred Ransome

Died 1917

British Army 6488 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army 6488, 323356 London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Fred Ransome

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146090

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Reginald Hugh Ransome

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Partridge

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John Edward Archer Ransome

Died 1916

British Army 3937 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Jess Ransome

Died 1918

British Army 15105 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Cyril Francis Ransome

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 24328 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick Ransome

Died 1918

British Army 202135 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Arthur Ransome

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 267903 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 267903 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Sampson Samuel Ransome

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 20606 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Herbert Ransome

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 14061 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Thomas Ransome

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410221

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James Maxwell Ransome

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 812219

Canadian Expeditionary Force 812219 Private Canadian Infantry

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