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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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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]

Joseph Redfern

Died 1915

British Army 3403 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3403 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Francis Redfern

Died 1917

British Army 69915 Private Tank Corps

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William Redfern

Died 1915

British Army 3288 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Redfern

Died 1917

British Army 41930 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 36298 Private Labour Corps

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Eli Redfern

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 9727 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 9727 Acting Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 9727 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Redfern

Died 1916

British Army 20462 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Redfern

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 5208 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 328006 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 328006 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Redfern

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3236 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Frederick Redfern

Died 1918

British Army 60039 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Redfern

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 200363 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Redfern

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8560 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8560 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Will Thompson Redfern

Died 1918

British Army 45016 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Redfern

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 35846 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Edwin Redfern

Died 1917

British Army 78358 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 53776 Private Labour Corps

British Army 57360 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Redfern

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 41274 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 41274 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Arthur Redfern

Died 1915

British Army 9755 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Redfern

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 116914 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Redfern

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army C/6514 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/6514 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Redfern

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 132623 Sapper Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company

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Edward Redfern

Died 1918

British Army 2834 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 550705 Sapper Royal Engineers

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