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London, Middlesex, England [21]

Sydney New South Wales [17]

London England [16]

London, Middlesex [16]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [9]

Bermondsey, London [8]

Faversham, Kent [8]

Canterbury, Kent [7]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Sunderland, Durham [7]

Hoxton, London [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Dublin [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Balmain New South Wales [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [4]

Rockhampton Queensland [4]

St Kilda Victoria [4]

Alberton South Australia [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Camborne, Cornwall [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Cowes Isle of Wight [3]

Islington, London [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Moonta South Australia [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Stiffkey Norfolk [3]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [3301]

Gunner [373]

Driver [268]

Corporal [240]

Serjeant [223]

Sapper [215]

Lance Corporal [102]

Second Lieutenant [94]

Lieutenant [82]

Captain [66]

Pioneer [52]

Acting Corporal [50]

Acting Serjeant [42]

Major [25]

Bombardier [23]

Rifleman [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Worker [13]

Guardsman [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Trooper [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Acting Staff Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Nurse [8]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Sister [8]

Staff Nurse [8]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Lance Bombardier [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [425]

Royal Engineers [422]

Royal Field Artillery [404]

Army Service Corps [370]

Royal Garrison Artillery [225]

London Regiment [209]

Royal Army Medical Corps [158]

Machine Gun Corps [151]

Royal Fusiliers [107]

Middlesex Regiment [93]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [84]

Liverpool Regiment [83]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [78]

Northumberland Fusiliers [77]

Essex Regiment [76]

Worcestershire Regiment [76]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [72]

Welsh Regiment [72]

The Queen's Regiment [68]

Devonshire Regiment [66]

Manchester Regiment [66]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [66]

Northamptonshire Regiment [63]

Lancashire Fusiliers [61]

South Staffordshire Regiment [61]

Royal Army Service Corps [60]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58]

Durham Light Infantry [57]

Norfolk Regiment [57]

Bedfordshire Regiment [56]

Suffolk Regiment [56]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Lincolnshire Regiment [53]

Rifle Brigade [51]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [50]

South Wales Borderers [50]

Cheshire Regiment [46]

Gloucestershire Regiment [46]

East Kent Regiment [45]

Leicestershire Regiment [45]

East Surrey Regiment [42]

York and Lancaster Regiment [42]

Hampshire Regiment [41]

Royal Naval Division [41]

Royal Sussex Regiment [41]

Connaught Rangers [40]

Wiltshire Regiment [40]

Somerset Light Infantry [39]

Canadian Infantry [38]

Highland Light Infantry [37]

Service

British Army [5026]

Royal Navy [526]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [425]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [372]

Australian Imperial Force [361]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [64]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [6930]

M [2]

S [2]

A [1]

E [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6752]

Merchant Navy [123]

Conscientious Objector [32]

Country

United Kingdom [127]

Australia [3]

