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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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People [813] Stories Communities

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]

G H Riches

British Army S9172 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 202735 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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Sidney S Riches

British Army 85210 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR286935 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Frederick Riches

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2465

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Alexander Riches

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11946

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Charles Stanley R Riches

Born 1893

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C A Riches

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Margaret Riches

British Army 6121 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Katherine Riches

British Army Canteener French Red Cross

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C W Riches

British Army 230795 Shropshire Light Infantry

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Frank William Riches

Royal Navy 6503 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Kingfisher"

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C S Riches

British Army 115070 Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Now Temporary Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps/Yeomanry

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F Riches

British Army 36485 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Riches

Royal Navy CH/4695 Royal Naval Division

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