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Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [3]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3]

Heathcote Victoria [3]

North Motton Tasmania [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Penguin Tasmania [3]

Sandwich, Kent [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Denton, Norfolk [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Laxfield, Suffolk [2]

London England [2]

Ramsgate, Kent. [2]

Aldborough Norfolk [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Boughton, Kent [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Clacton On Sea, Essex [1]

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1]

Ditchingham, Norfolk [1]

Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere [1]

Dundas ON [1]

Durban, Natal, South Africa [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Enfield, London, Middlesex [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fulford, Yorkshire [1]

Goodnestone, Kent [1]

Great Clacton, Essex, England [1]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1]

Hoberton, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Huntingfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Gunner [39]

Driver [31]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Drummer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Boy 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Fitter [1]

Fourth Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Marine [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

London Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Border Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [393]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [550]

Contribution

Military Service [532]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [6] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [3] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] Heathcote Victoria [3] North Motton Tasmania [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Penguin Tasmania [3] Sandwich, Kent [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Clapham, London [2] Denton, Norfolk [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Laxfield, Suffolk [2] London England [2] Ramsgate, Kent. [2] Aldborough Norfolk [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Boughton, Kent [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Clacton On Sea, Essex [1] Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1] Ditchingham, Norfolk [1] Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere [1] Dundas ON [1] Durban, Natal, South Africa [1] Enfield, London [1] Enfield, London, Middlesex [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fulford, Yorkshire [1] Goodnestone, Kent [1] Great Clacton, Essex, England [1] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1] Hoberton, Plymouth, Devon [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Huntingfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kendal, Westmorland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool England [1]

Rank

Private [256] Gunner [39] Driver [31] Sapper [17] Corporal [14] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Drummer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Boy 2 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Fitter [1] Fourth Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Marine [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Engineers [28] Labour Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] London Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Border Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [393] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [550]

Contribution

Military Service [532] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Christopher Revell

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Frank Stephen Revell

Born 1887

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 5122

Australian Imperial Force 5122 Driver Australian Army Service Corps. 12th Coy.

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William Revell

Born 1874

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Fourth Hand Fishing Fleet - Trawler "Impulse" (Ramsgate)

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Edward Revell

Born 1888

Royal Navy F25744 H.M.S. President. II

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225744 H.M.S. Daedalus.

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Robert Charles Revell

Born 1863

Died 1915

Royal Navy 110199 (RFR PO B 279) Leading Seaman HMS Viknor

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William Revell

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267655

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Percy Albert Revell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126991

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Percy Revell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32535

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Herbert Revell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57705

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George Revell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185780

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Harry Revell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253234

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William George Revell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109497

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Alfred Samuel Revell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77909

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Richard Revell

Died 1916

British Army 15409 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Percy Jubilee Revell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219586

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Hubert Revell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199784

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Edward Revell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225744

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Albert Revell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 22301 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 22301 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Frederick G Revell

Died 1918

British Army 72123 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 136317 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 136317 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest Revell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 85426 Middlesex Regiment

British Army 240156 Private Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

British Army 45792 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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