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Halstead, Essex [9]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

London England [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Hackney, London [4]

Maryborough Queensland [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Islington, London [3]

London [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Essex [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Harleston Norfolk [2]

Harleston Norfolk [2]

Littleport, Cambridgeshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Neilborough Victoria [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Norfolk [2]

Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Notting Hill, London [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tiaro Queensland [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Amphitheatre Victoria [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Rank

Private [861]

Gunner [91]

Driver [90]

Serjeant [75]

Corporal [63]

Sapper [56]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lieutenant [42]

Lance Corporal [31]

Captain [22]

Bombardier [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Guardsman [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [128]

Labour Corps [105]

Royal Engineers [99]

Army Service Corps [81]

London Regiment [79]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Essex Regiment [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

West Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Norfolk Regiment [28]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

East Kent Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

County of London Yeomanry [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Service

British Army [1360]

Royal Navy [143]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [129]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1819]

B [2]

C [1]

F [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1800]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Halstead, Essex [9] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] London England [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Hackney, London [4] Maryborough Queensland [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Islington, London [3] London [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Stowmarket, Suffolk [3] Battersea, London [2] Canning Town, London [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Essex [2] Fulham, London [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Harleston Norfolk [2] Harleston Norfolk [2] Littleport, Cambridgeshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Neilborough Victoria [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Norfolk [2] Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Notting Hill, London [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Stepney, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tiaro Queensland [2] Tottenham, London [2] Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Amphitheatre Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1]

Rank

Private [861] Gunner [91] Driver [90] Serjeant [75] Corporal [63] Sapper [56] Second Lieutenant [44] Lieutenant [42] Lance Corporal [31] Captain [22] Bombardier [16] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Guardsman [3] Leading Seaman [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [128] Labour Corps [105] Royal Engineers [99] Army Service Corps [81] London Regiment [79] Royal Fusiliers [63] Essex Regiment [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Middlesex Regiment [48] West Yorkshire Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [39] Suffolk Regiment [36] Norfolk Regiment [28] The Queen's Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Manchester Regiment [25] Rifle Brigade [24] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] Durham Light Infantry [23] Hampshire Regiment [21] West Riding Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] East Kent Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Air Force [8] County of London Yeomanry [7] Grenadier Guards [7]

Service

British Army [1360] Royal Navy [143] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [129] Australian Imperial Force [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1819] B [2] C [1] F [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1800] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [1]

Fred Rayner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 3454 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 4713 West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4713 Colour Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Robert John Rayner

Born 1896

Died 1950

British Army 3/9339 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leonard Arthur Rayner

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 10750 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Hubert William Rayner

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Civil Service Rifles (Territorial Army)

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James Rayner

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army L/6786 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/6786 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Walter Filby Rayner

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 202676 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 225649 Private London Regiment

British Army 225649 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Maurice Alfred Rayner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4131 Private London Regiment

British Army 4131 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Frank Edward Rayner

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 6107 Private London Regiment 9th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 392551 Private London Regiment 9th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 6107 Rifleman London Regiment "C" Company

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Thomas Rayner

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 307388 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 307388 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Bttn

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George Robert Rayner

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army R7105 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/7105 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal

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Frederick John Rayner

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2866 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Percival Rayner

Born 1895

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 990 Second Lieutenant 11th Brigade 43rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 990 Private 11th Brigade 43rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 990 Sergeant 11th Brigade 43rd Battalion

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Winifred Edith Chapman

Born 1893

Died 1973

British Army 40514 Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

British Army 53110 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Maximilian Rayner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35591

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Edward Holmes Rayner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19388

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Sydney John Rayner

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 31490 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 31490 Private Suffolk Regiment "D" Coy

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Roy Rayner

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58779

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John Rayner

Born 1894

Died 1971

British Army 716 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700115 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Rayner

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12628 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Walter James Rayner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43125

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