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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Boothstown, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bridgend [2]

Castleford, Yorkshire [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Mysia Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adel, Yorkshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland [1]

Bookham, Surrey [1]

Brafferton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Korumburra Victoria [1]

Leeds Yorkshire [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

London England [1]

Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

New Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oakworth, Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Petersburg South Australia [1]

Rose Bay New South Wales [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Scarborough Yorkshire [1]

Sedgley, Staffordshire [1]

Shepherd's Bush, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [21]

Driver [10]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

South Wales Borderers Depot [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [240]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

R [306]

Contribution

Military Service [302]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

South Africa [1]

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People [306] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Boothstown, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bridgend [2] Castleford, Yorkshire [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Mysia Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adel, Yorkshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland [1] Bookham, Surrey [1] Brafferton, York, Yorkshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Korumburra Victoria [1] Leeds Yorkshire [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] London England [1] Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] New Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottingham [1] Oakworth, Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Petersburg South Australia [1] Rose Bay New South Wales [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Scarborough Yorkshire [1] Sedgley, Staffordshire [1] Shepherd's Bush, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [161] Gunner [22] Sapper [21] Driver [10] Corporal [8] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Flight Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Major [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] South Wales Borderers Depot [2] Training Reserve [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [240] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

R [306]

Contribution

Military Service [302] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] South Africa [1]

Joseph Rollinson

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 66836 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 16423 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 66836 Private Royal Defence Corps 8th Battalion

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William Rollinson

Born 1892

Died 1954

British Army 21546 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army M/395636 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 21546 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 7th Hussars

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George Henry Rollinson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 453100 Private London Regiment 1st Btn (Finsbury Rifles)

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Walter Rollinson

Born 1883

British Army 7878 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7878 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7878 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Noble Rollinson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63012

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Henry John Rollinson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187984

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Robert Charlesworth Rollinson

Born 1885

Died 1962

British Army 71036 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 71036 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Horace Rollinson

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 12/1932 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12th Battalion

British Army 12/1932 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 13th Reserve Battalion

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William Rollinson

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 3/3247 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edward Rollinson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223564

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Thomas Rollinson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 307830 Private West Riding Regiment

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Thomas Maston Rollinson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33187

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Reginald Berbeck Rollinson

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 202121 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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George Valentine Rollinson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263972

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Frank Barnet Rollinson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20318

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Job Henry Thomas Rollinson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65255

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Ralph Rollinson

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 200808 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Rollinson

Died 1917

British Army 1636 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army 80524 Private Essex Yeomanry

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Arthur Rollinson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 47296 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 47296 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Rollinson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 33155 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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