Canada [3]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [21] Sydney New South Wales [17] London England [16] London, Middlesex [16] Melbourne Victoria [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Sheffield, Yorkshire [9] Bermondsey, London [8] Faversham, Kent [8] Canterbury, Kent [7] Hobart Tasmania [7] Maidstone, Kent [7] Sunderland, Durham [7] Hoxton, London [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bath, Somerset [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Dublin [5] Lambeth, London [5] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Balmain New South Wales [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [4] Rockhampton Queensland [4] St Kilda Victoria [4] Alberton South Australia [3] Battersea, London [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Camborne, Cornwall [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Cowes Isle of Wight [3] Islington, London [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Lismore New South Wales [3] Moonta South Australia [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Stiffkey Norfolk [3] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [3301] Gunner [373] Driver [268] Corporal [240] Serjeant [223] Sapper [215] Lance Corporal [102] Second Lieutenant [94] Lieutenant [82] Captain [66] Pioneer [52] Acting Corporal [50] Acting Serjeant [42] Major [25] Bombardier [23] Rifleman [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Company Serjeant Major [15] Worker [13] Guardsman [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Colour Serjeant [11] Lance Serjeant [11] Able Seaman [10] Trooper [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Acting Staff Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Nurse [8] Shoeing Smith [8] Sister [8] Staff Nurse [8] Temporary Second Lieutenant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Lance Bombardier [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Gunner Acting Bombardier [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Nursing Sister [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [425] Royal Engineers [422] Royal Field Artillery [404] Army Service Corps [370] Royal Garrison Artillery [225] London Regiment [209] Royal Army Medical Corps [158] Machine Gun Corps [151] Royal Fusiliers [107] Middlesex Regiment [93] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [84] Liverpool Regiment [83] King's Royal Rifle Corps [78] Northumberland Fusiliers [77] Essex Regiment [76] Worcestershire Regiment [76] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [72] Welsh Regiment [72] The Queen's Regiment [68] Devonshire Regiment [66] Manchester Regiment [66] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [66] Northamptonshire Regiment [63] Lancashire Fusiliers [61] South Staffordshire Regiment [61] Royal Army Service Corps [60] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58] Durham Light Infantry [57] Norfolk Regiment [57] Bedfordshire Regiment [56] Suffolk Regiment [56] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] Lincolnshire Regiment [53] Rifle Brigade [51] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [50] South Wales Borderers [50] Cheshire Regiment [46] Gloucestershire Regiment [46] East Kent Regiment [45] Leicestershire Regiment [45] East Surrey Regiment [42] York and Lancaster Regiment [42] Hampshire Regiment [41] Royal Naval Division [41] Royal Sussex Regiment [41] Connaught Rangers [40] Wiltshire Regiment [40] Somerset Light Infantry [39] Canadian Infantry [38] Highland Light Infantry [37]

Service

British Army [5026] Royal Navy [526] Canadian Expeditionary Force [425] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [372] Australian Imperial Force [361] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [64] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [6930] M [2] S [2] A [1] E [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6752] Merchant Navy [123] Conscientious Objector [32]

Country

United Kingdom [127] Australia [3] Canada [3] France [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Hartley Grant Reynolds

Born 1882

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 17549 Private Australian Infantry 53rd Bn

Australian Imperial Force 17549 Private Australian Infantry Depot Bn

Australian Imperial Force 17549 Private Australian Infantry Depot Bn

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Samuel Reynolds

Born 1884

British Army 7991 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7991 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7991 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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James Henry Reynolds

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 8201 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/8201 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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William Reynolds

Died 1916

British Army 16043 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th. Battalion

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James Arthur Reynolds

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455308 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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William Reynolds

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4064 Private Lancers

British Army L/4064 Private Lancers

British Army 4064 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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Charles Joseph Reynolds

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3120 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371073 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Reynolds

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19786(Po) Stoker 1st Class HMS "Hampshire"

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George Reynolds

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army 94556 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 94556 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Sydney Reynolds

Born 1890

Died 1951

Royal Navy 271956

Royal Navy 271956 Engine Room Articifer

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William J Reynolds

Born 1868

Died 1919

British Army 8209 Driver Royal Field Artillery Ammunition Column 162 Bde

British Army 409513 Private Labour Corps 883 Area Employment Coy

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Caleb Reynolds

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3903 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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David Reynolds

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 118 Corporal Welsh Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Thomas James Reynolds

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles

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Thomas Josceline Gordon Reynolds

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Robert Henry Reynolds

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654369

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Eric Hindle Reynolds

Died 1917

British Army PS/6654 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment attached Prince of Wales Company or Prisoner of War Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment att'd.

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Richard James Reynolds

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 190582 (RFR PO B 4310) Petty Officer HM Trawler Sarah Alice

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William Reynolds

Born 1873

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - "SS Chicago" (Hull)

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William Reynolds

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 038951 Private Army Ordnance Corps 2nd Sect. (Tidworth)

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