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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sale Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckton, London [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Chester England [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Childers Queensland [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Edmonton [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Golconda Tasmania [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Guide Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Hatton, Cheshire [1]

Hatton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Hunderton, Herefordshire [1]

Kilburn, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manildra New South Wales [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Melrose South Australia [1]

Monmouthshire England [1]

Montreal [1]

Rank

Private [289]

Serjeant [35]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [25]

Driver [24]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AC2 Rigger Aero [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Shoeing Smith [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Strapper [1]

Surgeon Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Labour Corps [27]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [451]

Royal Navy [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [622]

S [3]

Contribution

Military Service [604]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [2]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sale Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] New Cross, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckton, London [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cheshire England [1] Chester England [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Childers Queensland [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Edmonton [1] Fulham, London [1] Glamorganshire [1] Golconda Tasmania [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Guide Bridge, Lancashire [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Hatton, Cheshire [1] Hatton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Hereford [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Hunderton, Herefordshire [1] Kilburn, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Liverpool England [1] London [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manildra New South Wales [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Melrose South Australia [1] Monmouthshire England [1] Montreal [1]

Rank

Private [289] Serjeant [35] Gunner [28] Corporal [25] Driver [24] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Sub Conductor [3] Captain [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AC2 Rigger Aero [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Captain Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Shoeing Smith [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Strapper [1] Surgeon Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [29] Labour Corps [27] Liverpool Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] South Wales Borderers [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Border Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Herefordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [451] Royal Navy [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [622] S [3]

Contribution

Military Service [604] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [2]

Humphrey Stanley Reece

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy LL/977 Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Reginald Reece

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 19560 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 19560 Private South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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Squire Reece

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 18403 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 330977 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 18th Battalion

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Reginald Elisha Reece

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 22004 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 22004 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 10th Battalion

British Army 22004 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Richard Reece

Born 1896

British Army 240298 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1894 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Robert Reece

Died 1915

British Army 12112 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 12112 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 12112 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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James Reece

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260256

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Edward Tuberville Bernard Reece

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93726 Corporal

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Herbert Reece

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 3594 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 306003 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 306003 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Frank Sydney Reece

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118991

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Alfred James Reece

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56869

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John H Reece

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68485

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John Reece

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265079

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John Cottam Reece

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225604

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Alfred Youd Reece

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239036

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Ralph Leo Reece

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17107 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Walter Reece

Died 1918

British Army 115349 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Edward Reece

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91407

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Walter Reece

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92262

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Charlie Reece

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army 4662 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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