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Gympie Queensland [3]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Finchley, Middlesex [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Springfield Tasmania [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thursley, Surrey [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Brattingham, Suffolk [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Caboolture Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Darlington [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Durham England [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Fencehouses [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Frinton on Sea, Essex [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hambledon, Surrey, England [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

London, Surrey [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Odiham, Hampshire [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Ponders End, Middlesex [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Saint Georges Hanover Square, London [1]

Scarborough England [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Shildon, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

St Helens, Lancashire, England [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [175]

Gunner [30]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [15]

Sapper [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain/Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [18]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [295]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Last name first letter

R [409]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [409] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gympie Queensland [3] Chester, Cheshire [2] Finchley, Middlesex [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Springfield Tasmania [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thursley, Surrey [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Brattingham, Suffolk [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Darlington [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Durham England [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Fencehouses [1] Finchley, London [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Frinton on Sea, Essex [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hambledon, Surrey, England [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] London, Surrey [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Odiham, Hampshire [1] Old Ford, London [1] Ponders End, Middlesex [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Saint Georges Hanover Square, London [1] Scarborough England [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Shildon, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southwark, London [1] Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffolk [1] St Helens, Lancashire, England [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [175] Gunner [30] Driver [21] Serjeant [17] Corporal [15] Sapper [13] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain/Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [18] Suffolk Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Essex Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [295] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [18]

Last name first letter

R [409]

Contribution

Military Service [399] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Harry Ranson

Born 1875

Died 1959

British Army T4/144763 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/1447663 Private Army Service Corps 280th Company

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Andrew Ranson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4745 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Reginald George Ranson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2569 Private London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)

British Army 2569 Rifleman London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)

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Harry Ranson

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy 14313 Royal Marine Artillery

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James Ranson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36566

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Robert Ranson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139058

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Albert Cyril Ranson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76134

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George Frederick Lear Ranson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194074

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Bertie Sidney Ranson

Born 1896

Died 1976

British Army 753 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 970525 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Ranson

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 2651 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2651 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Henry Joseph Ranson

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army SS/17765 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army SS/17765 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Stanley Ranson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238754

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Arthur Ranson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243959

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Joseph Hardiman Ranson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225732

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Henry George Ranson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237986

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Sidney Ranson

Died 1916

British Army 7140 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Henry Ranson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304352

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James Ignatius Ranson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32279

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Edward Hector Ranson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190557

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Henry Parker Ranson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81996

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