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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]

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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]

Arthur Richards

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2567 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235822 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Ernest Richards

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 39686 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 47th Field Ambulance

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Ferdinand James Richards

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army 9740 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9740 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 9740 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Samuel Richards

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 7883 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Lance Corporal

British Army Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion.

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Ossian Emmanuel Richards

Born 1897

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193814

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James Thomas Richards

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 572

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William Godden Richards

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2648 Private Australian Infantry 1st Battalion

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Frank Richards

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210960

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Reginald Philip Edward Richards

Born 1884

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Charles Everett Richards

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1460C Leading Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 1460C Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1460C Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Emrys Cadivor Richards

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 132699 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Howard Henry Richards

Born 1897

British Army 4789 Private British West Indies Regiment

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David Richards

Born 1898

British Army 6070 Boy West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6070 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Henry Richards

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6043 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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David Nathaniel Richards

Born 1898

British Army 6344 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

Other Empire Force 4952 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 6344 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Nathaniel Richards

Born 1891

Other Empire Force 1951 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 3429 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Daniel Richards

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10781 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10781 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 36318 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Sidney Richards

Born 1875

Died 1955

British Army 130404 Gunner Royal Field Artillery No 3 Reserve Brigade

British Army 130404 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4a Reserve Brigade

British Army 130404 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 98th Brigade, 65th SAAC

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George Henry Hubert Richards

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209454

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Arthur Norman Richards

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217980

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