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Battersea, London [6]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

London England [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Seymour Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Hillston New South Wales [2]

Hugglescote, Leicestershire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester England [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Teynham, Kent [2]

Aalisund [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Aldershot, Surrey [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Beeching, Sussex, England [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [692]

Gunner [77]

Serjeant [71]

Driver [66]

Corporal [53]

Sapper [50]

Lance Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [24]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Pioneer [20]

Captain [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Trooper [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Civilian [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98]

Royal Engineers [84]

Army Service Corps [82]

Labour Corps [74]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

London Regiment [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Service

British Army [1103]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [116]

Royal Navy [105]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [1526]

L [12]

S [4]

A [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1505]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

India [1]

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Battersea, London [6] Hobart Tasmania [6] London England [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Seymour Victoria [4] London, Middlesex, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Edinburgh [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Hackney, London [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Hillston New South Wales [2] Hugglescote, Leicestershire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Limehouse, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester England [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Southwark, London [2] Teynham, Kent [2] Aalisund [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Aldershot, Surrey [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Beeching, Sussex, England [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [692] Gunner [77] Serjeant [71] Driver [66] Corporal [53] Sapper [50] Lance Corporal [27] Lieutenant [24] Second Lieutenant [21] Pioneer [20] Captain [14] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [11] Acting Serjeant [7] Guardsman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Trooper [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Major [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Servant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Civilian [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98] Royal Engineers [84] Army Service Corps [82] Labour Corps [74] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] London Regiment [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Middlesex Regiment [27] Hampshire Regiment [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] The Queen's Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [21] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] Norfolk Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Grenadier Guards [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Service

British Army [1103] Canadian Expeditionary Force [116] Royal Navy [105] Australian Imperial Force [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [1526] L [12] S [4] A [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1505] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27] India [1]

Charles Edward Ray

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 305024 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 305024 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 1634 Lance Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest Diamond Ray

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6032 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 43660 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th

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Herbert Edward Ray

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2661 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 2661 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Ray

Died 1914

British Army 1888 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Benjamin Ray

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 51962 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 656962 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Ray

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268569

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John Ray

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306383

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Cyril R Ray

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 26547 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 26547 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd Signal Company

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Percy Ray

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48178

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Henry James Ray

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 9899 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 18032 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 11th Company

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Henry R Ray

Born 1893

Died 1952

British Army 1464 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 30797 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Albert Ray

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303747

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William Edwin Ray

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12546

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William Ray

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35811

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Walter Ray

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108617

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Alfred Ray

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293147

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Robert Ray

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99493

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Charles Thomas Ray

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195612

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Francis Edward Ray

Born 1902

Died 1919

Royal Navy L12053 Boy Servant H.M.S. "Victory"

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Leonard George Ray

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213819

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