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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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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]

Albert Richards

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1830 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Richards

Died 1916

British Army 66629 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 24th Bty. 38th Bde.

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George Howard Martin Richards

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43214 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 45048 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Guy Neville Richards

Died 1917

British Army 128609 K.A.S.C.

British Army 46409 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Francis Herbert Richards

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 15703 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 15703 Acting Corporal Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Robert Richards

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/9241 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9241 Rifleman Rifle Brigaden (The Prince Consort's Own) 7th Battalion

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Philip Richards

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 14312 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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William Charles Richards

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 3570 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Frederick William Richards

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 203196 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leslie Charles Richards

Born 1896

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 2724 Private Australian Infantry 57th Battalion

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Brychan Richards

Born 1886

British Army 2777 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 145997 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Corporal Welsh 1/4

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John Richards

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 309587

Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer HMS Mary Rose

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Sydney Francis Richards

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245437 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force: Prawle Point

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245437 Aircraftsman II Royal Air Force

Royal Navy 45437 Aircraftsman II

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Albert Richards

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army 3227 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 11879 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Richards

Born 1880

Other Empire Force 12205 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 12509 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Simeon Ranatus Richards

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3669 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Samuel Richards

Born 1886

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2972 Sergeant Australian Machine Gun Corps 14th Brigade

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Vivian Augustus Richards

Died 1917

British Army 3495 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Charles J. Richards

Born 1863

Died 1915

British Army 20834 Colour Serjeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 5th Battalion

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Ethel Maud Lilian Richards

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Member Women's Royal Air Force Sandling

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