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Faversham, Kent [3]

London England [2]

Northill, Bedfordshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wood Green, Middlesex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bamsley England [1]

Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England [1]

Bevois Town, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Binnaway New South Wales [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Cumberland [1]

Darling Downs Queensland [1]

Dublin [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Favesham [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hanover Square, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kiama New South Wales [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Little Snoring Norfolk [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Parracombe, Devon [1]

Penola South Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Saint George's, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney [1]

Toronto [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Tufnell Park, London [1]

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Private [152]

Driver [19]

Sapper [15]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Captain [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

sapper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Hussars [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [246]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [329]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [330] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [3] London England [2] Northill, Bedfordshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wood Green, Middlesex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bamsley England [1] Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England [1] Bevois Town, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Binnaway New South Wales [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clapham, London [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Cumberland [1] Darling Downs Queensland [1] Dublin [1] Edmonton, London [1] Favesham [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hanover Square, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kiama New South Wales [1] Lincolnshire [1] Little Snoring Norfolk [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Nottingham England [1] Parracombe, Devon [1] Penola South Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Saint George's, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Surrey [1] Sydney [1] Toronto [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Tufnell Park, London [1]

Rank

Private [152] Driver [19] Sapper [15] Gunner [13] Serjeant [13] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Captain [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1] sapper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Hussars [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [246] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [329] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Cornelius Rook

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186108

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Stephen George Rook

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5607

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Alfred Edwin Rook

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30250

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Ernest W Rook

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8771 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8771 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William P Rook

Born 1884

British Army 207959 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army E1058 Sapper Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 1058 sapper Royal Naval Division Deal battalion

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James Rook

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227361

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William Percy Rook

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10751

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John Joseph Rook

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410106

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Richard Rook

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215927

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Arthur Rook

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 31521 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 31521 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Victor Rook

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 6192 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Rook

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 46841 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 46841 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Fred Rook

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4191 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 235812 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 235812 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Leslie Jeater Rook

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2237 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 25573 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Percy Rook

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 29015 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Victor Pierce Carter Rook

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8872

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Eric Barnard Rook

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318986

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Horace Rook

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 478

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Son Rook

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army T/308631 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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James Frederick Rook

Australian Imperial Force 2965

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