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Ilford, Essex [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Eidsvold Queensland [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gravesend England [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hollingbourne, Kent [1]

Omeo Victoria [1]

Quebec [1]

Richmond, Surrey ,England [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Strood, Rochester, Kent [1]

Wickham England [1]

Wickham New South Wales [1]

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Private [30]

Gunner [5]

Driver [4]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

London Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Unit [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Forestry Depot [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Highlander [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

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British Army [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Military Service [79]

Merchant Navy [2]

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India [1]

United Kingdom [1]

United States [1]

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People [82] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ilford, Essex [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Eidsvold Queensland [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gravesend England [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hollingbourne, Kent [1] Omeo Victoria [1] Quebec [1] Richmond, Surrey ,England [1] Strood, Kent [1] Strood, Rochester, Kent [1] Wickham England [1] Wickham New South Wales [1]

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Private [30] Gunner [5] Driver [4] Serjeant [4] Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Engineman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] London Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Unit [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Essex Regiment [1] Forestry Depot [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Highlander [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Military Service [79] Merchant Navy [2]

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India [1] United Kingdom [1] United States [1]

Walter Leigh Rayfield

Born 1881

Died 1949

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2204279 Forestry Depot

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Fred William Rayfield

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3205564

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3205564 Private Canadian Infantry

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Stephen David Rayfield

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210500

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Alexander Rayfield

Born 1868

Died 1918

Royal Navy TS 2966 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2966/TS Engineman Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Highlander

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William Edward Mckenzie Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force N34392

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John Edward Rayfield

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157892

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Charles A Rayfield

Died 1917

British Army 43338 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Bill Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force 966

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Edward Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force 1536

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Thomas George Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force N92028

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Henry Charles Rayfield

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/125 Canterbury Infantry Battalion

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Joseph Rayfield

Born 1889

Royal Navy 151 Royal Marine Artillery

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Sidney George Rayfield

Born 1901

Royal Navy 216617 Royal Marine Artillery

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Alfred William Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force 275

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Stanley Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force N11440

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Frederick Vincent Rayfield

Australian Imperial Force N96452

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Joseph William Rayfield

Born 1888

Royal Navy 15624 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Stephen David Rayfield

Born 1896

Royal Navy F10500

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Horace James Rayfield

Born 1896

Royal Navy K29385

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Alfred Albert Rayfield

Born 1898

Royal Navy K36147

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