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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Keynsham, Somerset [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lara Victoria [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Malmsbury Victoria [1]

Martlock, Somerset [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1]

Paddington, New South Wales [1]

Port Broughton South Australia [1]

Skillington, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Wonstead England [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Gunner [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Sapper [11]

Corporal [9]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

20th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

HMS ACTIVE [1]

HMS Diamond [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Hecla (Racoon) [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Q15 [1]

Service

British Army [161]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [195]

D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [194]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [197] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Deptford, London [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Keynsham, Somerset [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lara Victoria [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Malmsbury Victoria [1] Martlock, Somerset [1] Marylebone, London [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1] Paddington, New South Wales [1] Port Broughton South Australia [1] Skillington, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Wonstead England [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [100] Gunner [18] Lance Corporal [14] Sapper [11] Corporal [9] Driver [7] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Labour Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 20th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] HMS ACTIVE [1] HMS Diamond [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Hecla (Racoon) [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Q15 [1]

Service

British Army [161] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [195] D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [194] Merchant Navy [2]

George Thomas Rayson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133365

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Herbert Rayson

Died 1914

British Army 1788 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Rayson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41577

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James A Rayson

Died 1915

British Army 2090 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Joseph Rayson

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 102544

Canadian Expeditionary Force 102544 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Rayson

Born 1861

Died 1917

Royal Navy RMA/1929 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/1929 Pensioner Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS 'Cyclops'

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Harry Rayson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 12869 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12869 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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William Arthur Rayson

Died 1916

British Army 3/7715 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Richard Rayson

Died 1918

British Army 202950 Private Border Regiment

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George Rayson

Died 1916

British Army 19602 Private Border Regiment

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Norman Rayson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38135 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 32381 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Edwin John Rayson

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 88796 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 203290 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Humphrey Ronald Rayson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Stone Rayson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 6573 Private London Regiment

British Army 6573 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Frank Rayson

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9049 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Robert Rayson

Died 1918

British Army 31591 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George William Rayson

Died 1918

British Army 5479 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Henry Charles Rayson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132367

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Thomas Victor Rayson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K7346

Royal Navy K7346 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K7346 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Diamond

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Clem Rayson

Australian Imperial Force 3143

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