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Wexford [8]

Hornsey, London [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Marnhull, Dorset [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Port Albert Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Canterbury New South Wales [2]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2]

Kington, Herefordshire [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barton Regis. [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blything, Suffolk [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridport England [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, Victoria [1]

Cape Broyle,NF [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chiswick, Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Clevedon, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Cranbourne Victoria [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Deritend, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ditton, Lancashire [1]

Dorset [1]

Evercreech, Somerset [1]

Faversham, Kent, England [1]

Fern Tree Gully Victoria [1]

Frome England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [213]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [17]

Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant (E) (Retd) [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Labour Corps [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Welsh Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Service

British Army [347]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [539]

D [2]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [514]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Wexford [8] Hornsey, London [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Marnhull, Dorset [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Port Albert Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Canterbury New South Wales [2] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2] Kington, Herefordshire [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Warren New South Wales [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barton Regis. [1] Birmingham England [1] Blything, Suffolk [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridport England [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Camberwell, Victoria [1] Cape Broyle,NF [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chiswick, Brentford, Middlesex [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clevedon, Taunton, Somerset [1] Colac Victoria [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Cranbourne Victoria [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Deritend, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ditton, Lancashire [1] Dorset [1] Evercreech, Somerset [1] Faversham, Kent, England [1] Fern Tree Gully Victoria [1] Frome England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [213] Gunner [36] Serjeant [19] Driver [17] Corporal [16] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant (E) (Retd) [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Labour Corps [32] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [24] Somerset Light Infantry [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Welsh Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2]

Service

British Army [347] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Australian Imperial Force [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [539] D [2] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [514] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] India [1]

Edward Rossiter

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 59170 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Henry G Rossiter

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army 230096 Serjeant Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 230096 Serjeant Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Ambrose Rossiter

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/4282 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army G/4282 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Ross Fendall Rossiter

Born 1884

Died 1928

British Army Second Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Captain Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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John William Rossiter

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 530 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Ethelbert Lancelot Rossiter

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1089 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 915643 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 915643 Fitter Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas George Rossiter

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 30974 Private Welsh Regiment

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William George Rossiter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162826

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Benjamin Room Rossiter

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129045

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Oliver George Rossiter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125968

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Tom Rossiter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106727

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Walter Frederick Rossiter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69230

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Robert Rossiter

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13203

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Bertrand Alfred Rossiter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185135

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William Hedley Rossiter

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48645

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Ernest William Rossiter

Born 1876

Died 1918

Royal Navy 5779 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/5779 Corporal Royal Marine Artillery

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William Clark Rossiter

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212833

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William James Rossiter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222364

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Stephen Rossiter

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 20497 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Francis Rossiter

Died 1916

British Army 24806 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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