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Bilston, Staffordshire [3]

Bristol [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

104, Bucknall Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bolton [1]

Cape Town [1]

Chelsea , London [1]

Chester [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Droylsden Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Dudley England [1]

East Keswick, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Gayton, Cheshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Howley, Lancashire [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Lambeth England [1]

Leamington, War [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Lilbury England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Narromine New South Wales [1]

Nerang Queensland [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Oakey Creek Queensland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Port Augusta, South Australia [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stafford England [1]

Tatham New South Wales [1]

Tilbury, Essex, England [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Wrexham, Denbigh, England [1]

Rank

Private [186]

Corporal [22]

Gunner [21]

Driver [15]

Captain [14]

Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [13]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Major [7]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Nurse [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [21]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

London Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Fusiliers Royal Field Artillery [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Service

British Army [318]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [404]

Contribution

Military Service [391]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [404] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bilston, Staffordshire [3] Bristol [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] 104, Bucknall Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bolton [1] Cape Town [1] Chelsea , London [1] Chester [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Droylsden Manchester, Lancashire [1] Dudley England [1] East Keswick, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Gayton, Cheshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Howley, Lancashire [1] Johannesburg [1] Lambeth England [1] Leamington, War [1] Leicestershire [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Lilbury England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Narromine New South Wales [1] Nerang Queensland [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Oakey Creek Queensland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Port Augusta, South Australia [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stafford England [1] Tatham New South Wales [1] Tilbury, Essex, England [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warwickshire [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1] Wrexham, Denbigh, England [1]

Rank

Private [186] Corporal [22] Gunner [21] Driver [15] Captain [14] Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [13] Sapper [13] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Major [7] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Nurse [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35] Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [26] Army Service Corps [21] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] London Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Leicestershire Fusiliers Royal Field Artillery [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Service

British Army [318] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [404]

Contribution

Military Service [391] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

John Rathbone

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45502

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John Rathbone

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89942

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James Alfred Rathbone

Died 1916

British Army 31484 Private South Staffordshire Regiment Depot.

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Eleanor Florence Rathbone

Born 1872

Died 1946

Other Empire Force Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association

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William Arthur Rathbone

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283362

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James Parker Rathbone

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308142

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Richard Reynolds Rathbone

British Army Captain King's Liverpool Regiment

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George Thomas Rathbone

Born 1899

Died 1972

British Army 40483 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 48621 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Story Dickson Rathbone

Born 1889

Royal Navy 237784

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John Rathbone

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harry Han Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 1963

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William Victor Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 7801

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Samuel Rathbone

Born 1895

Royal Navy 2006 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Thomas Barlow Rathbone

Born 1881

Royal Navy 9974 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Hugh Reynolds Rathbone

Born 1862

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Royal Commission on Wheat Supplies

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William Edwin Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 426

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Arthur Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 2880

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Arthur Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 126

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George Edward Thomas Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 3225

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Percy Rigard Rathbone

Australian Imperial Force 7790

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