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Maidstone, Kent [6]

Cork [3]

Cork, Cork [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Heathcote Victoria [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Katanning Western Australia [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

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Brockley, Kent [1]

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Cardiff [1]

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Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Crayford, Kent, England [1]

Dulwich, Surrey, England [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

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Hong Kong [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Macroom [1]

Maidstone, Kent, England [1]

Martock, Devon [1]

Mile End, Middlesex, England [1]

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Northfleet, Kent [1]

Orange, New South Wales, Australia [1]

Poland - Russia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Saint Marys Taunton, Somerset [1]

Seaview, Isle of Wight [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

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Private [170]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [14]

Driver [14]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [20]

London Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [257]

Royal Navy [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [370]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [2]

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People [382] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6] Cork [3] Cork, Cork [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Heathcote Victoria [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hoxton, London [2] Katanning Western Australia [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Strood, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brockley, Kent [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Cardiff [1] Carlskrona [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Crayford, Kent, England [1] Dulwich, Surrey, England [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Hong Kong [1] Kilkenny [1] Lambeth, London [1] Macroom [1] Maidstone, Kent, England [1] Martock, Devon [1] Mile End, Middlesex, England [1] Newmarket Victoria [1] Northfleet, Kent [1] Orange, New South Wales, Australia [1] Poland - Russia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria [1] Saint Marys Taunton, Somerset [1] Seaview, Isle of Wight [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Private [170] Gunner [22] Corporal [14] Driver [14] Sapper [11] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32] Royal Munster Fusiliers [25] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [20] London Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] East Surrey Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Leinster Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [257] Royal Navy [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [382]

Contribution

Military Service [370] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [2]

Alexander Ring

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8493

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8493 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Augustus Ring

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243386

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Charles Gustave Ring

Australian Imperial Force 560

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John Ring

Born 1893

Died 1962

British Army L/9826 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army L/17271 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th Battalion

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Charles Alfred Thomas William Ring

Australian Imperial Force 5853

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James Frederick Ring

Australian Imperial Force 9976

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John William Ring

Australian Imperial Force 4581

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T Ring

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147437

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G F Ring

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117923

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A Ring

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105185

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Axel Oscar Ring

Australian Imperial Force 20861

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Alfred Richard Ring

Australian Imperial Force

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William John Ring

Australian Imperial Force 692

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Thomas William Ring

Australian Imperial Force 76650

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Nicholas Emmanuel Ring

Australian Imperial Force 2768

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William Ring

Australian Imperial Force 3986

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Wallis George Ring

Australian Imperial Force

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William Ernest Ring

Australian Imperial Force 632

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William Ring

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army L/11018 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 11018 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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William Ludwig Ring

Born 1893

Royal Navy 212883 Sergeant Royal Marines Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 12883 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD

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