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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]

Arthur Ranson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162686

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J H Ranson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 719 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 719 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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James Ranson

Died 1917

British Army 3/8008 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Ranson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 19223 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 19223 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 19223 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers

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George William Soppitt Ranson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 30675 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 42745 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Leslie Edward Ranson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Geoffrey Ranson

Died 1915

British Army 2579 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2579 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Ranson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 32702 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 32702 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Jesse William Ranson

Died 1915

British Army 16469 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 16469 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Sherriff Ranson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4/8904 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Benjamin Ranson

Died 1918

British Army 42868 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42868 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Stanley C Ranson

Died 1918

British Army 178826 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Ranson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army G/11985 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/40365 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William A Ranson

Died 1918

British Army 18197 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 202981 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Richard Edward Croft Ranson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

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Andrew Vincent Ranson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100564

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John Henry Ranson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176019

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Christopher Matthew Ranson

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75835

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75835 Private Canadian Infantry

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Horace James Ranson

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 252898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 252898 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Ranson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207684

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