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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19]

Sydney New South Wales [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Mount Perry Queensland [4]

Perth Western Australia [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Burnham On Crouch, Essex, England [3]

Cowra New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Tollesbury, Essex [3]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Belfast [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canowindra New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [2]

Devon England [2]

Essex [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Kilburn, Derbyshire [2]

London England [2]

Louth, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Newton Abbott, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1210]

Gunner [125]

Driver [101]

Serjeant [91]

Corporal [84]

Sapper [84]

Lance Corporal [50]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Captain [36]

Lieutenant [36]

Acting Corporal [20]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [13]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Rifleman [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Major [7]

Major General [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Conductor [4]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Brigadier General [3]

Commander [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

/Temporary Serjeant Cook Rifleman [1]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

2nd Lieutenant Flying Officer [1]

3rd Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167]

Royal Engineers [147]

Labour Corps [134]

Army Service Corps [120]

Royal Garrison Artillery [75]

London Regiment [66]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

Devonshire Regiment [60]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

Liverpool Regiment [47]

Royal Fusiliers [42]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Essex Regiment [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [26]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

Suffolk Regiment [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [23]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

East Surrey Regiment [21]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Scottish Rifles [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Service

British Army [1884]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [226]

Royal Navy [206]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131]

Australian Imperial Force [130]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [2699]

T [2]

A [1]

C [1]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2604]

Merchant Navy [83]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19] Sydney New South Wales [12] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Exeter, Devon [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Mount Perry Queensland [4] Perth Western Australia [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Burnham On Crouch, Essex, England [3] Cowra New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Tollesbury, Essex [3] Arundel, Sussex [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Battersea, London [2] Belfast [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canowindra New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [2] Devon England [2] Essex [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Kilburn, Derbyshire [2] London England [2] Louth, Lincolnshire, England [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Newton Abbott, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1210] Gunner [125] Driver [101] Serjeant [91] Corporal [84] Sapper [84] Lance Corporal [50] Second Lieutenant [38] Captain [36] Lieutenant [36] Acting Corporal [20] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [13] Company Serjeant Major [12] Rifleman [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Major [7] Major General [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Conductor [4] Guardsman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Brigadier General [3] Commander [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Lieutenant Quarter Master [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Seaman [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] /Temporary Serjeant Cook Rifleman [1] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 2nd Lieutenant Flying Officer [1] 3rd Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167] Royal Engineers [147] Labour Corps [134] Army Service Corps [120] Royal Garrison Artillery [75] London Regiment [66] Machine Gun Corps [62] Devonshire Regiment [60] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] Liverpool Regiment [47] Royal Fusiliers [42] Middlesex Regiment [38] Essex Regiment [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Rifle Brigade [30] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] The Queen's Regiment [28] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Royal Irish Rifles [27] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [26] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] Suffolk Regiment [25] Worcestershire Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Royal Army Service Corps [23] Norfolk Regiment [22] Royal Irish Fusiliers [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] East Surrey Regiment [21] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19] Royal Naval Division [19] Scottish Rifles [19] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Canadian Infantry [16] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15] Hampshire Regiment [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Highland Light Infantry [13]

Service

British Army [1884] Canadian Expeditionary Force [226] Royal Navy [206] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131] Australian Imperial Force [130] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [2699] T [2] A [1] C [1] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2604] Merchant Navy [83] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Rice

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1478 Driver Royal Field Artillery "B" Battery

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Harkness Henry Rice

Born 1879

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39317 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Ernest Mark Rice

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104146

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Henry Vincent Rice

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 16308 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 16308 Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Batallion

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John Richard Rice

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 9964 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9964 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9964 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James John Rice

Born 1871

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279330

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Frank Thomas Rice

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1582 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Percy Ernest Rice

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 272908 Driver Royal Field Artillery 881st Battery 351st Brigade

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Thomas Merrall Rice

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 8723 Private London Regiment 14th Battalion (London Scottish)

British Army 514487 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Battalion

British Army 514487 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Edgar James Rice

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 46056 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Hubert Henry Curtis Rice

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1070

Australian Imperial Force 4211 private first field ambulance

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James William Rice

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 223011

Royal Navy 223011. (DEV) Leading Signalman HMS Amphion

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Spring Robert Rice

Born 1858

Died 1922

British Army Brigadier General Royal Engineers

British Army Major General Royal Engineers

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Amos Rice

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204009

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Bernard Rice

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193670

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Frederick Rice

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141102

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141102 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles William Rice

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army R/385315 Private Army Service Corps Remounts Depot (Shirehampton)

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Albert William Rice

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy 13612 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 13710 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/13612 Private HMS Goliath

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Edward George Rice

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37172

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Walter James Rice

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166979

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