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Devonport, Devon [6]

Chichester, Sussex [5]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cambore, Cornwall [1]

Castle Carey, Somerset [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Curdis Bay England [1]

Gwinear, Cornwall [1]

Haslemere, Hampshire [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manor Park, London [1]

North Chapel,Petworth,Sussex. [1]

Penryn, Cornwal [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Salehurst [1]

Sorrento Victoria [1]

Thursley, Hampshire [1]

West Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Serjeant [14]

Gunner [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13]

Labour Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Obdurate [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [116]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [163]

Contribution

Military Service [156]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

India [1]

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People [163] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [6] Chichester, Sussex [5] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cambore, Cornwall [1] Castle Carey, Somerset [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Curdis Bay England [1] Gwinear, Cornwall [1] Haslemere, Hampshire [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manor Park, London [1] North Chapel,Petworth,Sussex. [1] Penryn, Cornwal [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Poplar, London [1] Salehurst [1] Sorrento Victoria [1] Thursley, Hampshire [1] West Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [73] Serjeant [14] Gunner [7] Acting Corporal [5] Driver [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Sister [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sister [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] Labour Corps [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Obdurate [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [116] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [163]

Contribution

Military Service [156] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4] India [1]

Harold Thomas Rapson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 41687 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Bn.

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Walter Sydney Rapson

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 208706 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 279404 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 279404 Corporal London Regiment

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Harry William Rapson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87153

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Phillip Rapson

Died 1918

British Army 45356 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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John W Rapson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 21575 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Rapson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 18901 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William James Rapson

Died 1916

British Army 3/6218 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Louis Frederick Warren Rapson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243530

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Sidney Harry Rapson

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55274

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55274 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Rapson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 35408 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Rufus James Rapson

Australian Imperial Force 1449

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Walter M Rapson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 47217 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 50678 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard Rapson

Died 1918

British Army 202489 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Cyril Rapson

Died 1918

British Army 306225 Private Tank Corps

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Frederick Ernest Rapson

Died 1917

British Army 17064 Acting Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Percy Ernest Rapson

Died 1914

British Army 8402 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Rapson

Died 1917

British Army 39416 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 39416 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Rapson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 20589 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 60700 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 511317 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick Charles Rapson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15569

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Allen Percy Rapson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81186

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