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Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Bethnal Green Middlesex England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Perthshire Scotland [1]

Poona [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Punjab [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Major [10]

Captain [6]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Colonel [3]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Senior Commander Engineer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers/Staff [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

38th Dogras [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Scots [2]

1/23rd Sikhs [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Assistant Censor Indian Army Retired [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Burma Railway Battalion [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Infantry Brigade [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Field Artillery [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Personell Mission Anglaise/Paris [1]

Retired Indian Army [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers/General Headquarters Staff [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached West African Field Force [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Colossus [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Sikh Pioneers [1]

Staff [1]

Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

British Army [57]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [75]

Contribution

Military Service [74]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [75] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Bethnal Green Middlesex England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Lincolnshire [1] Perthshire Scotland [1] Poona [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Punjab [1]

Rank

Private [17] Major [10] Captain [6] Driver [5] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Colonel [3] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Senior Commander Engineer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Engineers [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Indian Defence Force [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers/Staff [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 38th Dogras [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Scots [2] 1/23rd Sikhs [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Assistant Censor Indian Army Retired [1] Border Regiment [1] Burma Railway Battalion [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Infantry Brigade [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Field Artillery [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Personell Mission Anglaise/Paris [1] Retired Indian Army [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers/General Headquarters Staff [1] Royal Field Artillery attached West African Field Force [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Colossus [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Sikh Pioneers [1] Staff [1] Staffordshire Regiment [1] The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

British Army [57] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [75]

Contribution

Military Service [74] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frederick Renny

Born 1880

Died 1938

Royal Navy 8708 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8708 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Colossus

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Alexander Macwhirter Renny

Born 1854

Died 1925

British Army Colonel Retired Indian Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment 1/15

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Henry Frederick Thornton Renny-Tailyour

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 5th Field Company, RE. 2nd Division

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Sidney Mercer Renny

Born 1861

Died 1921

British Army Major General Staff

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Herbert George Renny

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63636

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Henry Horatio Renny

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220659

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George Sidney Renny

Born 1878

Died 1936

Indian Army Major 38th Dogras

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Cyril Duncan Anderton Renny

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121894

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Gerald Mercer Renny

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Hastings Renny

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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Hugh Blakiston Renny

Born 1883

British Army Major Sikh Pioneers

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Hugh James Renny

Australian Imperial Force 819

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William Louis Whynes Renny

Australian Imperial Force 2433

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Alfbert Renny

Born 1902

Royal Navy 20769 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Thoms Renny

Born 1892

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Samuel Renny

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532342

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Henry Horatio Renny

Born 1891

Royal Navy F20659

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Alexander Cecil Renny

Born 1886

Royal Navy M230

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Sidney Cazalet Renny

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Edward William Renny

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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