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Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Runcorn, Cheshire [3]

Dalston, London [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

8 Hornton Street, Kensington, London [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Anfield, Lancashire [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Boston England [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cardiff, Gloucestershire [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Chelmsford Essex [1]

Cheltenham Gloucs. [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Clitheror, Lancashire [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Farley, Staffordshire [1]

Forest Gate,West Ham,Essex. [1]

Fyfield Ongar, Essex [1]

Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Kirkdale, Lancashire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Leeds England [1]

Lincoln [1]

London [1]

Rank

Private [389]

Gunner [59]

Corporal [37]

Driver [35]

Sapper [35]

Serjeant [30]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Brevet Lieutenant General/Temporary General [2]

Chaplain [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

General [2]

Major General/Temporary Lieutenant General [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant to Principal Chaplain and Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Major General/Temporary Lieutenant General [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1]

Laundress [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Owner Driver [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Assistant Principal Chaplain and Temporary Chaplain [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [61]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [51]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [638]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [781]

Contribution

Military Service [764]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Runcorn, Cheshire [3] Dalston, London [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] 8 Hornton Street, Kensington, London [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Anfield, Lancashire [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Boston England [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cardiff, Gloucestershire [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Chelmsford Essex [1] Cheltenham Gloucs. [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Clitheror, Lancashire [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Farley, Staffordshire [1] Forest Gate,West Ham,Essex. [1] Fyfield Ongar, Essex [1] Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Herefordshire [1] Homerton, London [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Kirkdale, Lancashire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Leeds England [1] Lincoln [1] London [1]

Rank

Private [389] Gunner [59] Corporal [37] Driver [35] Sapper [35] Serjeant [30] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [13] Lieutenant [12] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [7] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Brevet Lieutenant General/Temporary General [2] Chaplain [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] General [2] Major General/Temporary Lieutenant General [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Worker [2] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant to Principal Chaplain and Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Major General/Temporary Lieutenant General [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1] Laundress [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Owner Driver [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Assistant Principal Chaplain and Temporary Chaplain [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [61] Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [51] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Liverpool Regiment [26] Manchester Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Cheshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [19] London Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Army Chaplain's Department [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [638] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [781]

Contribution

Military Service [764] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Alfred Rawlinson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 47640 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 47640 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Alfred Rawlinson

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 12286 Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 129476 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Eugene Rawlinson

Died 1916

British Army 9630 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George Philip Rawlinson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5469 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/5469 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army 5469 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Robert Rawlinson

Died 1917

British Army 241344 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Rawlinson

Died 1915

British Army 1386 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas G Rawlinson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 59682 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney George Rawlinson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 85856 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Rawlinson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4205 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201424 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201424 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Rawlinson

Died 1918

British Army 18679 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Rawlinson

Died 1916

British Army 10961 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Leonard Gordon Rawlinson

Died 1915

British Army G/4091 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Rawlinson

Died 1914

British Army 8716 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Rawlinson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 116513 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Cecil Rawlinson

Died 1916

British Army 16268 Private Liverpool Regiment

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John Rawlinson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 15071 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Rawlinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 240874 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240874 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Thomas Rawlinson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 56193 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Rawlinson

Died 1918

British Army 49259 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 73611 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 73611 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George William Rawlinson

Died 1916

British Army 4243 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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