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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Merrylands New South Wales [2]

Nottingham [2]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bowes Park, Middlesex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chester, Cheshire. [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Huddersfield England [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkeston England [1]

Lahore, Punjab, British India [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Milland End, Waterfoot, Lancs [1]

Millthorpe New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Pye Bridge, Derbyshire [1]

Rashcliffe, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

St Helens Tasmania [1]

Stockport, Cheshire, England [1]

Waterhead, Lancashire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Yass New South Wales [1]

York England [1]

Zaporte, Mexico [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [28]

Driver [26]

Corporal [22]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [18]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [27]

Manchester Regiment [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

48th Pioneers [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Intelligence Corps [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [393]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

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R [482]

Contribution

Military Service [474]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Merrylands New South Wales [2] Nottingham [2] Balaclava Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bowes Park, Middlesex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chester, Cheshire. [1] Colac Victoria [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Fulham, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Huddersfield England [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ilkeston England [1] Lahore, Punjab, British India [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Milland End, Waterfoot, Lancs [1] Millthorpe New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Pye Bridge, Derbyshire [1] Rashcliffe, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] St Helens Tasmania [1] Stockport, Cheshire, England [1] Waterhead, Lancashire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Yass New South Wales [1] York England [1] Zaporte, Mexico [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [28] Driver [26] Corporal [22] Serjeant [20] Sapper [18] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Rough Rider [1] Serjeant Major [1] Skipper [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Engineers [27] Manchester Regiment [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Liverpool Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Cheshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 48th Pioneers [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Intelligence Corps [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [393] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [16] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [482]

Contribution

Military Service [474] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Fred Raynor

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 27811 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 27811 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles William Raynor

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 28916 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 477556 Private Labour Corps

British Army 48089 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 13th Battalion.

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Ernest Victor Raynor

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296773

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George Holmes Raynor

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2456

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George Henry Raynor

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47176

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Leslie Raynor

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24995

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Thomas Herbert Raynor

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94340

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John Andrew Raynor

Born 1856

Died 1916

Royal Navy WSA 930 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Skipper Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Edinburgh Castle."

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Walter Raynor

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51595

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John Raynor

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48600

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Ernest Raynor

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37184

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John Raynor

Died 1918

British Army 305738 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/7th Battalion

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Rowland E J Raynor

Died 1915

British Army 51816 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Raynor

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 28282 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 28282 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Alfred Raynor

Australian Imperial Force 793a

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Jim Raynor

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196677

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Isaac Hargreaves Raynor

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 4743 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 12386 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4743 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Raynor

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28495

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Arthur Raynor

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7773 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 242563 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 242563 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Lucas Raynor

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410865

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410865 Private Canadian Infantry

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