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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]

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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]

William Howard Reader

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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John Reader

Born 1896

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 1663X Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force 1663X Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler John C Meikle

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Fred Reader

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212981

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Henry Harrison Reader

Died 1916

British Army 24562 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles William Reader

Born 1864

Died 1933

British Army SS/8176 Private Army Service Corps Labour Company

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George Alwyn Reader

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224834

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Joseph Redgrave Reader

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237666

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Percy Hutchinson Reader

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4688 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4688 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Douglas Reader

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408031

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Reginald Ernest Graham Reader

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253468

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Thomas Leon Reader

Died 1917

British Army T/207126 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/207126 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Albert Reader

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army L/7212 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/7212 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Reuben Reader

Died 1917

British Army 6134 Private London Regiment

British Army 593361 Private London Regiment

British Army 593361 Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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James E Reader

Died 1917

British Army 93050 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 93050 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley William Reader

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 34059 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 34059 Battery Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Hymus Reader

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 30055 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Norman Charles Reader

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3974 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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James Henry Reader

Died 1915

British Army S/10156 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army SR/10156 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army S/10156 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Ray Reader

Died 1917

British Army G/22186 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/22186 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Robert Reader

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 24079 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24079 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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