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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Marrickville New South Wales [2]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bentham England [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Durban [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Hoyland near Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jump, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Kew Gardens Surrey [1]

Kew Gardens, Richmond [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oberon New South Wales [1]

Parkgate, Yorkshire [1]

Pietermaritzburg [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Tunkersley near Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Twickenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Twickenhan [1]

Warwickshire [1]

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Private [113]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Major [4]

Sapper [3]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

C/O [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/temporary Brigadier General [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

12th Light Horse Regiment [1]

18th King George's Own Lancers [1]

18th Lancers [1]

2nd Light Horse Brigade [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

3rd Light Horse Brigade [1]

4th Regiment South African Infantry [1]

Australian and New Zealand Forces/Staff [1]

Border Mounted Rifles [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

South African Services [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [219]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

South Africa [1]

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People [224] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Marrickville New South Wales [2] Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bentham England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Durban [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Hoyland near Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Islington, London [1] Jump, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Kew Gardens Surrey [1] Kew Gardens, Richmond [1] Nottingham [1] Oberon New South Wales [1] Parkgate, Yorkshire [1] Pietermaritzburg [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Tunkersley near Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Twickenham, London, Middlesex [1] Twickenhan [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [113] Serjeant [15] Corporal [8] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Major [4] Sapper [3] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] C/O [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/temporary Brigadier General [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Squadron Commander [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Staff [2] Tank Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 12th Light Horse Regiment [1] 18th King George's Own Lancers [1] 18th Lancers [1] 2nd Light Horse Brigade [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 3rd Light Horse Brigade [1] 4th Regiment South African Infantry [1] Australian and New Zealand Forces/Staff [1] Border Mounted Rifles [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [11] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] South African Services [3] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [219] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] South Africa [1]

Eric Royston

Born 1894

British Army 375 Private Royal Fusiliers 23

British Army 375 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 23rd

British Army 375 Lance Sergeant Royal Fusiliers 23rd

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Frederick Royston

Born 1890

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 389

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Herbert Royston

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army 70219 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 70219 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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Clifford Edwin Royston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47023

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John Robinson 'galloping Jack' Royston

Born 1860

Died 1942

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Colonel/temporary Brigadier General Staff

South African Services Serjeant Natal Mounted Rifles

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Charles Royston

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 2349 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 960446 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Royston

Born 1897

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20696

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Albert Royston

Died 1916

British Army 1935 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 265246 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Walker Royston

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188638

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Walter Royston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144879

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Eli Royston

Died 1916

British Army 24217 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Vincent Royston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15412 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harold Thomas Royston

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 15890 Private Suffolk Regiment

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David Royston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59190

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Albert Royston

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118642

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Garnet Hume Donovan Royston

Born 1897

Died 1918

South African Services 22154 Private 4th Regiment South African Infantry

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Charles S Royston

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army L/612 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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James Royston

Died 1915

British Army 4/7211 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4/7211 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Fred Royston

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 203775 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Frederick Royston

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/7289 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7289 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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