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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Port Stephens New South Wales [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Braunton, Devon [2]

Bude, Cornwall [2]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nyngan New South Wales [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Arundle New South Wales [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bampton, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Biggleswade [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broadwell Lane End near Coleford, Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Calstock, Cornwall, England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Clawton, Devon [1]

Colyton, Devon [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

East Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Forth Tasmania [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [301]

Gunner [37]

Driver [36]

Sapper [32]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [19]

Lieutenant [18]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [9]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Commander [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Colonel [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49]

Labour Corps [46]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Air Force [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Service

British Army [485]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

R [653]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [642]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Port Stephens New South Wales [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Braunton, Devon [2] Bude, Cornwall [2] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nyngan New South Wales [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Arundle New South Wales [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bampton, Devon [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Biggleswade [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Brighton [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broadwell Lane End near Coleford, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Calstock, Cornwall, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clawton, Devon [1] Colyton, Devon [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] East Fremantle Western Australia [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Forth Tasmania [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [301] Gunner [37] Driver [36] Sapper [32] Corporal [24] Serjeant [19] Lieutenant [18] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [9] Major [9] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Corporal [3] Nursing Sister [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Commander [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Chief Armourer [1] Colonel [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49] Labour Corps [46] Royal Field Artillery [38] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] London Regiment [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Air Force [8] Border Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Highlanders [3]

Service

British Army [485] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Australian Imperial Force [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

R [653] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [642] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Arthur Eustace Rooke

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8168 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8168 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Hubert Rooke

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 11951 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 11951 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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George Willis Rooke

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2379632

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2379632 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sidney Austin Harold Rooke

Died 1918

British Army 1597 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy Rooke

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 152814 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert E Rooke

Died 1918

British Army 9995 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 9995 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas A Rooke

Died 1916

British Army 18317 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 18317 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Edward Rooke

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291381

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Percy Leopold Rooke

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46348

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George Rooke

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81515

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John Rooke

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94267

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Nelson Rooke

Born 1889

Died 1958

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

British Army Corporal West Kent (Queen's Own) Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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Robert John Rooke

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 9537 Sapper 11th Field Company, Australian Engineers

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Frank Herbert Rooke

Australian Imperial Force 825

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David Sidney Rooke

Australian Imperial Force 3436

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Bert J Rooke

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army M2/053849 Private Army Service Corps

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Francis William Rooke

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3160 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Rooke

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 133718 Private Machine Gun Corps

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B A Rooke

Died 1918

British Army G/21920 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/21920 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Alan Rooke

Died 1917

British Army 2445 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 761333 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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