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Sydney New South Wales [14]

London England [11]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Battersea, London [8]

Norwich, Norfolk [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Blandford, Dorset [6]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

London [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5]

Perth Western Australia [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Birmingham England [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [4]

Saint Pancras, London [4]

Walthamstow, Essex [4]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Capel Western Australia [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Walthamstow, London [3]

Woking, Surrey [3]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Ascot Vale Victoria [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bearsted, Kent [2]

Bellingen New South Wales [2]

Berkhamsted [2]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Blackheath, Staffordshire [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2851]

Gunner [352]

Driver [273]

Corporal [240]

Serjeant [213]

Sapper [211]

Lance Corporal [139]

Second Lieutenant [86]

Lieutenant [83]

Captain [59]

Acting Corporal [49]

Acting Serjeant [40]

Pioneer [35]

Major [27]

Bombardier [26]

Staff Serjeant [21]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Rifleman [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Worker [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Bombardier [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Chaplain [4]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Armament Staff Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [384]

Royal Engineers [341]

Labour Corps [327]

Army Service Corps [325]

Royal Garrison Artillery [217]

London Regiment [181]

Royal Army Medical Corps [144]

Royal Fusiliers [112]

Machine Gun Corps [105]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [104]

Middlesex Regiment [86]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [84]

Suffolk Regiment [77]

Northumberland Fusiliers [74]

Hampshire Regiment [67]

The Queen's Regiment [67]

Worcestershire Regiment [65]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [62]

Essex Regiment [55]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [55]

Rifle Brigade [55]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [54]

Durham Light Infantry [53]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [52]

Dorsetshire Regiment [51]

Norfolk Regiment [50]

Royal Army Service Corps [49]

West Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Royal West Kent Regiment [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [44]

Wiltshire Regiment [44]

Liverpool Regiment [41]

Bedfordshire Regiment [40]

Canadian Infantry [40]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [37]

East Kent Regiment [37]

East Surrey Regiment [37]

Royal Defence Corps [37]

York and Lancaster Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [36]

Army Ordnance Corps [34]

British West Indies Regiment [34]

Tank Corps [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Royal Naval Division [33]

Royal Sussex Regiment [33]

Seaforth Highlanders [33]

South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

Service

British Army [4465]

Royal Navy [456]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [385]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [327]

Australian Imperial Force [298]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [52]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [6072]

D [11]

L [3]

S [3]

A [2]

E [1]

M [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5968]

Merchant Navy [82]

Conscientious Objector [19]

Country

United Kingdom [124]

Jamaica [3]

Italy [2]

New Zealand [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Panama [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [14] London England [11] London, Middlesex, England [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Battersea, London [8] Norwich, Norfolk [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Maidstone, Kent [7] Blandford, Dorset [6] Brisbane Queensland [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] London [5] London, Middlesex [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5] Perth Western Australia [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Woodbridge, Suffolk [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Birmingham England [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [4] Saint Pancras, London [4] Walthamstow, Essex [4] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Capel Western Australia [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Frome, Somerset [3] Kensington, London [3] Paddington, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Walthamstow, London [3] Woking, Surrey [3] Wrexham, Denbighshire [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Ascot Vale Victoria [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bearsted, Kent [2] Bellingen New South Wales [2] Berkhamsted [2] Bingara New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Blackheath, Staffordshire [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bourke New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2851] Gunner [352] Driver [273] Corporal [240] Serjeant [213] Sapper [211] Lance Corporal [139] Second Lieutenant [86] Lieutenant [83] Captain [59] Acting Corporal [49] Acting Serjeant [40] Pioneer [35] Major [27] Bombardier [26] Staff Serjeant [21] Lance Serjeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Rifleman [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Worker [12] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Able Seaman [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Guardsman [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Bombardier [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Chaplain [4] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sister [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Armament Staff Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nursing Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [384] Royal Engineers [341] Labour Corps [327] Army Service Corps [325] Royal Garrison Artillery [217] London Regiment [181] Royal Army Medical Corps [144] Royal Fusiliers [112] Machine Gun Corps [105] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [104] Middlesex Regiment [86] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [84] Suffolk Regiment [77] Northumberland Fusiliers [74] Hampshire Regiment [67] The Queen's Regiment [67] Worcestershire Regiment [65] King's Royal Rifle Corps [62] Essex Regiment [55] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [55] Rifle Brigade [55] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [54] Durham Light Infantry [53] Manchester Regiment [52] Royal Berkshire Regiment [52] Dorsetshire Regiment [51] Norfolk Regiment [50] Royal Army Service Corps [49] West Yorkshire Regiment [47] Royal West Kent Regiment [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [44] Wiltshire Regiment [44] Liverpool Regiment [41] Bedfordshire Regiment [40] Canadian Infantry [40] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [37] East Kent Regiment [37] East Surrey Regiment [37] Royal Defence Corps [37] York and Lancaster Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [36] Army Ordnance Corps [34] British West Indies Regiment [34] Tank Corps [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Royal Naval Division [33] Royal Sussex Regiment [33] Seaforth Highlanders [33] South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

Service

British Army [4465] Royal Navy [456] Canadian Expeditionary Force [385] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [327] Australian Imperial Force [298] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [52] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [6072] D [11] L [3] S [3] A [2] E [1] M [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5968] Merchant Navy [82] Conscientious Objector [19]

Country

United Kingdom [124] Jamaica [3] Italy [2] New Zealand [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1] France [1] India [1] Panama [1]

Edward James Rose

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army T2380 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 457644 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Hayward Rose

Born 1888

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force 939 Corporal 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Algernon Winter Rose

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Captain Essex Yeomanry Attached Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Yeomanry

British Army Captain Essex Yeomanry

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Ernest Mervyn Rose

Born 1898

Died 1969

Australian Imperial Force 3069 Sergeant 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Vernon Herbert Rose

Born 1884

Died 1986

Australian Imperial Force 7525 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Herbert Rose

Born 1882

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7063 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Henry Hammond Rose

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 16353 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 16353 Private Norfolk Regiment 10th Battalion

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Ronald Hugh Walrond Rose

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Scottish Rifles

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Alexander Daniel Rose

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 937 Private Rand Rifles South African Forces

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds Pals)

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Harry Thomas Norman Rose

Born 1880

Died 1963

Royal Navy M9840 Junior Reserve Attendant H.M.S. Pembroke I

Royal Navy M9840 Junior Reserve Attendant Retired Sailor's Home - Chatham

Royal Navy M9840 Senior Reserve Attendant Retired Sailor's Home - Chatham

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Alexander Dalton Rose

Born 1885

Died 1954

British Army 30501 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Christopher Samuel Rose

Born 1880

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5773 Private 44th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Henry Hawthorne Rose

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6392 Private 11th Machine Gun Company

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Edward Arthur Rose

Born 1899

Died 1969

British Army G/39716 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/39716 Private Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

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Phillip Vivian Rose

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army Captain General List

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Percy Elwood Rose

Born 1895

Died 1973

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219712

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219712 Private 74th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219712 Private 87th Battalion

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Albert Edward Rose

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2195 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Richard Rose

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13097 Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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John James Rose

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 266195 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 235431 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Albert Frank Rose

Born 1898

Died 1982

British Army Non-Combatant Corps

British Army 3850 Private Non-Combatant Corps 11 Eastern Company

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