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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool [3]

Manchester [3]

Texas Queensland [3]

Balmoral New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brent, Devon [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

Gloucester [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Highbury, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Newton Abbot England [2]

North Walsham, Norfolk [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Salcombe, Devon, England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Whitby, Yorkshire [2]

Wicklow [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berry New South Wales [1]

Blackheath New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Boyle, Roscommon [1]

Brighton [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire [1]

Chaldon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [708]

Gunner [84]

Driver [62]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [44]

Sapper [42]

Lance Corporal [36]

Lieutenant [20]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Captain [9]

Bombardier [8]

Rifleman [7]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Brevet Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Ships Stewards Assistant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Auxiliary Nurse [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100]

Labour Corps [77]

Royal Engineers [75]

Army Service Corps [72]

Manchester Regiment [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

London Regiment [26]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Connaught Rangers [7]

Service

British Army [1076]

Royal Navy [131]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

R [1477]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1429]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool [3] Manchester [3] Texas Queensland [3] Balmoral New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brent, Devon [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] Gloucester [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Highbury, London [2] Islington, London [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Liverpool England [2] London [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Newton Abbot England [2] North Walsham, Norfolk [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Salcombe, Devon, England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Whitby, Yorkshire [2] Wicklow [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Blackheath New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Boyle, Roscommon [1] Brighton [1] Cambridge England [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire [1] Chaldon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [708] Gunner [84] Driver [62] Corporal [58] Serjeant [44] Sapper [42] Lance Corporal [36] Lieutenant [20] Second Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [15] Pioneer [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Captain [9] Bombardier [8] Rifleman [7] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Brevet Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Midshipman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Ships Stewards Assistant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Auxiliary Nurse [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100] Labour Corps [77] Royal Engineers [75] Army Service Corps [72] Manchester Regiment [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Liverpool Regiment [34] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] London Regiment [26] Middlesex Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Cheshire Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Connaught Rangers [7]

Service

British Army [1076] Royal Navy [131] Canadian Expeditionary Force [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Australian Imperial Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

R [1477] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1429] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Allan Grimshaw Ryder

Born 1885

Died 1958

Royal Navy F47215

Royal Navy F47215 Air Mechanic 2 Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247215 Air Mechanic 3 Royal Air Force

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Charles H Ryder

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 64790 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Grimshaw Ryder

Born 1880

Died 1949

British Army 150083 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Transport Section, British Salonica Force

British Army WR550025 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Waterways & Docks, British Salonica Force

British Army WR550025 Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Waterways & Docks

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Frederick Grimshaw Ryder

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army M/273438 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M/273438 Private Army Service Corps

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James Alfred Ryder

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 303395 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 303395 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 2/6

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John Ryder

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 46650 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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George Ryder

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 370710 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2512 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2512 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Ryder

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18664 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frederick George Ryder

Born 1901

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191885 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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James Edmund Ryder

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3606 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3606 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest George Ryder

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39090

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John Ryder

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282374

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Charles Albert Ryder

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41360

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Arthur Ryder

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199316

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Sydney William Ryder

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136980

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Horace Arthur Ryder

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53887

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Stanley James Ryder

Born 1891

Died 1940

British Army 4927 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army G/18344 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Robert John Ryder

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94752

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Allan Grimshaw Ryder

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247215

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Mark Ryder

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62879

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