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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]

George Stanton Ryder

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126534

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Benjamin Macdonald Ryder

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 20540 Private Essex Regiment

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William George Ryder

Born 1895

Died 1916

Other Empire Force 817 Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps

British Army 17143 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Nathaniel Dudley Ryder

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Captain 8th (King's Royal) Irish Hussars

British Army Major 8th (King's Royal) Irish Hussars

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Walter Ryder

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 5794 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James Henry Ryder

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37140

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Leonard Ryder

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84984

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William Ryder

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132086

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Percy Ryder

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408454

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Herbert Ryder

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21815

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Thomas Ryder

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142599

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Henry Wellington Haggis Ryder

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228031

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Charles Ryder

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2286 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235696 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Joseph Ryder

Born 1892

British Army 307239 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4992 Private Liverpool Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alfred Ryder

Died 1917

British Army 21049 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21049 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Patrick Ryder

Died 1916

British Army 28865 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Richard Henry Ryder

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 66206 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 139870 Private Labour Corps

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William H Ryder

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4483 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Reginald Victor Ryder

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1655 Private London Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps

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William Ryder

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 5229 Private Connaught Rangers

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