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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]

Sidney Mills

Died 1914

British Army L/7770 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 3770 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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W A Bruce-Rayner

British Army T 2020 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 2302 Lance Corporal DevonshireYeomanry

British Army 541162 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Emily May Rayner

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Emily May Broome Now Rayner

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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