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Gawler South Australia [6]

Blandford, Dorset [4]

Burra South Australia [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Forth Tasmania [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Alford, Somerset [1]

Auckland [1]

Branksome, Dorset [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cranbourne, Dorset [1]

Dawlish, Devonshire [1]

Devonport [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Easton-in-Gordano, Somerset [1]

Franklin Harbour, South Australia [1]

Grand Bank NF [1]

Hamilton On Forth Tasmania [1]

Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Inverness, Invernessshire [1]

Mesopotomia [1]

Mile End South Australia [1]

Newcastle Higher, Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

North Porret, Somerset [1]

Owermoigne, Dorset [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Puddlehinton, Dorset, England [1]

Saint Aubyn, Devon [1]

Somerset, England [1]

Springbourne, Hampshire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Templecombe, Somerset [1]

Wareham, Dorset [1]

Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

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Private [164]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Temporary Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith /Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [29]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [230]

Royal Navy [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [334]

D [3]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [2]

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Place of birth

Gawler South Australia [6] Blandford, Dorset [4] Burra South Australia [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Forth Tasmania [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Alford, Somerset [1] Auckland [1] Branksome, Dorset [1] Clapham, London [1] Cranbourne, Dorset [1] Dawlish, Devonshire [1] Devonport [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Easton-in-Gordano, Somerset [1] Franklin Harbour, South Australia [1] Grand Bank NF [1] Hamilton On Forth Tasmania [1] Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Inverness, Invernessshire [1] Mesopotomia [1] Mile End South Australia [1] Newcastle Higher, Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] North Porret, Somerset [1] Owermoigne, Dorset [1] Oxfordshire [1] Puddlehinton, Dorset, England [1] Saint Aubyn, Devon [1] Somerset, England [1] Springbourne, Hampshire [1] Stepney, London [1] Templecombe, Somerset [1] Wareham, Dorset [1] Wimborne, Dorset [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [164] Gunner [20] Serjeant [13] Corporal [12] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Officer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Temporary Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith /Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [29] Royal Field Artillery [24] Hampshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Devonshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [230] Royal Navy [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [334] D [3] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [2]

Walter Joseph Riggs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247531

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William Riggs

Died 1915

British Army 38136 Private Welsh Regiment

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Henry John Riggs

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50470 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Augustus T Riggs

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army M2/188351 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Joseph Riggs

Died 1918

British Army 12760 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Walter James Riggs

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 99343 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Herbert George Riggs

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8126 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest George Riggs

Died 1917

British Army 796949 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold H Riggs

Died 1915

British Army 11028 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur John Riggs

Died 1918

British Army 16060 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Robert Vincent Riggs

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26240

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26240 Private Canadian Infantry

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Clarence Herbert Riggs

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886054

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886054 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Nels Riggs

Born 1881

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 812203

Canadian Expeditionary Force 812203 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Riggs

Born 1872

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463168

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463168 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Jeremiah Riggs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289805

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Francis Riggs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289821

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Frederick Albert Riggs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181699

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Cecil James Riggs

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188843

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Arthur Charles Riggs

Australian Imperial Force 1667

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Reuben Riggs

Australian Imperial Force 2825

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