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London England [7]

Grays, Essex, England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [3]

Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Brixton, Surrey [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Clacton, Essex [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lostwithiel, Cornwall [2]

Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Southall, Middlesex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [2]

Walton, Warwickshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Winster, Derbyshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barningham Norfolk [1]

Bawdsey, Suffolk [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brancaster, Norfolk [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan,Wales [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buxton, London [1]

Cardiff England [1]

Claverdon, Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Coventry [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dover England [1]

East Brierley, Yorkshire [1]

Essex, England [1]

Evandale Tasmania [1]

Fairfield Park Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [498]

Gunner [55]

Driver [39]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [37]

Sapper [28]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Rifleman [9]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Forewoman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Master Gunner [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Royal Engineers [57]

Army Service Corps [56]

Labour Corps [51]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [768]

Royal Navy [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

R [1044]

Contribution

Military Service [1012]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

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Place of birth

London England [7] Grays, Essex, England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Bicester, Oxfordshire [3] Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Brixton, Surrey [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Clacton, Essex [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Kennington, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lostwithiel, Cornwall [2] Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Southall, Middlesex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [2] Walton, Warwickshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Winster, Derbyshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barningham Norfolk [1] Bawdsey, Suffolk [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham [1] Brancaster, Norfolk [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan,Wales [1] Brixton, London [1] Buxton, London [1] Cardiff England [1] Claverdon, Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Coventry [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dover England [1] East Brierley, Yorkshire [1] Essex, England [1] Evandale Tasmania [1] Fairfield Park Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [498] Gunner [55] Driver [39] Corporal [37] Serjeant [37] Sapper [28] Second Lieutenant [20] Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [12] Rifleman [9] Captain [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Forewoman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Master Gunner [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [58] Royal Engineers [57] Army Service Corps [56] Labour Corps [51] London Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Fusiliers [23] Rifle Brigade [18] Middlesex Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Essex Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [768] Royal Navy [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

R [1044]

Contribution

Military Service [1012] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Thomas William Rouse

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 375567 Private London Regiment

British Army 375567 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Samuel Rouse

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 31411 Private Manchester Regiment

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Benjamin Rouse

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 204117 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 205746 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick William Rouse

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 59983 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40945 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert John Rouse

Born 1880

Died 1961

British Army B/19530 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army 6194254 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Charles Rouse

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Serjeant Royal Engineers Signal Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment attd. 32nd Signal Coy. Royal Engineers

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Bernard Rouse

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2354 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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William Richard Rouse

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy J78165 H.M.S. Pembroke I

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George Alfred Rouse

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/6084 Royal Naval Division

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Tom Arthur Rouse

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13394 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Norman Edward Rouse

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9246 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Rouse

Died 1914

British Army 445 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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T W Rouse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112668

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Benjamin Rouse

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122022

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Alfred Rouse

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268352

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Thomas Henry Rouse

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189158

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William Rouse

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292130

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Harry Rouse

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215444

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Edward Arthur Rouse

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38454

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Albert John Rouse

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276306

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