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Saint Ives, Hampshire [2]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bristol England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Hillifield, Yorkshire [1]

Huntingdonshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leongatha Victoria [1]

Marylebone, North West London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Port Wakefield South Australia [1]

Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire [1]

Saint Neots, Hampshire [1]

Shipwrights Point Tasmania [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Stevington, Bedfordshire [1]

Tinamba Victoria [1]

Waratah Tasmania [1]

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Private [42]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker Second Class [1]

Trooper [1]

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Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry/Alberta Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS VIVID [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Light Horse [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Order of Saint John [1]

Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

British Army [73]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Saint Ives, Hampshire [2] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bristol England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Hillifield, Yorkshire [1] Huntingdonshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leongatha Victoria [1] Marylebone, North West London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Port Wakefield South Australia [1] Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire [1] Saint Neots, Hampshire [1] Shipwrights Point Tasmania [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Stevington, Bedfordshire [1] Tinamba Victoria [1] Waratah Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [42] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Gunner [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Pioneer [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker Second Class [1] Trooper [1]

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Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Labour Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry/Alberta Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS VIVID [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Light Horse [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Order of Saint John [1] Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Labour Corps [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Scots Guards [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

British Army [73] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

R [102]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Alfred Ernest Riseley

Born 1878

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6573 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 6573 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "D" Company

Australian Imperial Force 6573 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Henry William Riseley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 374498 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8553 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6200 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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Sidney Riseley

Died 1916

British Army 25126 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick George Riseley

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy K50518 Stoker Second Class HMS VIVID

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John Riseley

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 146904 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Riseley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4629 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326846 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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James E S Riseley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1390 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 43097 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Henry Riseley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107297

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Percival George Riseley

Australian Imperial Force 8195

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Charles H Riseley

Died 1918

British Army 14839 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Riseley

Died 1918

British Army 3229 Private London Regiment

British Army 329003 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Thomas Riseley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6968 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John C Riseley

Died 1916

British Army 17821 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alec James Riseley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158863

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Martin Riseley

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201890 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Charles Riseley

Australian Imperial Force 4019

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Percy Riseley

Australian Imperial Force

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Edward William Riseley

Australian Imperial Force 3594

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Albert Henry Randall Riseley

Australian Imperial Force 5552

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Arthur George Riseley

Born 1897

Royal Navy 2459 Royal Marines Band

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