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Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Brunswick New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

Portland Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1]

Ashton-in-Lyme, Lancashire [1]

Audenshaw, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Burton On Trent England [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chatham England [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Cromford, Derbyshire [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Falkirk Scotland [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hyde England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Rank

Private [520]

Gunner [52]

Corporal [47]

Driver [32]

Sapper [22]

Serjeant [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Captain [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Major [6]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

driver [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47]

Army Service Corps [46]

Manchester Regiment [42]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

Royal Engineers [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

London Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Derby Yeomanry [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Lancers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [749]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Royal Navy [38]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [916]

Contribution

Military Service [904]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [5] Brunswick New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] Portland Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1] Ashton-in-Lyme, Lancashire [1] Audenshaw, Lancashire [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chatham England [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Cromford, Derbyshire [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Croydon, London [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Falkirk Scotland [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hyde England [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1]

Rank

Private [520] Gunner [52] Corporal [47] Driver [32] Sapper [22] Serjeant [20] Acting Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [13] Captain [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Major [6] Pioneer [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] driver [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64] Royal Field Artillery [53] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47] Army Service Corps [46] Manchester Regiment [42] Cheshire Regiment [38] Royal Engineers [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] London Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Tank Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [6] Derby Yeomanry [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Royal Scots [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Lancers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Suffolk Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [749] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Royal Navy [38] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [916]

Contribution

Military Service [904] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Alfred Redfern

Died 1916

British Army 8555 Warrant Officer Class 2 North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 8555 Company Serjeant Major North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Redfern

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217059

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Henry Thomas Redfern

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232207

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Noel Rushton Redfern

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29249

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William George Redfern

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163146

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Frank Redfern

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12059

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Francis Redfern

Died 1916

British Army 21804 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 21804 Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Ida Harry Redfern

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 45264 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frederick Redfern

Died 1920

British Army 426 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/3rd Field Ambulance T.F.

British Army 426 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd/3rd East Lancashire Field Ambulance

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Matthew Redfern

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1178 Private Manchester Regiment

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Allan Redfern

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463172

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463172 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Bristow Redfern

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11913

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Herbert Thomas Redfern

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402450

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Wilfred Redfern

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Sth/507 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

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William J Redfern

Died 1919

British Army 19051 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 47102 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 47102 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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George Redfern

Died 1918

British Army 53850 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John George Redfern

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9445 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Redfern

Died 1915

British Army 10706 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Herbert Henry Redfern

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7971 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Isaac Redfern

Died 1918

British Army 6212 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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