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Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Rylstone New South Wales [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Dover, Kent [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

St Arnaud Victoria [4]

Durham England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Calcutta [2]

Calne, Wiltshire [2]

Chadwell Heath, Essex [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hamden, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ilford, Essex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Murchison Victoria [2]

Newcastle, New South Wales [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Aston, Staffordshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bath England [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Yorks [1]

Braunton, Devon, England [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Burford England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chedworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Chelsea North, London [1]

Chiselhurst, Kent [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Rank

Private [667]

Corporal [78]

Gunner [75]

Driver [73]

Serjeant [50]

Sapper [42]

Lance Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [5]

Trooper [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Fireman [2]

Guardsman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Instructor [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Royal Engineers [86]

Army Service Corps [85]

Labour Corps [78]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Gloucestershire Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [28]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

Essex Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

South Wales Borderers [16]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Coldstream Guards [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Hussars [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Service

British Army [1066]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [125]

Royal Navy [123]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [1499]

Contribution

Military Service [1476]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Rylstone New South Wales [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Dover, Kent [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] St Arnaud Victoria [4] Durham England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Calcutta [2] Calne, Wiltshire [2] Chadwell Heath, Essex [2] Glamorganshire [2] Gloucester [2] Hamden, Buckinghamshire [2] Ilford, Essex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Murchison Victoria [2] Newcastle, New South Wales [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] Warwickshire [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Aston, Staffordshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Bath England [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bradford, Yorks [1] Braunton, Devon, England [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Brixton, London [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Burford England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chedworth, Gloucestershire [1] Chelsea North, London [1] Chiselhurst, Kent [1] Clifton, Bristol [1]

Rank

Private [667] Corporal [78] Gunner [75] Driver [73] Serjeant [50] Sapper [42] Lance Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [12] Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Captain [5] Rifleman [5] Trooper [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Fireman [2] Guardsman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Corporal of Horse [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant Instructor [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bugler [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [99] Royal Engineers [86] Army Service Corps [85] Labour Corps [78] London Regiment [51] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Gloucestershire Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [29] Wiltshire Regiment [28] Royal Fusiliers [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Hampshire Regiment [20] Somerset Light Infantry [20] Essex Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] South Wales Borderers [16] Devonshire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Coldstream Guards [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Hussars [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Service

British Army [1066] Canadian Expeditionary Force [125] Royal Navy [123] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] Australian Imperial Force [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [1499]

Contribution

Military Service [1476] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Denis Egerton Robbins

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54686

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Ernest Frank Robbins

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196533

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Cecil Spencer Robbins

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292703

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William Robbins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165720

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Alexander Wyllie Robbins

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27361

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Joseph George Robbins

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123794

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Harold Victor Robbins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263

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Arthur Richard Robbins

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53201

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Frederick Robbins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140153

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George William Robbins

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 876 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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William Robbins

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 459320 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd/2nd Wessex Field Ambulance

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Leonard Robbins

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300306

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John Robbins

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305066

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Samuel Arthur Robbins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402748

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George Robbins

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 06630 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Norman Robbins

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert V Robbins

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 3211 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Fred Robbins

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28975

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George Baron Robbins

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190271

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William Martin Robbins

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army S4/058854 Private Army Service Corps

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