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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]

Henry John Reed

Born 1877

Died 1919

Royal Navy 269195 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS AMBUSCADE

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Frederick Reed

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41931

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Charles Reed

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38440

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Leslie William Reed

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27337

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Cecil H Reed

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143505

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Arthur Edwin Reed

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42029

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John Shelly Reed

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55607

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William Austin Reed

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145029

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George Reed

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189649

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George Chapman Reed

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58195

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Frederick William Reed

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148535

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Frederick Charles Reed

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69820

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Ewart Copeland Reed

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68490

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William Henry Reed

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58452

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Richard Skinner Reed

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282401

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Herbert Reed

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300303

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Edgar Reed

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46290

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Henry Reed

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167769

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Robert Reed

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10516

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Edwin Benjamin Reed

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34364

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