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Arundel, Sussex [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Crickhowell, Breconshire [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

London England [2]

Shepherds Bush, London [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Agra [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bengal [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Buckingham [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Cambridge [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dorset England [1]

East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Elham, Kent [1]

Essex England [1]

Hertford England [1]

Hyde [1]

Ilford, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maida-Vale, London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Merton, Surrey [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Needham Market, Suffolk [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Woolwich [1]

Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

lakenheath [1]

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Private [138]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Sargeant [1]

Ship's Chief Cook [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temp. Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

London Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Essex Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Mission Portuguese Corps/Royal Field Artillery [1]

British South African Police [1]

Cambridgeshire Battalion/Suffolk Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [226]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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R [313]

Contribution

Military Service [304]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [313] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Arundel, Sussex [4] Camberwell, London [3] Crickhowell, Breconshire [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] London England [2] Shepherds Bush, London [2] Stepney, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Agra [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bengal [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Buckingham [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Cambridge [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dalston, London [1] Dorset England [1] East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Elham, Kent [1] Essex England [1] Hertford England [1] Hyde [1] Ilford, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maida-Vale, London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Merton, Surrey [1] Mile End, London [1] Needham Market, Suffolk [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Woolwich [1] Woolwich, Kent, England [1] Woolwich, London [1] lakenheath [1]

Rank

Private [138] Gunner [22] Sapper [14] Serjeant [10] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Sargeant [1] Ship's Chief Cook [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temp. Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [21] London Regiment [19] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [10] Essex Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Herefordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Mission Portuguese Corps/Royal Field Artillery [1] British South African Police [1] Cambridgeshire Battalion/Suffolk Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [226] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [313]

Contribution

Military Service [304] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William Thomas Rumsey

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 6042 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George A Rumsey

Died 1918

British Army 23969 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 63357 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Cecil Rumsey

Died 1919

British Army 152252 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 152252 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick William Rumsey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201998

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Reginald English Rumsey

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Frederick Charles Rumsey

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 249680

Canadian Expeditionary Force 249680 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Charles Rumsey

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 809152

Canadian Expeditionary Force 809152 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur William Rumsey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241591

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Allan Rumsey

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27949

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Frederick George Rumsey

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Spts/1773 Corporal London Regiment 23rd (service) battalion, royal fusiliers (city of london regiment) (1st Battalion

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Walter Kenneth Rumsey

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143641

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John Ernest William Rumsey

Australian Imperial Force 26627

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Ernest Albert Rumsey

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32726 Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Percey Rumsey

Born 1890

Royal Navy 14271 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Ernest Rumsey

Born 1880

Royal Navy 9829 Royal Marine Artillery

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Francis Daniel Rumsey

Born 1880

Royal Navy 11982 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Walter Thomas Joseph Rumsey

Born 1898

Died 1963

British Army 10494 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army L/17410 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Samuel Edward Rumsey

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 341501 Ship's Chief Cook HMS Defence

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James Robert Rumsey

Australian Imperial Force 16417

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Arthur Edwin Rumsey

Australian Imperial Force 2478

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