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Geelong Victoria [3]

Greenfield, Yorkshire [2]

Ancoats, Lancashire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Bloomsbury Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chester [1]

Corrimal New South Wales [1]

Devon England [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Fairfield Manchester [1]

Fulstone, West Yorkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Heckmondwycke, Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Northumberland [1]

Penistone, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Staley Bridge England [1]

Thurgoland, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Wood Nook, Honley, West Yorkshire [1]

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Private [219]

Corporal [24]

Gunner [21]

Serjeant [14]

Driver [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver/Acting Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private/Acting Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant, Pilot [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [31]

West Riding Regiment [25]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Manchester Regiment Depot [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [310]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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R [369]

Contribution

Military Service [365]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [369] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Geelong Victoria [3] Greenfield, Yorkshire [2] Ancoats, Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Bloomsbury Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chester [1] Corrimal New South Wales [1] Devon England [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Fairfield Manchester [1] Fulstone, West Yorkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Heckmondwycke, Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Northumberland [1] Penistone, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield [1] Staley Bridge England [1] Thurgoland, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Wood Nook, Honley, West Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [219] Corporal [24] Gunner [21] Serjeant [14] Driver [13] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver/Acting Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private/Acting Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant, Pilot [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

York and Lancaster Regiment [33] Labour Corps [31] West Riding Regiment [25] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [21] Manchester Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Manchester Regiment Depot [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [310] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [369]

Contribution

Military Service [365] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Walter Roebuck

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 25838 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 25838 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Roebuck

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 55071 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Roebuck

Died 1915

British Army 10536 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10536 Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10536 Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edwin Roebuck

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 3093 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240934 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240934 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Roebuck

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295699

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William Henry Roebuck

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314354

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Sydney Arthur Roebuck

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2810

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Richard Cecil Roebuck

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146847

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Leonard Roebuck

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 38th Squadron

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Lawrence Cyril Roebuck

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 241061 Private West Riding Regiment

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Percy Alfred Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force 768

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James Vernon Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force

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Stanley Richard Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force

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William Harold Roebuck

Died 1917

British Army 5788 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Robinson Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force 10136

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John Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force 2123

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Albert Kenneth Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force 977

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Walter John Roebuck

Australian Imperial Force 2415

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Frank Roebuck

Born 1883

Royal Navy 2761 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George Roebuck

Born 1881

Royal Navy 9372 Royal Marine Artillery

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