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Chelmsford, Essex [5]

Cooma New South Wales [5]

Aston Clinton [4]

Hythe, Kent [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Beaconsfield [2]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [2]

Beaumaris Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2]

Bressingham Norfolk [2]

Dalston, London [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Epping, Essex [2]

Essex England [2]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Southminster, Essex [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Welford, Wickham, Berkshire [2]

Acton, London [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedford [1]

Bemboka New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bilsington [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackwater, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brighstone, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [537]

Gunner [63]

Driver [46]

Sapper [41]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [32]

Lance Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [10]

Pioneer [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Now Second Lieutenant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [75]

Royal Field Artillery [73]

Labour Corps [68]

Royal Engineers [65]

London Regiment [45]

Middlesex Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Royal Fusiliers [30]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Essex Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

East Kent Regiment [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Service

British Army [822]

Royal Navy [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [1124]

N [2]

C [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1118]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Australia [1]

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Chelmsford, Essex [5] Cooma New South Wales [5] Aston Clinton [4] Hythe, Kent [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Battersea, London [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Fulham, London [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Beaconsfield [2] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [2] Beaumaris Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2] Bressingham Norfolk [2] Dalston, London [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Epping, Essex [2] Essex England [2] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Southminster, Essex [2] Southwark, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Welford, Wickham, Berkshire [2] Acton, London [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedford [1] Bemboka New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bilsington [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackwater, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brighstone, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [537] Gunner [63] Driver [46] Sapper [41] Corporal [37] Serjeant [32] Lance Corporal [18] Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [10] Pioneer [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Now Second Lieutenant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [75] Royal Field Artillery [73] Labour Corps [68] Royal Engineers [65] London Regiment [45] Middlesex Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Royal Fusiliers [30] Machine Gun Corps [26] Essex Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21] Hampshire Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] East Kent Regiment [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Royal Defence Corps [4]

Service

British Army [822] Royal Navy [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Australian Imperial Force [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [1124] N [2] C [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1118] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Australia [1]

Egerton Rolfe

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217060

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William Horace Rolfe

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8406

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John Rolfe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242340

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Ernest Victor Rolfe

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1793 Corporal Lothian and Border Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant 13th Hussars

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Robert Herbert Rolfe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43684

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Samuel Gardiner Rolfe

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army 07535 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 07535 Acting Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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Percy Rolfe

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 11887 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Frederick William Rolfe

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181435

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Horace Hedley Reginald Rolfe

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16186

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Arthur John Rolfe

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288275

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Albert Edward Rolfe

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214689

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Frederick Charles Guiver Rolfe

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 40304 FORMERLY 2377 Private Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 60321 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Alice Maud Rolfe

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24492 Member 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Joseph Henry Rolfe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7068

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Alfred James Rolfe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21844

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Edgar Rolfe

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263376

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Harry James Rolfe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28079

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Algernon Bernard Arthur Rolfe

Australian Imperial Force

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William Rolfe

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 50134 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Ernest Rolfe

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 124131 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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