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Bendigo Victoria [5]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

St Kilda Victoria [3]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Plympton South Australia [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wanstead, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Balmoral Victoria [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Belton, Lincolnshire [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carnavon Western Australia [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cumberland [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Fourlanes England [1]

Fullerton South Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Great Wheal Seton, Cornwall [1]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Hayle, Cornwall, England [1]

Helston, Cornwall [1]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hilton, Manitoba [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Kings Road, Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Latrobe Tasmania [1]

Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

London England [1]

London, England [1]

Rank

Private [195]

Corporal [22]

Driver [20]

Sapper [20]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Inter Allied Munitions Council British Secretariat [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Essex Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [468]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [462]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [5] Launceston Tasmania [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] St Kilda Victoria [3] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Plympton South Australia [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wanstead, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Balmoral Victoria [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Belton, Lincolnshire [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burra South Australia [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Cambridge England [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carnavon Western Australia [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Colac Victoria [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cumberland [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Fourlanes England [1] Fullerton South Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Great Wheal Seton, Cornwall [1] Gunnislake, Cornwall [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1] Hayle, Cornwall, England [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hilton, Manitoba [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Kings Road, Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Latrobe Tasmania [1] Liskeard, Cornwall [1] London England [1] London, England [1]

Rank

Private [195] Corporal [22] Driver [20] Sapper [20] Gunner [16] Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Inter Allied Munitions Council British Secretariat [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [22] Labour Corps [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14] Essex Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325] Australian Imperial Force [50] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [468] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [462] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ernest Roy Rule

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645159

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645159 Private Canadian Infantry

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Benjamin Rule

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11168 Cheshire Regiment

British Army 19837 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Percy Reginald Rule

Born 1894

Died 1952

British Army 175677 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Alfred Rule

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 78 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Stanley Rule

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 9891 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Rule

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292045

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Alfred Rule

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army TF/1976 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 5th Territorial Battalion

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Rowland Rule

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143071

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Frederick John Rule

Born 1895

British Army 11141 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 11141 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot

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Frederick James Rule

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy RMA/5820 Corporal Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Lion

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Hector Hoskin Rule

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706021

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706021 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Charles Rule

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282429

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Henry Rule

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 10420 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Rule

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263044

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James Rule

British Army 39934 Private Labour Corps

British Army 6340 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Rule

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265466

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Frederick Charles Rule

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408924

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John Rule

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5659 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 36439 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frederick Henry Rule

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16484 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/16484 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Queen Mary

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Ernest James Rule

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22853

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