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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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People [482] Stories Communities

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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Walter Raynor

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51595

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Thomas Herbert Raynor

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94340

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George Holmes Raynor

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2456

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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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Ernest Victor Raynor

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296773

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John Raynor

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48600

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Leslie Raynor

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24995

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George Henry Raynor

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47176

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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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Ben Raynor

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260750

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James Earl Raynor

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22819

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Robert William Raynor

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 203658 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Ben Raynor

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9573 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 203933 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John J. Raynor

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 22385 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 43273 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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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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Sydney Raynor

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army DM2/169829 Private Army Service Corps

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Rowland E J Raynor

Died 1915

British Army 51816 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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