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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]

Thomas Rolfe

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Arthur Neville-Rolfe

Born 1888

Died 1983

British Army Brigade Major Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Captain, acting Lieutenant Colonel 2/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

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Guy Neville-Rolfe

Born 1898

Died 1988

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Inflexible

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Inflexible

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Benjamin Rolfe, M.s.m.

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/85 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy London Z/85 Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy LZ/85 Petty Officer Royal Naval Division 63rd Machine Gun Battalion

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Ranville George Rolfe-Rogers

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harry Charles Ransley Rolfe

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/134 Royal Naval Division

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F W Crowther

British Army 65902 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Battalion

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Helen Blackhall Mrs Rolfe-Rogers

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Families Nursing Service

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