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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]

Ernest John Rea

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/3137

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Charles Frederick Rea

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 38313

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George Rea

British Army 11878 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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J G G Rea

British Army Captain Yeomanry

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A Rea

British Army Captain 8th Rajputs

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W Rea

British Army D/2742 Private 2nd Dragoons

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Joseph Rea

British Army 2979 Private 18th Hussars

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Henry Rea

British Army 13297 Private 8th Hussars

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Stella Robinson Rea

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Kenneth Gascotte Rea

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Horace Rea-Taylor

British Army 1251 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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H Rea-Taylor

British Army 538048 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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