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London England [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Bordertown South Australia [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Hamley Bridge South Australia [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

1 Railway Street, Heigham, Norwich [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk [1]

Aston [1]

Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bowning New South Wales [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bressingham Norfolk [1]

Bristol [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Broughton, Lancashire [1]

Bungay England [1]

Burnham Overy Norfolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Catford [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clacton on Sea, Essex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clenchwarton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Coltishall, Norfolk [1]

Covehithe, Suffolk [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Depwade, Norfolk [1]

Derby [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

East Barsham Norfolk [1]

East Barsham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [405]

Gunner [47]

Corporal [38]

Driver [34]

Serjeant [24]

Lance Corporal [20]

Sapper [19]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Serjeant Drummer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Canteener [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner/ Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Now Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [58]

Royal Field Artillery [55]

Norfolk Regiment [52]

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [41]

London Regiment [35]

Suffolk Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Essex Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

County of London Yeomanry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [610]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [812]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [798]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

London England [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] London, Middlesex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Bordertown South Australia [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Hamley Bridge South Australia [2] Mile End, London [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] 1 Railway Street, Heigham, Norwich [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk [1] Aston [1] Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bowning New South Wales [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bressingham Norfolk [1] Bristol [1] Bromley Kent [1] Broughton, Lancashire [1] Bungay England [1] Burnham Overy Norfolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Catford [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clacton on Sea, Essex [1] Clapham, London [1] Clenchwarton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Colac Victoria [1] Coltishall, Norfolk [1] Covehithe, Suffolk [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Depwade, Norfolk [1] Derby [1] Dulwich, London [1] East Barsham Norfolk [1] East Barsham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [405] Gunner [47] Corporal [38] Driver [34] Serjeant [24] Lance Corporal [20] Sapper [19] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Serjeant Drummer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Canteener [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner/ Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Now Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [58] Royal Field Artillery [55] Norfolk Regiment [52] Army Service Corps [45] Royal Engineers [41] London Regiment [35] Suffolk Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Essex Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] The Queen's Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] County of London Yeomanry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [610] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [812] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [798] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Stanley Trevor Riches

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 52414 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52414 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Victor Riches

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37558

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Cecil Lewis Riches

Australian Imperial Force 26

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Emanuel Riches

Born 1898

Died 1982

British Army 43320 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Henry Riches

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26016

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Edgar Vincent Riches

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 205182 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Benjamin Riches

Died 1917

British Army G/8685 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Samuel Riches

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 43491 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Miles Riches

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41448 Private Suffolk Regiment

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A G Riches

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve HM Yacht Lorna

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Lorna

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William John Riches

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231458

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Cecil Henry Riches

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242871

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Elijah Riches

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301347

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John Edward Riches

Born 1858

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12021ES ( 1202/ES ) Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy ES 1202 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Willonyx."

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Alfred Joseph Riches

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408414

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Edward Riches

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229445

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Cyril George Riches

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233573

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Harry George Riches

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251174

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Arthur Riches

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 5314 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267080 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267080 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Reginald G Riches

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2965 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240608 Private Norfolk Regiment

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