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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 [7]

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]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [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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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 [7] 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] Suffolk Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps Labour Company [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [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]

Ernest D Reading

British Army 94758 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 208599 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Joseph Reading

British Army 16259 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 16259 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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A Reading

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Reading

British Army 40423 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 79764 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred R Reading

British Army 2073 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 240601 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John Reading

British Army 10293 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 267054 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Sidney Reading

British Army 9761 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Joseph V Reading

British Army 8616 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 203739 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4336394 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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G F Reading

British Army RTS/2519 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 194954 Private Royal Horse Artillery

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Albert F Reading

British Army 249168 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Philip Reading

British Army 1936 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 164862 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edwin J Reading

British Army 61498 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 34971 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52824 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edwin Wilfred Reading

British Army 17315 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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E Reading

British Army 1185 Serjeant Army Pay Corps

British Army 1185 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Pay Corps

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Alfred D Reading

British Army 493749 Private London Regiment

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Frederick J Reading

British Army 27142 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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James Reading

British Army 62047 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Z/519 Private Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Reading

British Army 10752 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Joseph W Reading

British Army 17975 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 36015 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick Reading

British Army 9932 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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