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Chobham, Surrey [5]

Petworth, Sussex [3]

Islington, London [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Saint Lukes, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London East [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Campbell Town Tasmania [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey [1]

Chobham, Surrey, England [1]

Crowborough [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dorthing, Surrey [1]

East Grinstead England [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ifield, Sussex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

Kent England [1]

Kingston [1]

Kingston On Thames England [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Patching, Sussex [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Poplar [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portfield, Sussex [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1]

Strand, London [1]

Surrey [1]

Surrey England [1]

Tunbridge Tasmania [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Twickenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Wallington, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [120]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [20]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Sussex Yeomanry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

20th Hussars [1]

4th Hussars [1]

American Ambulance Hospital [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Forces/Royal Flying Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [189]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [287]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Chobham, Surrey [5] Petworth, Sussex [3] Islington, London [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Saint Lukes, London [2] Bethnal Green, London East [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Campbell Town Tasmania [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey [1] Chobham, Surrey, England [1] Crowborough [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dorthing, Surrey [1] East Grinstead England [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hornsey, London [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ifield, Sussex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kennington, Surrey [1] Kent England [1] Kingston [1] Kingston On Thames England [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Patching, Sussex [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Poplar [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Portfield, Sussex [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] St George Queensland [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1] Strand, London [1] Surrey [1] Surrey England [1] Tunbridge Tasmania [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Twickenham, London, Middlesex [1] Wallington, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [120] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Gunner [9] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Transport Corporal [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Honorary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [20] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Air Force [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Sussex Yeomanry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 20th Hussars [1] 4th Hussars [1] American Ambulance Hospital [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Forces/Royal Flying Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [189] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [287] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Jamaica [1]

Enos Rapley

Born 1896

British Army 4813 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Charles George Rapley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/1193 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army S/1193 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/1193 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Allen Rapley

Born 1896

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11075 Leading Aircraftman

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George Rapley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129087

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Charles George Rapley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305853

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Sidney James Rapley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/161577 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 53rd Y.S. Battalion

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Alfred James Rapley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76831

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Horace Leopold Rapley

Born 1881

Died 1946

Royal Navy 10983 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Henry Rapley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296517

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Arthur Rapley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67380

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George Edward Rapley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28963

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Albert Henry Rapley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119397

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Stephen Henry Rapley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225740

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George Rapley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229105

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John Albert Rapley

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1171

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Horace Rapley

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 223291

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John Stanley Rapley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208540

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Edward Henry Rapley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242920

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Charles Guy Rapley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 40285 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Rapley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 7822 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 7822 Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 7822 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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