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Broken Hill New South Wales [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Wilcannia New South Wales [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Accrington England [1]

Archers Creek Victoria [1]

Bradford [1]

Kent Town South Australia [1]

Lambeth, South West London [1]

Latrobe Tasmania [1]

Latrobe, Tasmania [1]

Otley [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Pyap South Australia [1]

Rawdon, Yorkshire [1]

Ross Tasmania [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Thornton, Yorkshire [1]

Torrensville South Australia [1]

Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [92]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [8]

Colonel [6]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Bombardier [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Reserve of Officers/Army Service Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

11th Hussars [1]

Army Medical Service [1]

Army Medical Service/General Headquarters Staff [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Pioneer Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Church Army [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Head Quarters [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [141]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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R [196]

Contribution

Military Service [194]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [196] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Broken Hill New South Wales [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Wilcannia New South Wales [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Accrington England [1] Archers Creek Victoria [1] Bradford [1] Kent Town South Australia [1] Lambeth, South West London [1] Latrobe Tasmania [1] Latrobe, Tasmania [1] Otley [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Pyap South Australia [1] Rawdon, Yorkshire [1] Ross Tasmania [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Thornton, Yorkshire [1] Torrensville South Australia [1] Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [92] Corporal [10] Gunner [8] Colonel [6] Driver [6] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Serjeant Bombardier [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Labour Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Reserve of Officers/Army Service Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Staff [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] 11th Hussars [1] Army Medical Service [1] Army Medical Service/General Headquarters Staff [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Pioneer Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Church Army [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Head Quarters [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [141] Australian Imperial Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [196]

Contribution

Military Service [194] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Arthur Frederick Rawnsley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 372986 Private London Regiment

British Army 5914 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372986 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Benjamin Rawnsley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279724

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William Rawnsley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10897 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 10897 Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Walter Rawnsley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 6/4543 Acting Corporal West Riding Regiment

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Herbert Vincent Rawnsley

Died 1916

British Army 16/1133 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1133 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Reginald John Rawnsley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50635 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Percy Rawnsley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139601

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Ivan Edward Rawnsley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175483

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Harry Rawnsley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141047

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Albert Rawnsley

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 38287 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Rawnsley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 41062 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 41062 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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John G Rawnsley

Died 1917

British Army 37369 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ambrose Rawnsley

Died 1918

British Army 17990 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Horatio Rawnsley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 31505 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40428 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Rawnsley

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2825 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 305770 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 305770 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles Rawnsley

Died 1914

British Army 7099 Lance Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 7099 Acting Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 7099 Lance Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Leonard Rawnsley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 241494 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 241494 Private 1/5th Bn. The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Irvin Rawnsley

Died 1918

British Army 6639 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242613 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242613 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edward Smith Rawnsley

Died 1918

British Army DM2/164920 Private Army Service Corps

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Arnold Rawnsley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306439

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