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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Sturt South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Goxhill, Lincolnshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Roebourne Western Australia [2]

Sheffield [2]

Strathmerton Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Alexandra, Egypt [1]

Alfreton,Derbyshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Aston, Warks [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bisley, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Branston, Staffordshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton Tasmania [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Bury, Quebec [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Cork [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Courtnay [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [635]

Gunner [74]

Driver [54]

Corporal [52]

Sapper [50]

Serjeant [46]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lieutenant [31]

Captain [30]

Lance Corporal [21]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Corporal [9]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Bombardier [6]

Guardsman [6]

Major [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sergeant [4]

Sister [4]

Worker [4]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Paymaster [2]

Paymaster Captain [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Lieutenant Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Captain/Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [97]

Royal Field Artillery [83]

Army Service Corps [73]

Labour Corps [65]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

London Regiment [35]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1050]

Royal Navy [90]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1380]

G [2]

H [2]

C [1]

F [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1363]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Sturt South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Goxhill, Lincolnshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Roebourne Western Australia [2] Sheffield [2] Strathmerton Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey [1] Alexandra, Egypt [1] Alfreton,Derbyshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Aston, Warks [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Bisley, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Branston, Staffordshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brighton Tasmania [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Quebec [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Cork [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Courtnay [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [635] Gunner [74] Driver [54] Corporal [52] Sapper [50] Serjeant [46] Second Lieutenant [39] Lieutenant [31] Captain [30] Lance Corporal [21] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Corporal [9] Pioneer [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Bombardier [6] Guardsman [6] Major [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sergeant [4] Sister [4] Worker [4] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Paymaster [2] Paymaster Captain [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Lieutenant Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Captain/Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [97] Royal Field Artillery [83] Army Service Corps [73] Labour Corps [65] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] London Regiment [35] Machine Gun Corps [28] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Manchester Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] East Surrey Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Grenadier Guards [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] West Riding Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1050] Royal Navy [90] Canadian Expeditionary Force [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1380] G [2] H [2] C [1] F [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1363] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Ronald Howarth Roe

Born 1889

Died 1972

Royal Navy 27 Lieutenant Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Samuel George Roe

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Arthur Robert Montgomery Roe

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Roe

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 203972 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Charles Frederick Roe

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4337 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Thomas Roe

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 725717 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald George Roe

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 5588 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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Henry James Roe

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6719

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James Henry Roe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32181

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Harry Roe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11409

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William Roe

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41972

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Frank Roe

Born 1894

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9438 Sergeant

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Frederick Roe

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 71 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Albert Roe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140532

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Merle Benjamin Roe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170049

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James Albert Roe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91039

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Thomas William Roe

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 198118 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 9688 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9688 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Harold Roe

Died 1918

British Army 20218 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion attached 2nd/5th Battalion

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Harry Owen Roe

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164908

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Thomas Gowns Roe

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57583

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