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Sydney New South Wales [34]

Ballarat Victoria [25]

London England [22]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [15]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [12]

Bendigo Victoria [11]

Brisbane Queensland [11]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

Plymouth, Devon [11]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [10]

Swansea, Glamorgan [10]

Devonport, Devon [9]

Islington, London [9]

Barnstaple, Devon [8]

Newcastle New South Wales [8]

Truro, Cornwall [8]

Bethnal Green, London [7]

Falmouth, Cornwall [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

West Ham, Essex [7]

Islington, London, Middlesex [6]

Penzance, Cornwall [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Broken Hill New South Wales [5]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4]

Cornwall England [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Glamorganshire [4]

Grafton New South Wales [4]

Gympie Queensland [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Newport, Monmouthshire [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Ross Tasmania [4]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [4]

Southwark, London [4]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [4]

Tiverton, Devon [4]

Warwickshire [4]

Axminster, Devon [3]

Balaklava South Australia [3]

Rank

Private [4263]

Gunner [472]

Driver [377]

Corporal [338]

Serjeant [310]

Sapper [278]

Lance Corporal [158]

Second Lieutenant [153]

Lieutenant [147]

Acting Corporal [83]

Captain [83]

Pioneer [65]

Acting Serjeant [59]

Bombardier [50]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [31]

Major [25]

Staff Serjeant [21]

Rifleman [20]

Colour Serjeant [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Able Seaman [13]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [13]

Private Acting Corporal [12]

Guardsman [11]

Lance Bombardier [9]

Worker [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Petty Officer [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Major [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4]

Captain Acting Major [4]

Commander [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Nurse [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Stoker [4]

Trooper [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [570]

Royal Field Artillery [551]

Labour Corps [487]

Army Service Corps [468]

Welsh Regiment [371]

Royal Garrison Artillery [302]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [269]

Royal Army Medical Corps [234]

Machine Gun Corps [219]

South Wales Borderers [198]

London Regiment [197]

Devonshire Regiment [177]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [135]

Royal Fusiliers [128]

Liverpool Regiment [114]

Gloucestershire Regiment [104]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [97]

Hampshire Regiment [95]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [94]

British West Indies Regiment [92]

Middlesex Regiment [90]

Cheshire Regiment [88]

South Staffordshire Regiment [85]

Rifle Brigade [80]

Somerset Light Infantry [80]

Worcestershire Regiment [79]

Royal Naval Division [77]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [74]

Monmouthshire Regiment [70]

Northumberland Fusiliers [64]

Army Ordnance Corps [63]

Manchester Regiment [63]

Royal Army Service Corps [62]

Durham Light Infantry [59]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [56]

Lancashire Fusiliers [56]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [56]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [54]

The Queen's Regiment [54]

Royal Defence Corps [50]

Royal West Kent Regiment [49]

Northamptonshire Regiment [47]

Dorsetshire Regiment [46]

East Surrey Regiment [46]

York and Lancaster Regiment [46]

Royal Sussex Regiment [43]

Shropshire Light Infantry [42]

Essex Regiment [41]

Tank Corps [41]

Leicestershire Regiment [40]

Service

British Army [6589]

Royal Navy [797]

Australian Imperial Force [530]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [498]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [439]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [89]

Other Empire Force [15]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [9154]

M [2]

B [1]

D [1]

G [1]

H [1]

L [1]

P [1]

S [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8906]

Merchant Navy [180]

Conscientious Objector [28]

Country

United Kingdom [197]

Australia [3]

Canada [3]

Jamaica [3]

United States [2]

Bermuda [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Switzerland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [34] Ballarat Victoria [25] London England [22] Birmingham, Warwickshire [15] Portsmouth, Hampshire [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [12] Bendigo Victoria [11] Brisbane Queensland [11] London, Middlesex, England [11] Plymouth, Devon [11] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Melbourne Victoria [10] Southampton, Hampshire, England [10] Swansea, Glamorgan [10] Devonport, Devon [9] Islington, London [9] Barnstaple, Devon [8] Newcastle New South Wales [8] Truro, Cornwall [8] Bethnal Green, London [7] Falmouth, Cornwall [7] London, Middlesex [7] West Ham, Essex [7] Islington, London, Middlesex [6] Penzance, Cornwall [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Broken Hill New South Wales [5] Canterbury, Kent [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4] Cornwall England [4] Fulham, London [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Glamorganshire [4] Grafton New South Wales [4] Gympie Queensland [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Newport, Monmouthshire [4] Paddington, London [4] Ross Tasmania [4] Ryde, Isle of Wight [4] Southwark, London [4] Swansea, Glamorganshire [4] Tiverton, Devon [4] Warwickshire [4] Axminster, Devon [3] Balaklava South Australia [3]

