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Bath, Somerset [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Galashiels, Selkirk [2]

Godalming, Surrey [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Yorketown South Australia [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Acton Green, Middlesex [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ballyreagh [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Capetown [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Corfe-Castle, Dorset [1]

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Dipton, Durham [1]

Dorset England [1]

Dunedin [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Fowler Bay South Australia [1]

Fowlers Bay South Australia [1]

Galt, Canada [1]

Georgetown, Tasmania [1]

Girgarre East Victoria [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Grimsby Lincs [1]

Habergham Eaves, Lancashire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Hammersmith, Fulham, Middlesex. UK [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kensal Green, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [258]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [24]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Pensioner [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Royal Engineers [32]

Labour Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

London Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Scots [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Service

British Army [406]

Royal Navy [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

R [578]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [570]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Galashiels, Selkirk [2] Godalming, Surrey [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Yorketown South Australia [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Acton Green, Middlesex [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballyreagh [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Capetown [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Corfe-Castle, Dorset [1] Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Dipton, Durham [1] Dorset England [1] Dunedin [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Fowler Bay South Australia [1] Fowlers Bay South Australia [1] Galt, Canada [1] Georgetown, Tasmania [1] Girgarre East Victoria [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Grimsby Lincs [1] Habergham Eaves, Lancashire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Hammersmith, Fulham, Middlesex. UK [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensal Green, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancaster England [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [258] Gunner [31] Corporal [24] Driver [24] Serjeant [24] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Sister [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Pensioner [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Royal Engineers [32] Labour Corps [29] Army Service Corps [28] Durham Light Infantry [20] London Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Royal Scots [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Service

British Army [406] Royal Navy [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

R [578] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [570] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10] New Zealand [1]

George Riddle

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22285 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion

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Francis Edmund Langton Riddle

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant The Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Harry Riddle

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army L/18560 Driver Royal Field Artillery 170th Brigade

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Herbert James Riddle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3627 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 3627 Private Royal Sussex Reg't 2nd 5th Batt Pioneers

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Arthur Hampson Riddle

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17470 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Frederick Riddle

Died 1915

British Army 7006 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arthur James Riddle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89341

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George Albert Riddle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101670

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Samuel Riddle

Born 1863

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300240

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Edwin Riddle

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210422

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Robert Riddle

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6911 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Riddle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129945

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Archibald Bumble Riddle

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79441 Private 31st Battalion

British Army 79441 Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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James Riddle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52110

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Edward Riddle

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7894 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Ernest Alfred Riddle

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 296897

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George Riddle

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15977

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James Riddle

Born 1874

British Army 7531 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Frederick George Riddle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83385

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William A Riddle

Died 1918

British Army 58480 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 590726 Gunner Labour Corps

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