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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [54]

Sydney New South Wales [17]

Liverpool, Lancashire [13]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Leeds, Yorkshire [11]

Manchester, Lancashire [11]

Accrington, Lancashire [10]

Blackburn, Lancashire [8]

Bradford, Yorkshire [8]

Burnley, Lancashire [8]

Liverpool England [8]

Bury, Lancashire [6]

London England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Dublin [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Edenhope Victoria [4]

Lismore New South Wales [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Warrington, Lancashire [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [3]

Blackburn England [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Footscray Victoria [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Acton, London [2]

Adelong New South Wales [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bedgerebong New South Wales [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [2]

Burslem, Staffordshire [2]

Caulfield Victoria [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [2703]

Gunner [288]

Driver [229]

Corporal [175]

Serjeant [157]

Sapper [130]

Lance Corporal [82]

Lieutenant [63]

Second Lieutenant [63]

Pioneer [48]

Acting Corporal [47]

Captain [43]

Bombardier [35]

Acting Serjeant [33]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Rifleman [15]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Lance Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Worker [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [359]

Royal Field Artillery [351]

Royal Engineers [283]

Army Service Corps [247]

Royal Garrison Artillery [173]

Manchester Regiment [155]

Royal Army Medical Corps [144]

Lancashire Fusiliers [134]

Liverpool Regiment [132]

East Lancashire Regiment [123]

Machine Gun Corps [116]

West Yorkshire Regiment [105]

Northumberland Fusiliers [99]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [92]

Cheshire Regiment [89]

West Riding Regiment [86]

Durham Light Infantry [82]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [78]

London Regiment [77]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [74]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66]

South Lancashire Regiment [64]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [60]

York and Lancaster Regiment [56]

Rifle Brigade [55]

Border Regiment [54]

Royal Fusiliers [49]

Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Royal Defence Corps [48]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

North Staffordshire Regiment [43]

South Staffordshire Regiment [42]

Middlesex Regiment [39]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [38]

Lincolnshire Regiment [36]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

East Yorkshire Regiment [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Scottish Rifles [32]

Welsh Regiment [31]

Royal Naval Division [30]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

Royal Scots [25]

Army Veterinary Corps [24]

Canadian Infantry [24]

East Surrey Regiment [24]

Service

British Army [3934]

Royal Navy [328]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [305]

Australian Imperial Force [270]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [232]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [5248]

B [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5086]

Merchant Navy [128]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [85]

Australia [2]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [54] Sydney New South Wales [17] Liverpool, Lancashire [13] Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Leeds, Yorkshire [11] Manchester, Lancashire [11] Accrington, Lancashire [10] Blackburn, Lancashire [8] Bradford, Yorkshire [8] Burnley, Lancashire [8] Liverpool England [8] Bury, Lancashire [6] London England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Dublin [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Edenhope Victoria [4] Lismore New South Wales [4] London, Middlesex [4] Manchester, Lancashire, England [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Warrington, Lancashire [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham England [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [3] Blackburn England [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Footscray Victoria [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Acton, London [2] Adelong New South Wales [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Barking, Essex [2] Bedgerebong New South Wales [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burntisland, Fifeshire [2] Burslem, Staffordshire [2] Caulfield Victoria [2] Colne, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [2703] Gunner [288] Driver [229] Corporal [175] Serjeant [157] Sapper [130] Lance Corporal [82] Lieutenant [63] Second Lieutenant [63] Pioneer [48] Acting Corporal [47] Captain [43] Bombardier [35] Acting Serjeant [33] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Rifleman [15] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Lance Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Worker [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [6] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Captain [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Trooper [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [359] Royal Field Artillery [351] Royal Engineers [283] Army Service Corps [247] Royal Garrison Artillery [173] Manchester Regiment [155] Royal Army Medical Corps [144] Lancashire Fusiliers [134] Liverpool Regiment [132] East Lancashire Regiment [123] Machine Gun Corps [116] West Yorkshire Regiment [105] Northumberland Fusiliers [99] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [92] Cheshire Regiment [89] West Riding Regiment [86] Durham Light Infantry [82] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [78] London Regiment [77] Royal Lancaster Regiment [74] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66] South Lancashire Regiment [64] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [60] York and Lancaster Regiment [56] Rifle Brigade [55] Border Regiment [54] Royal Fusiliers [49] Yorkshire Regiment [49] Royal Defence Corps [48] Leicestershire Regiment [47] North Staffordshire Regiment [43] South Staffordshire Regiment [42] Middlesex Regiment [39] Yorkshire Light Infantry [38] Lincolnshire Regiment [36] Royal Army Service Corps [36] East Yorkshire Regiment [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Scottish Rifles [32] Welsh Regiment [31] Royal Naval Division [30] Worcestershire Regiment [29] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Devonshire Regiment [25] Royal Scots [25] Army Veterinary Corps [24] Canadian Infantry [24] East Surrey Regiment [24]

Service

British Army [3934] Royal Navy [328] Canadian Expeditionary Force [305] Australian Imperial Force [270] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [232] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [5248] B [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5086] Merchant Navy [128] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [85] Australia [2] India [1] Jamaica [1] New Zealand [1]

Charles Riley

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 6791 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6791 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd, 3rd and 7th Battalions

British Army 6791 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Reserves 2nd, 3rd and 7th Battalions

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Albert Riley

Born 1898

Died 1983

British Army 41990 Private Manchester Regiment Depot

British Army 41990 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 61264 Private Royal Defence Corps 166 Protection Company

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Alfred Riley

Born 1889

Died 1951

British Army SE/25739 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps Various Veterinary Hospitals (30, 2, 5, and 2 again)

British Army SE/25739 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Squire Riley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 14531 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army 8909 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps 35th Divisional Cyclists Company

British Army 39962 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Sinclair Malcolm Riley

Born 1886

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/4485 Lance Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Riley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S/14783 Acting Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/14783 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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James Arthur Riley

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army T2/018214 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Joseph Riley

Born 1881

Died 1971

British Army 3799 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harry Riley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200953 Serjeant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 200953 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 200953 Serjeant The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Cyril Winterton Riley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10/520 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Thomas Riley

Born 1890

Died 1950

Australian Imperial Force 2375

Australian Imperial Force 2375 Private 28th Battalion

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Hubert Riley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 68713 Private Royal Army Medical Corps "K" Company (Aldershot)

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Philip Riley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 15699 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Squire Riley

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 242669 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army 242669 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2/6th Battalion

British Army 34428 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Riley

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 53013 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Henry Riley

Died 1917

British Army DM2/224465 Private Army Service Corps M.T. Depot (Grove Park)

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Charles Riley

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 264 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Riley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 579 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 202172 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 202172 Lance Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion-Territorial

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Edward Riley

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 3839 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Robert William Riley

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army G/3076 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/3076 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army 3785 Private East Kent Regiment

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