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Brisbane Queensland [4]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [3]

Walhalla Victoria [3]

Auckland [2]

Brierfield, Lancashire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bogan Gate New South Wales [1]

Camp Hill, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Carnarvon [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Facit Lancashire [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Harpurhey Manchester [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Holbeck, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Jedburgh, Dumfries [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lambeth [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lucknow Victoria [1]

Manchester England [1]

Mortigallup, Western Australia [1]

Near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Norton In Hales Shropshire England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Pudsey near Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rolston On Trent England [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [335]

Corporal [33]

Gunner [32]

Driver [31]

Lieutenant [23]

Captain [20]

Sapper [20]

Serjeant [20]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [11]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain/Temporary Major [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Conductor [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [41]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

West Riding Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

London Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Border Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [547]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Royal Navy [39]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [709]

S [2]

C [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [701]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [4] Kettering, Northamptonshire [3] Walhalla Victoria [3] Auckland [2] Brierfield, Lancashire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldgate, London [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bogan Gate New South Wales [1] Camp Hill, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Carnarvon [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Ealing, London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Facit Lancashire [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Harpurhey Manchester [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Holbeck, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Jedburgh, Dumfries [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lambeth [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lucknow Victoria [1] Manchester England [1] Mortigallup, Western Australia [1] Near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Norton In Hales Shropshire England [1] Peckham, London [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Pudsey near Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Rolston On Trent England [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [335] Corporal [33] Gunner [32] Driver [31] Lieutenant [23] Captain [20] Sapper [20] Serjeant [20] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [11] Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [5] Captain/Temporary Major [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Conductor [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [41] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] West Riding Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] London Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Scots [8] Border Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] French Red Cross [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [547] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Royal Navy [39] Australian Imperial Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [709] S [2] C [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [701] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Edward Henry Rawson

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 29999 Driver 14th Field Artillery Brigade

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Joseph Lacy Rawson

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 242803 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 33731 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235139 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Cornelius Rawson

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K13807 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine "L.10"

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Henry Rawson

Born 1884

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Pilot 1st Class Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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Hubert Wyatt Hay Rawson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

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Herbert Rawson

Born 1882

Died 1943

British Army Manchester Regiment 11th Bn

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Hood Bttn BEF

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Philip Colin Rawson

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Rawson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59110

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George Rawson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46138

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Horace William Rawson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63683

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Ellis Rawson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277759

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Arthur Cecil Rawson

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 915 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Bernard William Rawson

Died 1918

British Army 118689 Driver Royal Field Artillery 524th Heavy Battery

British Army 118689 Driver Royal Field Artillery 524th Howitzer Battery

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Herbert Longman Rawson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63447

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Fred Osborne Rawson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191830

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Albert Rawson

Died 1918

British Army 24684 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 19925 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 40182 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Rawson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160120

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Thomas Edgar Rawson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169674

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John Frederick Rawson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237665

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Sam Rawson

Died 1917

British Army 27399 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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