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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

East Hoathly [3]

Kingsbridge, Devon [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Cromer South Australia [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hailsham [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

London England [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Berealston, Devon [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bethual Green England [1]

Blisland, Cornwall [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Brynmawr, Breconshire [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Buxton, Devon [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chippenham Wiltshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [372]

Driver [41]

Gunner [41]

Corporal [38]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [23]

Lieutenant [20]

Captain [17]

Lance Corporal [17]

Major [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Guardsman [2]

Honorary Major/Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Major and Temporary Major/Captain [1]

Lance Corporal/Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Royal Engineers [56]

London Regiment [40]

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

City of London Yeomanry [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Service

British Army [625]

Royal Navy [107]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [904]

Contribution

Military Service [879]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] East Hoathly [3] Kingsbridge, Devon [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Cromer South Australia [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hailsham [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] London England [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Berealston, Devon [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bethual Green England [1] Blisland, Cornwall [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Brynmawr, Breconshire [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Buxton, Devon [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chippenham Wiltshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [372] Driver [41] Gunner [41] Corporal [38] Sapper [24] Serjeant [23] Lieutenant [20] Captain [17] Lance Corporal [17] Major [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Colour Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Guardsman [2] Honorary Major/Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Major and Temporary Major/Captain [1] Lance Corporal/Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [64] Royal Field Artillery [57] Royal Engineers [56] London Regiment [40] Labour Corps [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Essex Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] City of London Yeomanry [4] Dragoon Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Service

British Army [625] Royal Navy [107] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [904]

Contribution

Military Service [879] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1] India [1]

Sidney Rich

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 2269 Private East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Rich

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 370235 Private London Regiment

British Army 370235 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1623 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Henry Rich

Born 1878

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696206 Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 31st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696206 Private Canadian Infantry

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William John Rich

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 385102 Private London Regiment

British Army 385102 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Sidney Edward Rich

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps

British Army 87050 Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87655 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force No 31 Training Depot Station, RAF Fowlemere

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William Suttor Rich

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

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Henry Hampton Rich

Born 1891

Died 1971

Indian Army Lieutenant 120th Rajputana Infantry

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Charley Norman Rich

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235147 Private 1st Class

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George William Rich

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58122

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Bernard Rich

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109132

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Ethelbert Rich

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86987

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Charles Frederick Rich

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58144

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Gerald James Rich

Born 1894

Died 1917

2nd Battalion

Royal Navy 14525 Acting Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 2nd Battalion

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Albert Thomas Rich

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40903

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Charles Edwin F Rich

Born 1871

Died 1944

British Army Honorary Major and Temporary Major/Captain Lincolnshire Regiment/Reserve of Officers/Staff

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John Rich

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28619

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Ernest Rich

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220095

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Henry Warren Rich

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48874

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William Harold Rich

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142108

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Sidney Croucher Rich

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army G/18565 Private The Queen's Regiment

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