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Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [2]

Stone, Staffordshire [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dover [1]

Egremont, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead [1]

Liverpool [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Saint Annes Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Winsford, Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [144]

Corporal [13]

Gunner [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [8]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

: Lieutenant [1]

Accountant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Gunner [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancashire Hussars [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [231]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [282]

Contribution

Military Service [276]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [282] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Crewe, Cheshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [2] Stone, Staffordshire [2] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dover [1] Egremont, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead [1] Liverpool [1] Paddington, London [1] Saint Annes Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Winsford, Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [144] Corporal [13] Gunner [13] Lieutenant [13] Driver [12] Serjeant [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Sapper [8] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] : Lieutenant [1] Accountant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Gunner [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Manchester Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [16] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancashire Hussars [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [231] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [282]

Contribution

Military Service [276] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

William George Ravenscroft

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5410 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion

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John Ravenscroft

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277778

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Francis Birkbeck Ravenscroft

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80630

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Samuel William Ravenscroft

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26993

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Ernest Ravenscroft

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30411

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Charles Ravenscroft

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76125

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John S Ravenscroft

Died 1918

British Army 36527 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Guy Ravenscroft

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain Liverpool Regiment 18th Liverpool

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Philip Hayle Ravenscroft

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14430

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Charles Edward Ravenscroft

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199173

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Cecil Hugh Strodes Ravenscroft

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2812 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Richard Ravenscroft

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3915 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 252621 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Ravenscroft

Died 1916

British Army 6211 Private London Regiment

British Army 683144 Private London Regiment

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John Ravenscroft

Died 1917

British Army 6008 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242810 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Ravenscroft

Died 1918

British Army 14351 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 14351 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Samuel Ravenscroft

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7252 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 7252 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Pelham Donovan Ravenscroft

Born 1890

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Ravenscroft

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 313044 Staff Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Dudley Clement Ravenscroft

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 4262 Private London Regiment

British Army A/200200 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Martin Ravenscroft

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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