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Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Colac Victoria [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

kings lynn,norfolk [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Donnybrook Western Australia [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Great Wakering England [1]

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Harlington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kings-Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Scammondon, Huddersfield [1]

Spennymoor, Durham, England [1]

St Albans Victoria [1]

St Johns, Yorkshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Towton Tadcaster, Yorkshire [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Windsor Victoria [1]

Woodland [1]

king's lynn,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [136]

Gunner [18]

Driver [14]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

private [2]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Adjutant [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Signal Boatswain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [23]

Labour Corps [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

1/3rd Madras Regiment [1]

40th Foot [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Auxiliary Forces India [1]

Barbados Volunteers [1]

Service

British Army [229]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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R [302]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [297]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [303] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Colac Victoria [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] kings lynn,norfolk [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Donnybrook Western Australia [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Great Wakering England [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Harlington, London, Middlesex [1] Kings-Lynn, Norfolk [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Scammondon, Huddersfield [1] Spennymoor, Durham, England [1] St Albans Victoria [1] St Johns, Yorkshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Towton Tadcaster, Yorkshire [1] Walworth, London [1] Windsor Victoria [1] Woodland [1] king's lynn,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [136] Gunner [18] Driver [14] Sapper [12] Corporal [11] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [2] private [2] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Adjutant [1] Armament Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Signal Boatswain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [25] Royal Engineers [23] Labour Corps [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [15] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] London Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 1/3rd Madras Regiment [1] 40th Foot [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Auxiliary Forces India [1] Barbados Volunteers [1]

Service

British Army [229] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [302] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [297] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Seibert Josiah Raper

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 5635 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

Other Empire Force 269 Private Barbados Volunteers

British Army 5635 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Charles Henry Raper

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 15054 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15054 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 15054 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Henry Albert Pearman Raper

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army 32107 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 183644 private royal engieers

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John Robert Raper

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army 30398 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 30398 private norfolk regiment 1/5 battalion

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Robert George Raper

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army Major South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Percival Raper

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40851

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Sidney John Raper

Born 1901

Died 1978

Royal Navy K57657

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Herbert Lewis Raper

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27155

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Francis Arthur Raper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267285

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James Hayes Raper

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Army Cyclist Corps Northern Cyclist Battalion

British Army 61392 Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 26896 Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Raper

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1817

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John Charles Raper

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28441

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Henry Raper

Born 1858

Died 1923

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James Raper

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5/2667 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 5/2667 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Raper

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2523 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Horace Wilfred Raper

Died 1918

British Army 6844 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 203332 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Mark Nowlson Raper

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 27239 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Raper

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 153740 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 153740 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Raper

Died 1914

British Army 9398 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Frederick Raper

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army 3785 Company Serjeant Major Royal Scots

British Army 3785 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Scots

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