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Barnstaple, Devon [4]

London England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Macquarie Plains Tasmania [4]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Apsley Victoria [2]

Broadstairs, Kent [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Yalding, Kent [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battes Hanger England [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Canterbury [1]

Castledown, County Cork [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapton, Essex [1]

Cloughfold, Lancs [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [1]

Derby [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Hawkhurst England [1]

Hull, East Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kent [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Leeds [1]

Rank

Private [258]

Corporal [26]

Gunner [25]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Riding Master [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [32]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [405]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [564]

Contribution

Military Service [539]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [564] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnstaple, Devon [4] London England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Macquarie Plains Tasmania [4] West Ham, Essex [3] Apsley Victoria [2] Broadstairs, Kent [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Grays, Essex [2] Poplar, London [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Yalding, Kent [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battes Hanger England [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canterbury [1] Castledown, County Cork [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapton, Essex [1] Cloughfold, Lancs [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Dalston, London, Middlesex [1] Derby [1] Dover, Kent [1] Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1] Hawkhurst England [1] Hull, East Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kent [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Leeds [1]

Rank

Private [258] Corporal [26] Gunner [25] Driver [24] Serjeant [19] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Sub Conductor [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Gunner [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Riding Master [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [32] Labour Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cheshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [405] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [564]

Contribution

Military Service [539] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Reginald Edward Reader

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army S/27441 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/277441 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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William Reader

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 19358 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Percival John Reader

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41403 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 2nd / 6th Battalion

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Bertram Alec Reader

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3623 Private London Regiment

British Army 3623 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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William Reader

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 45920 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 45920 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Lawrence Norman Reader

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1482

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Frederick John Hanwell Reader

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33635

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Edgar Lewis Reader

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48822

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Herbert Reader

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36078

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Alfred Thomas Reader

Born 1901

Died 1981

Royal Navy J73410 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Powerful

Royal Navy J73410 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Powerful

Royal Navy J73410 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. King Alfred

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Frederick Reader

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 448664 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T1095 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John William Reader

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53122

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Frederick Reader

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285311

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Thomas Reader

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281504

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Cecil Harold Arthur Reader

Born 1897

Died 1967

British Army 32239 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

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Charles Reader

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403888

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James William Reader

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144522

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Horace Douglas Reader

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32702

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Thomas Reader

Died 1914

British Army 9342 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Henry Reader

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 25576 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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