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Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Auckland [1]

Banff [1]

Battle [1]

Blacktoft, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cheshire [1]

Consett, County Durham [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Goudhurst, Kent [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Haringey, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hilderthorpe, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Hollington, Hastings [1]

Hollington, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Keith, Banff [1]

Keith, Banffshire [1]

Killough, Down [1]

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London, Middlesex [1]

Lower Higham, Kent [1]

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Maitland New South Wales [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Montrose [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Oldham, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Andrews, Fife [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Scotland [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [205]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [15]

Driver [15]

Sapper [15]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class [1]

Honorary Colonel [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Major (Disciplinarian) [1]

Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Waggoner [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Nova Scotia Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [320]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [450]

Contribution

Military Service [437]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

United States [1]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Buckfastleigh, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Auckland [1] Banff [1] Battle [1] Blacktoft, Howden, Goole, Yorkshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cheshire [1] Consett, County Durham [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deptford, London [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Goudhurst, Kent [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Haringey, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hilderthorpe, Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Hollington, Hastings [1] Hollington, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Keith, Banff [1] Keith, Banffshire [1] Killough, Down [1] Lincolnshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lower Higham, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Mile End, London [1] Montrose [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Oldham, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Saint Andrews, Fife [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Scotland [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [205] Gunner [22] Corporal [15] Driver [15] Sapper [15] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class [1] Honorary Colonel [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Major (Disciplinarian) [1] Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Major [1] Waggoner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32] Royal Field Artillery [32] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Nova Scotia Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [320] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [450]

Contribution

Military Service [437] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19] United States [1]

John Ripley

Born 1867

Died 1933

British Army Colour Sergeant National Reserve County of Fife

British Army 3/2832 Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3/2832 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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Fred Ripley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 82597 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 82597 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Roger Ripley

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Abraham Ripley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13145 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/40970 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Bn.

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William Ripley

Died 1918

British Army 44842 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 49111 BEDFORDSHIRE REGT

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Henry Herbert Ripley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78193

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Reginald Charles Proby Ripley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force 110th Squadron

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Noah Ripley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185022

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Joseph Gurney Ripley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49277

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Abraham Ripley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army GS/51313 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 51313 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn.

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James Thomas Ripley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50666

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George Eustace Ripley

Born 1864

Died 1916

British Army Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Bn.

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John Ripley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5545

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Thomas Nicholas Ripley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260587

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Charles Ripley

Born 1866

Died 1916

Royal Navy 268201 Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class HMS Thetis

Royal Navy 268201 Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class HM Torpedo Boat 11

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Arthur George Ripley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278885

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Thomas Ripley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311183

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Traton Ripley

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 577450 Private Labour Corps 967 A E Coy

British Army

British Army GS/110560 Private Royal Fusiliers 44th Garrison Battalion

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George Ripley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/14223 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 14223 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Bn.

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William Stanley Ripley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army F/630 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 17th Battalion

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