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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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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]

Walter George Riddle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46635

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Edgar Riddle

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14612

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Charles Carpenter Riddle

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193728

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William Riddle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42176

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Ewing Stevens Riddle

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32067 Wellington Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Jasper Samuel Riddle

Born 1873

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 46077 Otago Infantry Regiment 3 Battalion

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Lewis Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 4553

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Charles John Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 7780

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Charles Alfred William George Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 9021

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Albert Victor Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 81107

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Walter John Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 2383

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William Cecil Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 5653

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William Richard Riddle

Australian Imperial Force 50821

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Eric Charles Riddle

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 7170 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 7170 Private Royal Army Medical Corps attached Hussars

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Charles William Riddle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18/1543 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edwin Riddle

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18041 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 41278 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Chambers Riddle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 99136 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harry Riddle

Died 1915

British Army 9251 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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David Riddle

Died 1915

British Army 3/3979 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/3979 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Frank Riddle

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 61227 Driver Royal Engineers

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