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Place of birth

Carlisle, Cumberland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Annan Scotland [1]

Auchinleck, Scotland [1]

Barton, Cheshire [1]

Battle Bridge, Durham [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bowston, Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Brampton, Cumberland [1]

Bundamba Queensland [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chester le Street, Durham [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport,Stoke Damerel,Devon. [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Gladstone South Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grange South Australia [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Haltwhistle [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Levens Westmoreland [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Northumberland England [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Queenstown South Australia [1]

Ravenhead, St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Ryhope, Durham [1]

Saint Helens, Lincolnshire [1]

Saint John's, Newfoundland [1]

Seaton England [1]

Seaton South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [282]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [27]

Driver [25]

Sapper [20]

Serjeant [19]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fireman [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Strapper [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Worker [1]

ra [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [37]

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [34]

Border Regiment [29]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [443]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [574]

Contribution

Military Service [555]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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People [574] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Carlisle, Cumberland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey [1] Annan Scotland [1] Auchinleck, Scotland [1] Barton, Cheshire [1] Battle Bridge, Durham [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bowston, Kendal, Westmorland [1] Brampton, Cumberland [1] Bundamba Queensland [1] Cheshire [1] Chester le Street, Durham [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport,Stoke Damerel,Devon. [1] Durham, Durham [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Gladstone South Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grange South Australia [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Haltwhistle [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Levens Westmoreland [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Northumberland England [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Queenstown South Australia [1] Ravenhead, St Helens, Lancashire [1] Ryhope, Durham [1] Saint Helens, Lincolnshire [1] Saint John's, Newfoundland [1] Seaton England [1] Seaton South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [282] Gunner [35] Corporal [27] Driver [25] Sapper [20] Serjeant [19] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Captain [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Fireman [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Strapper [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1] Worker [1] ra [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [37] Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [34] Border Regiment [29] Labour Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Durham Light Infantry [20] Manchester Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [443] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [574]

Contribution

Military Service [555] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Leonard George Routledge

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9864

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Walter Routledge

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107091

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George Routledge

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267045

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Joseph Routledge

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5513 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Samuel Routledge

Born 1891

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine: SS Celtic (Liverpool)

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Ralph Routledge

Born 1887

British Army F/22 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/22 Middlesex Regiment 27th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Routledge

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253207

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Frank Ernest Routledge

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169698

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John Joseph Routledge

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23142

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Joseph James Routledge

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312155

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Arthur Richard Routledge

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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Leslie James Routledge

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 29561 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Leslie Herbert Routledge

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1951 Private London Regiment

British Army 1951 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Joseph Smith (joe) Routledge

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 65550 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Routledge

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16282 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Routledge

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715500

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715500 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Charles Routledge

Died 1918

British Army WR/337640 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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John William Routledge

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 873

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Frederick Routledge

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124816

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Wallace Routledge

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229616

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