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Stepney, London [4]

Bunbury Western Australia [3]

Highbury, London [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Kempton Tasmania [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Barraba New South Wales [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Berry Brow, Yorkshire [1]

Bierton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bridgwater, Devon [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Buttevant, Co. Cork [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Constantinople [1]

Coventry [1]

Delegate New South Wales [1]

Duri New South Wales [1]

East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Highbury, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Keyham, Devon [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kingston England [1]

London England [1]

Rank

Private [267]

Corporal [28]

Driver [19]

Gunner [19]

Sapper [18]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

BQMS [1]

Bandsman [1]

Chief Engineer Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Pantry maid [1]

Private (1st Class Signaller) [1]

Private/ Serjeant [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [30]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [399]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [542]

C [1]

I [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [535]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Stepney, London [4] Bunbury Western Australia [3] Highbury, London [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Kempton Tasmania [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Warwickshire [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Barraba New South Wales [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Berry Brow, Yorkshire [1] Bierton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bridgwater, Devon [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Buttevant, Co. Cork [1] Camden Town, London [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Constantinople [1] Coventry [1] Delegate New South Wales [1] Duri New South Wales [1] East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hertfordshire [1] Highbury, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Keyham, Devon [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kingston England [1] London England [1]

Rank

Private [267] Corporal [28] Driver [19] Gunner [19] Sapper [18] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] BQMS [1] Bandsman [1] Chief Engineer Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Pantry maid [1] Private (1st Class Signaller) [1] Private/ Serjeant [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [35] Royal Engineers [30] London Regiment [28] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [26] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps Labour Company [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] County of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [399] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [542] C [1] I [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [535] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [1]

Charles Robert Reading

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207100

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George Reading

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94539

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George Reading

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 201668 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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William Charles Reading

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 242957 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Reading

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 44049 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 32566 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harold Leslie Reading

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Reading

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147503

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Alfred Wilmot Reading

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301878

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John William Reading

British Army 10709 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10th (Service) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Archibald Elick Reading

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97328

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Frank Victor Reading

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224732

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Arthur John Reading

Died 1916

British Army G/5224 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Reading

Died 1917

British Army 46915 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Walter W Reading

Died 1915

British Army 9835 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 9835 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Reading

Died 1918

British Army 6077 Private Hussars

British Army 51018 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 51018 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Frederick Leslie Reading

Died 1916

British Army 5232 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Victor Reading

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2136 Private London Regiment

British Army 230472 Private London Regiment

British Army 230472 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Thomas Reading

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 13799 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 13799 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Reading

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8029 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 8029 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Henry Reading

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army G/20310 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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