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Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Durham [2]

Kensington Victoria [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland, England [1]

Bedford [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Darlington, Durham, England [1]

Hadstock, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Laughton, Sussex [1]

Manchester [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Merstham, Surrey [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Northumberland [1]

Ottowa [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Pyrmont New South Wales [1]

Ryton On Tyne England [1]

St. Elizabeth, Cornwall [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

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Private [80]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Field Ambulance Division [1]

Hants Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps/Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [195]

Contribution

Military Service [187]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

South Africa [1]

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People [195] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dubbo New South Wales [2] Durham [2] Kensington Victoria [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Seaton Delaval, Northumberland [2] Alnwick, Northumberland, England [1] Bedford [1] Cardiff [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Darlington, Durham, England [1] Hadstock, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Laughton, Sussex [1] Manchester [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Merstham, Surrey [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Northumberland [1] Ottowa [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Pyrmont New South Wales [1] Ryton On Tyne England [1] St. Elizabeth, Cornwall [1] Stepney, London [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] West Ham, London [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [80] Gunner [15] Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Serjeant [9] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Field Ambulance Division [1] Hants Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps/Wiltshire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers Field Company [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [138] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [12] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [195]

Contribution

Military Service [187] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [2] South Africa [1]

William Rochester

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 40403 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Kenneth Colin Rochester

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 45720 Private Royal Scots

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Charles Rochester

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 10008 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Richard Charles Rochester

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army M2/203192 Private Army Service Corps

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John Rochester

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 10274 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Edward Rochester

Died 1916

British Army 18571 Private Essex Regiment

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Berthram Cole Rochester

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360545

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Hugh Rochester

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137592

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Sydney Percy Rochester

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25285

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Stanley R Rochester

Born 1886

Died 1913

British Army 37874 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 89739 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Rochester

Born 1882

British Army 4190 Private Royal Engineers

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Frederick Rochester

Australian Imperial Force 1610

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George Ernest Rochester

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117642

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William Frederick Rochester

Australian Imperial Force 94963

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Frank Rochester

Australian Imperial Force

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David Rochester

Born 1895

British Army 4618 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Willoughby Rochester

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931605

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Ernest James Rochester

Australian Imperial Force 2671

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Maxwell Harold Rochester

Australian Imperial Force 57909

Australian Imperial Force N45345

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Alfred Windsor Rochester

Australian Imperial Force 877

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