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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Maryborough Queensland [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Auckland [3]

Barcaldine Queensland [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Edithburgh South Australia [3]

Glen Innes New South Wales [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Paddington New South Wales [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Australind Western Australia [2]

Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Drysdale Victoria [2]

Georgetown Queensland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Londonderry (Derry) [2]

Malta [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Airdrie [1]

Ashton, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Bamber’s Green, Takeley, Essex [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Beswick, Manchester [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Rank

Private [1017]

Gunner [102]

Corporal [78]

Driver [62]

Sapper [53]

Serjeant [48]

Lance Corporal [32]

Acting Corporal [19]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [11]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Labourer [2]

Major [2]

Naik [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

1st Stoker [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon Class 4 [1]

Band/Serjeant [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [123]

Royal Engineers [112]

Royal Field Artillery [110]

Army Service Corps [65]

York and Lancaster Regiment [60]

Royal Army Medical Corps [57]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

Northumberland Fusiliers [48]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Royal Irish Rifles [33]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

West Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Highland Light Infantry [31]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Scottish Rifles [30]

Lincolnshire Regiment [28]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [24]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Royal Naval Division [24]

West Riding Regiment [22]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Highlanders [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Border Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1455]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [128]

Australian Imperial Force [122]

Royal Navy [115]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1987]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1933]

Merchant Navy [41]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [9] Melbourne Victoria [5] Belfast, Antrim [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Maryborough Queensland [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Auckland [3] Barcaldine Queensland [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Edithburgh South Australia [3] Glen Innes New South Wales [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Paddington New South Wales [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Australind Western Australia [2] Ayrshire Scotland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Drysdale Victoria [2] Georgetown Queensland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Londonderry (Derry) [2] Malta [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Airdrie [1] Ashton, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Balham, London [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Bamber’s Green, Takeley, Essex [1] Belfast, Down [1] Beswick, Manchester [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birmingham England [1]

Rank

Private [1017] Gunner [102] Corporal [78] Driver [62] Sapper [53] Serjeant [48] Lance Corporal [32] Acting Corporal [19] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [11] Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Trooper [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bugler [2] Labourer [2] Major [2] Naik [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 1st Stoker [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Surgeon 3rd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon Class 4 [1] Band/Serjeant [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [123] Royal Engineers [112] Royal Field Artillery [110] Army Service Corps [65] York and Lancaster Regiment [60] Royal Army Medical Corps [57] Machine Gun Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] Northumberland Fusiliers [48] Manchester Regiment [34] Royal Irish Rifles [33] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] West Yorkshire Regiment [32] Highland Light Infantry [31] Liverpool Regiment [30] Scottish Rifles [30] Lincolnshire Regiment [28] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [24] Durham Light Infantry [24] Royal Naval Division [24] West Riding Regiment [22] London Regiment [20] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Royal Scots [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Royal Irish Fusiliers [17] Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Highlanders [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Border Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Gordon Highlanders [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1455] Canadian Expeditionary Force [128] Australian Imperial Force [122] Royal Navy [115] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1987] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1933] Merchant Navy [41] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34] New Zealand [1]

Samuel Cecil Rodgers

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 45127 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Rodgers

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army B/23237 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Harry Rodgers

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 16815 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 16815 Private Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment 12 Battalion

British Army 16815 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Percival Hall Rodgers

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy K2482 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E20

Royal Navy K.2482 Stoker - 2nd Class HMS Mercury

Royal Navy K.2482 Stoker - 1st Class HMS Mercury

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Henry Rodgers

Died 1915

British Army 11209 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Harry Rodgers

Died 1918

British Army 44614 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 44614 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Allan Rodgers

Died 1916

British Army 2825 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2825 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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William Thomas Rodgers

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232428

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Henry Rodgers

Died 1917

British Army 24414 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Catherine Hedley Rodgers

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 45131 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Hostel (Gateshead)

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Alan Leigh Rodgers

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233138

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Arthur Edington Rodgers

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50674

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Joseph William Rodgers

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269478

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Alexander Rodgers

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48584

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William Rodgers

Born 1889

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116089 Private 24th Balloon Section, Royal Air Force

British Army 28071 Private (Hay Cutter) 'V' Company, Forage Department, Army Service Corps

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Charles Edward Rodgers

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80243

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William Rodgers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160683

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James Rodgers

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165923

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Arnold Rodgers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37143

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Alan Enison Rodgers

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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