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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Grays, Essex, England [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sivindon England [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Willingham, Cambridgeshire [2]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Chapell Brampton, Northants [1]

Chelmsford England [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Clacton On Sea, Essex [1]

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1]

Clamborne, Cornwall [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Dalton, Lancashire [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Essex, England [1]

Framwellgate Moor, County Durham [1]

Fulham, London [1]

George Town South Australia [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hanford, Suffolk [1]

Harrow, London, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Henstead, Suffolk [1]

Heslesham, Norfolk [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Ingatestone, Essex [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kew, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Little Baddow, Essex [1]

Little Badlow, Essex [1]

Little Thurrock, Essex, England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Long Itchington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [263]

Driver [25]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [21]

Sapper [18]

Serjeant [14]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Engineman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Driver [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Engineers [41]

Army Service Corps [35]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Essex Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

British Army [418]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [554]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [541]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2] Baldock, Hertfordshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Grays, Essex, England [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] Maryport, Cumberland, England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sivindon England [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Willingham, Cambridgeshire [2] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Chapell Brampton, Northants [1] Chelmsford England [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Clacton On Sea, Essex [1] Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1] Clamborne, Cornwall [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Dalton, Lancashire [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Essex, England [1] Framwellgate Moor, County Durham [1] Fulham, London [1] George Town South Australia [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hanford, Suffolk [1] Harrow, London, Middlesex [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Henstead, Suffolk [1] Heslesham, Norfolk [1] Holborn, London [1] Ingatestone, Essex [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kew, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester England [1] Leicestershire [1] Little Baddow, Essex [1] Little Badlow, Essex [1] Little Thurrock, Essex, England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Long Itchington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [263] Driver [25] Gunner [24] Corporal [21] Sapper [18] Serjeant [14] Acting Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Major [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Engineman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Driver [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44] Royal Engineers [41] Army Service Corps [35] London Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [23] Essex Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

British Army [418] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [554] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [541] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Albert Edward Raven

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2235 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 12496 Norfolk Regiment

British Army 25146 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Williamson Raven

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406328

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Frederick David Raven

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162328

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Henry William Raven

Died 1914

British Army 2466 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Charles Raven

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/82 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Charles Henry Raven

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 14475 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy RMB/180 Musician Royal Marines Band

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Myles Benjamin Raven

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90900

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Charles Joseph Raven

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50259

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Joseph Raven

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185814

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William Neale Money Raven

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228298

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Wilfred Raven

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4717 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 42470 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 42470 Private Durham Light Infrantry 15th Battalion

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James Raven

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931058

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931058 Private Canadian Infantry 225th OS Battalion

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Harry Raven

Born 1883

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John Fleming Raven

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 34605 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Cornelius Raven

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 26481 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George Raven

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4576 Private London Regiment

British Army 4576 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st/3rd Battalion

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John Henry Raven

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4201 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 201402 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frank Owen George Raven

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227508

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Alfred Louis Kerridge Raven

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238243

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William Raven

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45376

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