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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Dandenong Victoria [2]

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Wrotham, Kent [2]

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Penge, Kent [1]

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Private [177]

Gunner [28]

Sapper [16]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Worker [2]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment/Staff [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Dragoons [2]

Service

British Army [262]

Royal Navy [32]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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R [364]

Contribution

Military Service [361]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Dandenong Victoria [2] Evenley, Northants [2] Thenford, Northants [2] Wrotham, Kent [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberfoyle, Perthshire [1] Ashford New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradley, Staffordshire [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Crowmarsh, Berkshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dinmore Queensland [1] Dorset [1] Ellendale Tasmania [1] Ellendale, Tasmania [1] Gladstone, Queensland [1] Golden Square Victoria [1] Graman New South Wales [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Hampton Wick, Middlesex [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Highgate, London [1] Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Horsforth, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] London, England [1] Maiden Newton, Devon [1] Newington, Southwark, London [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Penge, Kent [1] Portsmouth England [1] Prahran Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [177] Gunner [28] Sapper [16] Driver [13] Serjeant [13] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [7] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Worker [2] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Brigade Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Australian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment/Staff [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Dragoons [2]

Service

British Army [262] Royal Navy [32] Australian Imperial Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

R [364]

Contribution

Military Service [361] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1]

William H. S. Rolls

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 270387 Private Royal Scots

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George Frederick Rolls

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 57768 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Rolls

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army SS/20760 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 302834 Private Labour Corps

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Harold John Rolls

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17872 Acting Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army M/353210 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M/353210 Corporal Army Service Corps

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George Rolls

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 2576 Private London Regiment

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Frederick William Rolls

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army SE/4572 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 120126 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Hubert Lester Rolls

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 32673 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 38412 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Walter W Rolls

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1494 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1494 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Arthur Henry Rolls

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army L/6282 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/6282 Lance Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Hedley R Rolls

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 9694 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur Balson Rolls

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211929

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Robert Shearer Rolls

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161645

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Edmund Rolls

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68866

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Bernard Rolls

Australian Imperial Force 1432

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John Rolls

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 11082 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 679 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Arthur John Rolls

Born 1891

Died 1936

Australian Imperial Force 2466 Private

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James John Rolls

Australian Imperial Force 3116

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Glanville Henry George Rolls

Australian Imperial Force 3481

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William Gardner Rolls

Australian Imperial Force 3233

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Norman Mckenzie Rolls

Australian Imperial Force 3938

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