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Folkestone, Kent, England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Wingham New South Wales [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Camp Creek, New South Wales [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Coopernook New South Wales [1]

Dover England [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Eastry,Kent. [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Edenbridge, Kent [1]

Evansford Victoria [1]

Ferndale, Rhondda, Glamorganshire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middleton, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Sandwich, Kent [1]

Sandwich,Kent. [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Staple, Kent [1]

Sydney, Cheshire [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Wingham, Kent [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [130]

Serjeant [17]

Gunner [15]

Driver [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major /Acting 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

London Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [212]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [296]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [292]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [297] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Folkestone, Kent, England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Canterbury, Kent [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Wingham New South Wales [2] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Camp Creek, New South Wales [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Coopernook New South Wales [1] Dover England [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Eastry,Kent. [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Edenbridge, Kent [1] Evansford Victoria [1] Ferndale, Rhondda, Glamorganshire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Herne Hill, Surrey [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middleton, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Plumstead, London [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Sandwich, Kent [1] Sandwich,Kent. [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Staple, Kent [1] Sydney, Cheshire [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Wingham, Kent [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [130] Serjeant [17] Gunner [15] Driver [11] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Gunner [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major /Acting 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] East Kent Regiment [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] London Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [3] Royal Naval Division [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Lancers [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [212] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [296] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [292] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Francis William Rye

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33826 Boy Telegraphist HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Frank George Rye

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168169

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Sydney Rye

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77146

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Arthur Rye

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69937

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William Robert Rye

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42659

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Frederick Edward Rye

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282606

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Francis Rye

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4233 Private London Regiment

British Army 531720 Private London Regiment

British Army 531720 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William Rye

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282089

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Arthur William Rye

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211803

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William Rye

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212515

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Percy James Rye

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 844 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 850070 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 850070 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1088th Batt

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Reginald Frank Rye

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55406

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Walter James Rye

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6767 Private London Regiment

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James Aries Rye

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army G/7091 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas Edward Rye

Died 1915

British Army L/9078 Drummer East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9078 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9078 Drummer The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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George Rye

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 51539 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 51539 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Arthur Rye

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 29111 Private Border Regiment

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William Rye

Died 1917

British Army G/12349 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/40351 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Robert Rye

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army L/8027 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/8027 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frederick George Rye

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114430

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