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Balding, Lincolnshire [1]

Bishops Auckland, Durham [1]

Blockley, Worcestershre [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Middlesborough England [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Moulton, Spalding, Lincolnshire [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Port Clarence, Durham [1]

Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Thorpe, Yorkshire, England [1]

Whitby England [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Dragoons [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex Lincolnshire Company [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Indian Marine [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

British Army [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [176]

Contribution

Military Service [165]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Balding, Lincolnshire [1] Bishops Auckland, Durham [1] Blockley, Worcestershre [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Middlesborough England [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Moulton, Spalding, Lincolnshire [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Port Clarence, Durham [1] Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Thorpe, Yorkshire, England [1] Whitby England [1] Whitby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [86] Corporal [11] Gunner [11] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Clerk [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [21] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Labour Corps [13] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Engineers [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Dragoons [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex Lincolnshire Company [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Indian Marine [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

British Army [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [176]

Contribution

Military Service [165] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Wilfred Or Wilfrid Readman

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army GS/14645 Lance Corporal Dragoon Guards 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion

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William George Readman

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85123

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Stanley Readman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43312

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George Readman

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 148484

Canadian Expeditionary Force 148484 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Readman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121738

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William Readman

Died 1916

British Army 599 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Guy Readman

Died 1916

British Army 15155 Company Quartermaster Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15155 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15155 Regimental Serjeant Major King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Readman

Died 1916

British Army 21718 Private Border Regiment

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James Readman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 21916 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 21916 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Readman

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 15172 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15172 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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William Henry Readman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 28095 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Readman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 23416 Private Coldstream Guards

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George Readman

Australian Imperial Force 4784

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Arthur Readman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222596

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William Hardy Readman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266272

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William Edward Readman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 28094 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph L Readman

Died 1917

British Army 10231 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Readman

Died 1917

British Army 4013 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 45736 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John T Readman

Died 1916

British Army 21628 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Henry Readman

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 131464 Sapper Royal Engineers

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