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Broken Hill New South Wales [4]

Durham England [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Abbey Wood, Kent, England [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bathgate Linlithgow [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Colombo [1]

Dalkeith Edinburgh [1]

Devonport [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Fradeston Glasgow, Lancashire [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Harrisville Victoria [1]

Holy Island, Northumberland [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Mayfair, London [1]

Moe Victoria [1]

Napier, New Zealand [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [1]

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Wingate, Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [180]

Gunner [24]

Driver [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Corporal [15]

Captain [14]

Serjeant [13]

Lance Corporal [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Honorary Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lady Superintendent [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Maid [1]

Medecin Chef [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Orderly [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [25]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Scots [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

London Regiment [13]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

British Army [333]

Royal Navy [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [425]

L [5]

Contribution

Military Service [421]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Broken Hill New South Wales [4] Durham England [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Abbey Wood, Kent, England [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bathgate Linlithgow [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Colombo [1] Dalkeith Edinburgh [1] Devonport [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Fradeston Glasgow, Lancashire [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Harrisville Victoria [1] Holy Island, Northumberland [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Mayfair, London [1] Moe Victoria [1] Napier, New Zealand [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [1] Stromness, Orkney, Scotland [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] Wingate, Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [180] Gunner [24] Driver [22] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [17] Corporal [15] Captain [14] Serjeant [13] Lance Corporal [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [5] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Honorary Quarter Master and Captain [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lady Superintendent [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Maid [1] Medecin Chef [1] Medical Officer [1] Orderly [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [25] Labour Corps [24] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Scots [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] London Regiment [13] Cameron Highlanders [10] Royal Highlanders [9] Highland Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry Battalion [3] Essex Regiment [3] French Red Cross [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

British Army [333] Royal Navy [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [425] L [5]

Contribution

Military Service [421] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

George Renton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25791 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick John Renton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61585

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Horace Renton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24705

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Ralph Renton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41363

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Charles Renton

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2530 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Division, 2nd Brigade 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regt

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Harry Noel Leslie Renton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Renton

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1929 Private London Regiment

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William Gerald Forrester Renton

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Captain Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 1st Battalion

British Army Captain 1st Dragoon Guards

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George John Renton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303765

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John Renton

Died 1916

British Army 16188 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 16188 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Alexander Murray Renton

Born 1899

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 668 Corporal Australian Infantry

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Philip Renton

Born 1894

British Army 8481 Serjeant British West Indies Regiment

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Robert Newton Renton

Died 1916

British Army 21/1288 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Francis Shevill Renton

Died 1916

British Army 32/258 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Peter Renton

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 1285 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Mark L Renton

Died 1918

British Army 27346 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Alexander Renton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 39987 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 30940 Private Labour Corps

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Francis Wallace Home Renton

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

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William Renton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 300159 Private Royal Scots

British Army 1226 Private Royal Scots

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George D Renton

Born 1888

British Army 2170 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 137673 Private Royal Engineers

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