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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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People [542] Stories Communities

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]

Wyndham Rossiter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218540

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Paul Boniface Rossiter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220484

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William Rossiter

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8649

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Donald James William Rossiter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268856

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Oliver Rossiter

Died 1918

British Army 20539 Private Grenadier Guards attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 20539 Private Grenadier Guards

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Albert David Rossiter

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 445546

Canadian Expeditionary Force 445546 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Francis Charles Rossiter

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887539

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887539 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Rossiter

Died 1917

British Army 11481 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Francis Rossiter

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10219 Private Scots Guards

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John Rossiter

Died 1918

British Army 6786 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 390341 Private Labour Corps

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Michael Rossiter

Died 1918

British Army 26672 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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James Rossiter

Died 1916

British Army 9975 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9975 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Herbert Charles Rossiter

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 25520 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Edward James Rossiter

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 424389 Private London Regiment

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William J Rossiter

Died 1918

British Army 302024 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Rossiter

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 24930 Private Acting Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 24930 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 24930 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Frank Rossiter

Died 1916

British Army 20681 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Walter Edward Rossiter

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 7749 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward Morgan Rossiter

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203661

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Charles Edwin Rossiter

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100658

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