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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Leigh, Lancashire [3]

Walhalla Victoria [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Colebrook Tasmania [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Fenton, Staffordshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Oldham [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2]

Romiley, Cheshire [2]

Sandbach, Cheshire [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Aldridge, Staffordshire [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston England [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgow [1]

Bingley, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton upon Dearne, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bramstone, Staffordshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent, England [1]

Bullingham, Herefordshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burrington Tasmania [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Church, Lancashire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [1]

Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dilhorne, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [1081]

Gunner [145]

Driver [91]

Corporal [90]

Serjeant [80]

Sapper [61]

Lance Corporal [46]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Acting Corporal [21]

Pioneer [18]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [12]

Rifleman [9]

Captain [8]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Guardsman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Captain [3]

Cyclist [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Coal Mine Worker [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

AC2 Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Second Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bearer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [149]

Labour Corps [140]

Royal Engineers [118]

Army Service Corps [93]

Royal Garrison Artillery [88]

Manchester Regiment [72]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

Lancashire Fusiliers [57]

Machine Gun Corps [56]

Cheshire Regiment [48]

Durham Light Infantry [45]

Liverpool Regiment [45]

North Staffordshire Regiment [41]

London Regiment [40]

South Lancashire Regiment [40]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [39]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

West Yorkshire Regiment [37]

East Lancashire Regiment [35]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

West Riding Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Service

British Army [1643]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Royal Navy [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [1958]

G [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1929]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Bury, Lancashire [3] Leigh, Lancashire [3] Walhalla Victoria [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Colebrook Tasmania [2] Deal, Kent [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Fenton, Staffordshire [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Oldham [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [2] Romiley, Cheshire [2] Sandbach, Cheshire [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Aldridge, Staffordshire [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston England [1] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bathgate, Linlithgow [1] Bingley, Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Bolton upon Dearne, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bramstone, Staffordshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent, England [1] Bullingham, Herefordshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burrington Tasmania [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Church, Lancashire [1] Clapham, London [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dilhorne, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [1081] Gunner [145] Driver [91] Corporal [90] Serjeant [80] Sapper [61] Lance Corporal [46] Second Lieutenant [26] Acting Corporal [21] Pioneer [18] Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [13] Bombardier [12] Rifleman [9] Captain [8] Colour Serjeant [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Guardsman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Acting Captain [3] Cyclist [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Coal Mine Worker [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cook's Mate [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] AC2 Fitter Aero Engines [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Second Cook's Mate [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Bandsman [1] Bearer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [149] Labour Corps [140] Royal Engineers [118] Army Service Corps [93] Royal Garrison Artillery [88] Manchester Regiment [72] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] Lancashire Fusiliers [57] Machine Gun Corps [56] Cheshire Regiment [48] Durham Light Infantry [45] Liverpool Regiment [45] North Staffordshire Regiment [41] London Regiment [40] South Lancashire Regiment [40] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [39] Royal Fusiliers [39] West Yorkshire Regiment [37] East Lancashire Regiment [35] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31] Royal Lancaster Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Suffolk Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] West Riding Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Grenadier Guards [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Air Force [10]

Service

British Army [1643] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Royal Navy [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [1958] G [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1929] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Australia [1]

John William Ratcliffe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107378

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Robert Ratcliffe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194369

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James Ratcliffe

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290077

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William Smith Ratcliffe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133706

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Joseph Ratcliffe

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146244

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Harry Ratcliffe

Died 1918

British Army 23241 Private Manchester Regiment 12th. (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Battalion

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Charles Ratcliffe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87324

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Richard Clarke Ratcliffe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101445

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Thomas Ratcliffe

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 237757 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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John Ratcliffe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83797

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William Ratcliffe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283413

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Samuel Ratcliffe

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75504

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William Henry Ratcliffe

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26656

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Nathan Ratcliffe

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130292

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Albert Ratcliffe

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17273

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John William Ratcliffe

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164119

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Charles Ratcliffe

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 12809 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 12809 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Alfred Ratcliffe

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 65022 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 91552 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Victor Ratcliffe

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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

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Abraham Ratcliffe

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 11809 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11809 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Battalion

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