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Plymouth, Devon [23]

London, Middlesex, England [13]

Bendigo Victoria [12]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [12]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Eastbourne, Sussex [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Warracknabeal Victoria [8]

West Ham, Essex [8]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7]

Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Minehead, Somerset [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Stepney, London [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Saffron Walden, Essex [5]

Shoreham, Sussex [5]

Tiverton, Devon [5]

Deptford, Kent [4]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Hawker South Australia [4]

London England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Tottenham, London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bombala New South Wales [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Rotherhithe, London [3]

Sidlesham, Chichester, Sussex [3]

Woking, Surrey [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Armadale Victoria [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bristol [2]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [2407]

Gunner [303]

Driver [228]

Corporal [206]

Serjeant [165]

Sapper [145]

Lance Corporal [95]

Lieutenant [75]

Second Lieutenant [72]

Acting Corporal [48]

Captain [48]

Bombardier [33]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Lance Serjeant [21]

Rifleman [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Corporal 2nd [16]

Able Seaman [15]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Major [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Guardsman [7]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Drummer [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Forewoman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [333]

Labour Corps [288]

Royal Engineers [283]

Army Service Corps [245]

Royal Garrison Artillery [209]

London Regiment [160]

Northumberland Fusiliers [139]

Royal Army Medical Corps [127]

Durham Light Infantry [115]

Machine Gun Corps [108]

Royal Fusiliers [103]

Middlesex Regiment [95]

Devonshire Regiment [75]

Essex Regiment [72]

West Yorkshire Regiment [67]

Hampshire Regiment [66]

Yorkshire Regiment [66]

Rifle Brigade [61]

Royal Sussex Regiment [58]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [56]

Somerset Light Infantry [56]

Gloucestershire Regiment [52]

Welsh Regiment [49]

Lincolnshire Regiment [45]

Northamptonshire Regiment [45]

Royal West Kent Regiment [45]

Bedfordshire Regiment [43]

Manchester Regiment [42]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [41]

Royal Defence Corps [41]

The Queen's Regiment [41]

East Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Royal Naval Division [40]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [39]

Royal Army Service Corps [39]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

East Kent Regiment [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [37]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Border Regiment [35]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35]

York and Lancaster Regiment [35]

Army Ordnance Corps [34]

South Wales Borderers [33]

East Surrey Regiment [31]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3799]

Royal Navy [514]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [272]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [269]

Australian Imperial Force [202]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

R [5228]

B [3]

L [2]

A [1]

D [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5091]

Merchant Navy [117]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [119]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [23] London, Middlesex, England [13] Bendigo Victoria [12] North Shields, Northumberland, England [12] Brighton, Sussex [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Eastbourne, Sussex [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Warracknabeal Victoria [8] West Ham, Essex [8] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7] Southampton, Hampshire [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Minehead, Somerset [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Stepney, London [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Saffron Walden, Essex [5] Shoreham, Sussex [5] Tiverton, Devon [5] Deptford, Kent [4] Gateshead, Durham [4] Hawker South Australia [4] London England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Tottenham, London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Battersea, London [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bombala New South Wales [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Rotherhithe, London [3] Sidlesham, Chichester, Sussex [3] Woking, Surrey [3] Yorkshire [3] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Armadale Victoria [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bristol [2] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [2407] Gunner [303] Driver [228] Corporal [206] Serjeant [165] Sapper [145] Lance Corporal [95] Lieutenant [75] Second Lieutenant [72] Acting Corporal [48] Captain [48] Bombardier [33] Pioneer [30] Acting Serjeant [24] Lance Serjeant [21] Rifleman [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Corporal 2nd [16] Able Seaman [15] Acting Bombardier [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Company Serjeant Major [12] Major [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Guardsman [7] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [6] Temporary Captain [6] Worker [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Drummer [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Petty Officer [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Sergeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Forewoman [3] Leading Stoker [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [333] Labour Corps [288] Royal Engineers [283] Army Service Corps [245] Royal Garrison Artillery [209] London Regiment [160] Northumberland Fusiliers [139] Royal Army Medical Corps [127] Durham Light Infantry [115] Machine Gun Corps [108] Royal Fusiliers [103] Middlesex Regiment [95] Devonshire Regiment [75] Essex Regiment [72] West Yorkshire Regiment [67] Hampshire Regiment [66] Yorkshire Regiment [66] Rifle Brigade [61] Royal Sussex Regiment [58] King's Royal Rifle Corps [56] Somerset Light Infantry [56] Gloucestershire Regiment [52] Welsh Regiment [49] Lincolnshire Regiment [45] Northamptonshire Regiment [45] Royal West Kent Regiment [45] Bedfordshire Regiment [43] Manchester Regiment [42] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [41] Royal Defence Corps [41] The Queen's Regiment [41] East Yorkshire Regiment [40] Royal Naval Division [40] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [39] Royal Army Service Corps [39] Liverpool Regiment [38] East Kent Regiment [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [37] Suffolk Regiment [36] Border Regiment [35] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35] York and Lancaster Regiment [35] Army Ordnance Corps [34] South Wales Borderers [33] East Surrey Regiment [31] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Worcestershire Regiment [28] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3799] Royal Navy [514] Canadian Expeditionary Force [272] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [269] Australian Imperial Force [202] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

R [5228] B [3] L [2] A [1] D [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5091] Merchant Navy [117] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [119] Barbados [1] Canada [1]

Wilfrid Hugh Reed

Born 1894

Died 1985

British Army 510238 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Reed

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 15692 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15692 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15692 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Arthur Ernest Reed

Born 1876

Died 1961

British Army 9443 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 269467 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Thomas Reed

Born 1889

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 2383 Corporal 3rd A.I.F. Division 42nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2383 Sergeant 3rd A.I.F. Division 42nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2383 Private 3rd A.I.F. Division 42nd Battalion

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Phillip John Trembath Reed

Born 1898

British Army 52414 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Russel Walter Reed

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army GS/19553 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Frederick Ernest Reed

Born 1894

British Army 22/310 Acting Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 22/310 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Edward Reed

Born 1887

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2378

Australian Imperial Force 2378 Lance Corporal 3rd heavy mortar battery

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Richard George Reed

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army 26616 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26616 Private Machine Gun Corps 10th Company

British Army 26616 Private Machine Gun Corps Command Depot

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Albert Henry Reed

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army SD/3436 Sergeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/6430 Sergeant Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Batallion

British Army G/6430 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Lancelot Reed

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 6355 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army 6355 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Frederick Gravett Reed

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy 5370 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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William Henry Reed

Born 1876

Died 1942

British Army 25213 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Wallace Reed

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 887 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370072 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick William Reed

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army L/10426 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Firmin Reed

Born 1883

Died 1950

Royal Navy L8759

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Thomas Gowland Clarke Reed

Born 1891

Died 1951

British Army 84909 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Dane Baron Reed

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 13th (Service)

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John Thomas Reed

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 235667 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235667 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 6957 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Vernon Reed

Born 1893

Died 1915

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45590

British Army 15459 Private 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment

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