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Belfast, Antrim [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

South Grafton New South Wales [3]

Stawell Victoria [3]

Belfast [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Caramut Victoria [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Queenscliff Queensland [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Worcester [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Armagh [1]

Ballynure, Antrim [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brough, Westmorland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canonba New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castlereagh, Down [1]

Clonmel [1]

Clonmel, Tipperary [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Fishguard South Wales [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hebburn, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [22]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Driver [15]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Executive Committee Member [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Brigadier [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [40]

Labour Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Irish Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Service

British Army [422]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [632]

Contribution

Military Service [607]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

China [1]

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Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] South Grafton New South Wales [3] Stawell Victoria [3] Belfast [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Caramut Victoria [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Queenscliff Queensland [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Worcester [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Armagh [1] Ballynure, Antrim [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brough, Westmorland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canonba New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castlereagh, Down [1] Clonmel [1] Clonmel, Tipperary [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Fishguard South Wales [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hebburn, Gateshead, Durham [1] Hendon, London [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [31] Corporal [27] Serjeant [26] Sapper [22] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Driver [15] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Guardsman [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Executive Committee Member [1] Fitter [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [40] Labour Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [29] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Connaught Rangers [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Irish Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2]

Service

British Army [422] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [632]

Contribution

Military Service [607] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [11] China [1]

James Trevelyan Rea

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army S4/144111 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army Private

British Army Acting Corporal

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Richard Hincksman Ronald Rea

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1932 Private London Regiment 23rd county of lond Battalion

British Army 1932 Corporal London Regiment 23rd county of lond Battalion

British Army 69551 Corporal Tank Corps F Battalion

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Albert William Homer Rea

Born 1887

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel

Indian Army Temporary Brigadier

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William Henry Rea

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282405

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Robert Rea

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138514

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Allen Rea

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13433 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Alfred Alexander Rea

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29865

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William Gerald Rea

Born 1898

Died 1921

British Army 22770 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Ernest Rea

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93859

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Joseph Tarelton Rea

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168459

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Francis Charles Rea

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36334

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Harvey Rea

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266388

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Thomas Rea

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275303

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George Arthur Rea

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89088

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Reginald William Rea

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228500

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William Rea

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234192

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Joseph Rea

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 439499 Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion/Manitoba Regiment

British Army 439499 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Bertram Rea

Born 1886

Died 1964

British Army 015856 Acting Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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John Aloysius Rea

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68016

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Albert Cyril Rea

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 12177 Pioneer Hampshire Regiment 11th Battalion (Service)

British Army 12177 Private Hampshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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