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Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Kensington [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Argyle New South Wales [1]

Beighton, Derbyshire [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Chesterfield [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Doncaster [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Grimston, Leicestershire [1]

Imtarfa barracks [1]

Irrewillip Victoria [1]

London England [1]

Marulan New South Wales [1]

Nottingham [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Perran Porth, Cornwall [1]

Perranzabuloe, Cornwall [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Richmond River New South Wales [1]

Sheffield [1]

Shotton, Durham [1]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [1]

Thebarton South Australia [1]

Walthamstow, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Serjeant [18]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Garment Mender [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

114th Mahrattas [1]

1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Derbyshire Regt. [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [226]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [226] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chelmsford, Essex [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Kensington [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Argyle New South Wales [1] Beighton, Derbyshire [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bethnal Green [1] Chesterfield [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Colac Victoria [1] Doncaster [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Grimston, Leicestershire [1] Imtarfa barracks [1] Irrewillip Victoria [1] London England [1] Marulan New South Wales [1] Nottingham [1] Paddington, London [1] Perran Porth, Cornwall [1] Perranzabuloe, Cornwall [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Richmond River New South Wales [1] Sheffield [1] Shotton, Durham [1] Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [1] Thebarton South Australia [1] Walthamstow, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [95] Serjeant [18] Gunner [10] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [9] Driver [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Garment Mender [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 114th Mahrattas [1] 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Derbyshire Regiment [1] Derbyshire Regt. [1] Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [226]

Contribution

Military Service [217] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Walter Rippon

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 76502 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 76502 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th Battalion

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Theophillus Felix Victor Rippon

Born 1884

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49596

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Frederick Percy Rippon

Born 1883

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42942

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Arthur Rippon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19107 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 19107 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Gilbert Harold Earle Rippon

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Charles Rippon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237544

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Alfred Rippon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160873

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Edward William Rippon

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1754 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755368 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Annie Rippon

Born 1849

Died 1930

Other Empire Force Garment Mender British Red Cross Trumpington Work Party

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Henry Wilson Rippon

Born 1887

Died 1957

British Army 14916 Private Life Guards

British Army 14916 Acting Corporal 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards

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Victor William Rippon

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 29250 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Robert Rippon

Died 1917

British Army 8051 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Frederick Rippon

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 201017 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 201017 Quartermaster Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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Louisa Elizabeth Rippon

Born 1900

Died 1999

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14504

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Charles Arthur Rippon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205867

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George P. Rippon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30269 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert Rippon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6291 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 6291 Serjeant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Charles Rippon

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 30765 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Ernest Sydney Rippon

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Ernest Rippon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33935

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