Rank

Private [4263] Gunner [472] Driver [377] Corporal [338] Serjeant [310] Sapper [278] Lance Corporal [158] Second Lieutenant [153] Lieutenant [147] Acting Corporal [83] Captain [83] Pioneer [65] Acting Serjeant [59] Bombardier [50] Warrant Officer Class 2 [31] Major [25] Staff Serjeant [21] Rifleman [20] Colour Serjeant [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Stoker 1st Class [15] Able Seaman [13] Acting Bombardier [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Lance Serjeant [13] Temporary Lieutenant [13] Private Acting Corporal [12] Guardsman [11] Lance Bombardier [9] Worker [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Petty Officer [7] Temporary Captain [7] Ordinary Seaman [6] Staff Nurse [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Acting Major [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4] Captain Acting Major [4] Commander [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Nurse [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Stoker [4] Trooper [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [570] Royal Field Artillery [551] Labour Corps [487] Army Service Corps [468] Welsh Regiment [371] Royal Garrison Artillery [302] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [269] Royal Army Medical Corps [234] Machine Gun Corps [219] South Wales Borderers [198] London Regiment [197] Devonshire Regiment [177] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [135] Royal Fusiliers [128] Liverpool Regiment [114] Gloucestershire Regiment [104] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [97] Hampshire Regiment [95] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [94] British West Indies Regiment [92] Middlesex Regiment [90] Cheshire Regiment [88] South Staffordshire Regiment [85] Rifle Brigade [80] Somerset Light Infantry [80] Worcestershire Regiment [79] Royal Naval Division [77] King's Royal Rifle Corps [74] Monmouthshire Regiment [70] Northumberland Fusiliers [64] Army Ordnance Corps [63] Manchester Regiment [63] Royal Army Service Corps [62] Durham Light Infantry [59] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [56] Lancashire Fusiliers [56] Royal Berkshire Regiment [56] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [54] The Queen's Regiment [54] Royal Defence Corps [50] Royal West Kent Regiment [49] Northamptonshire Regiment [47] Dorsetshire Regiment [46] East Surrey Regiment [46] York and Lancaster Regiment [46] Royal Sussex Regiment [43] Shropshire Light Infantry [42] Essex Regiment [41] Tank Corps [41] Leicestershire Regiment [40]

Service

British Army [6589] Royal Navy [797] Australian Imperial Force [530] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [498] Canadian Expeditionary Force [439] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [89] Other Empire Force [15] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [9154] M [2] B [1] D [1] G [1] H [1] L [1] P [1] S [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8906] Merchant Navy [180] Conscientious Objector [28]

Country

United Kingdom [197] Australia [3] Canada [3] Jamaica [3] United States [2] Bermuda [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Switzerland [1]

John Hedley Richards

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163420 Private Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion (Mississauga)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163420 Private Canadian Infantry 84th Overseas Battalion

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R James Richards

Born 1898

Died 1996

British Army 321797 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA

British Army 321797 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA Section

British Army 321797 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA section

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Frederick Lloyd Richards

Born 1879

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79708 Private Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79708 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps Recruits Depot

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Arthur Ryman Richards

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4539 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4539 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 5th Hants. Battery

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George William Willis Richards

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 39669 Acting Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 39669 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 39669 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery L Battery

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Hugh Liddon Richards

Born 1889

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/161 Lieutenant Otago Infantry Battalion

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Luke Richards

Born 1883

Died 1962

British Army T2/12634 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army

British Army T2/12634 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Thomas Downes Richards

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 134168 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 301st Siege Bty.

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Frank Richards

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army 6584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 6584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Army Reserve 4 year extension

British Army 6584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Army Reserve

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Frank Richards

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army SD/1614 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Percival Morgan Richards

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3149 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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George Richards

Born 1876

Other Empire Force 2499 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army West India Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3668 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Richards

Born 1899

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5099 Private Australian Infantry

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John Thomas Richards

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 6112 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Evan Richards

Born 1895

Died 1943

British Army 4689 Non-Combatant Corps

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Laban Richards

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 4744 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 6341 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6341 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Reeves Richards

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th (Service) Battalion

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Hugh Phelps Richards

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Major London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Thomas Richards

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10248 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10248 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10248 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James Thomas Richards

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Boatswain Merchant Navy. Mercantile Marine

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