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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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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 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118424

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George Rayner

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301293

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Percy William Rayner

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51981

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John James Rayner

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67581

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Charles Ernest Rayner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67674

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William Henry Rayner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133987

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Thomas Rayner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53515

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George Rayner

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146022

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William Alfred Rayner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314705

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Edward Rayner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13681 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Rayner

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army R21474 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Rayner

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 6518 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Rayner

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7336 Private London Regiment

British Army 533943 Private London Regiment

British Army 533943 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Charles John Rayner

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 15344 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Rupert Rayner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248957

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Arthur Rayner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260027

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Arthur Thomas Rayner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127410

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Alfred George Rayner

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261524

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Ernest Rayner

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 31067 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 31067 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) India

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Charles William Rayner

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 18899 Private Grenadier Guards

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