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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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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

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Contribution

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

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Harold Arthur Livingston Raynor

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/341205 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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William Raynor

Died 1915

British Army 16223 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Bradley Raynor

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 268450 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 235066 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George Townsend Raynor

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109717

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109717 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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James Frederick Raynor

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163998

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163998 Private Canadian Infantry

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Wallace Raynor

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 552088

Canadian Expeditionary Force 552088 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Joseph Henry Raynor

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102465

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Jim Raynor

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196677

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Alfred Raynor

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407380

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John Alfred Raynor

Australian Imperial Force 793a

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David Raynor

Died 1916

British Army 2581 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur J W Raynor

Died 1917

British Army 202248 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Raynor

Died 1915

British Army 7454 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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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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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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Ernest Godfrey Raynor

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/3738 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3738 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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George Raynor

Died 1916

British Army S/6752 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/6752 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Douglas Parkin Raynor

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 200148 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Raynor

Died 1918

British Army 80545 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James William Raynor

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113831

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