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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

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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]

Stanley Rapson

British Army SS/5400 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S/10748 Private Army Service Corps

British Army SR/52229 Private Army Service Corps

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Valentine K Rapson

British Army 3/6383 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas G Rapson

British Army A/329518 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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William Rapson

British Army 623 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 240101 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Harry Rapson

British Army 5764 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 5764 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Donald G Rapson

British Army L/6432 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/11428 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/11428 Private Middlesex Regiment

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W L Rapson

British Army Spts/2975 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Grace Mary Rapson

British Army Staff Nurse Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital

British Army Acting Sister Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital

British Army Sister Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital

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E C Rapson

British Army 1628 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Allan L Rapson

British Army M/335116 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Edward C Rapson

British Army DM2/178948 Private Army Service Corps

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Edwin G Rapson

British Army 54058 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 59829 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest C Rapson

British Army 105652 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army 165389 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick J Rapson

British Army 105340 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army 165390 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Henry W Rapson

British Army D/34333 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 392468 Private Dragoon Guards

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Frederick Rapson

British Army 5591 Serjeant Royal Defence Corps

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Henry Rapson

British Army 129735 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Arthur Rapson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/2094

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Pearson B Rapson

British Army 1917 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Rapson

British Army S-255921 Private Army Service Corps

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