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Ratcliffe, AV
(1887 - 1916)
2nd Lieutenant
10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
Born on the 1st of February 1887, Alfred was the third son of customs officer Frederick Ratcliffe and his wife, Florence. He came to Dulwich…
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Rawlings, LJ
(1897 - 1916)
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, Northampton Regiment
Leonard was born on July 1st 1897, the younger of two children, and only son, of colonial merchant Justly Rawlings and his wife, Julia. He…
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Reincke, LF
(1897 - 1917)
Captain
11th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Born on September 11th 1887, Leopold was the third of five children of Hans Roderick Leopold Reincke, a German-born civil engineer who became a naturalised…
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Reynolds, CE
(1895 - 1918)
Lieutenant
Royal Air Force
Charles was born on November 18th 1895, the second son of solicitor James Reynolds and his wife, Annie. He started at the College at the…
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Reynolds, J
(1893 - 1915)
Private
1/5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Born on February 18th 1893, James was the elder of two sons of a solicitor, also named James Reynolds, and his wife, Annie. He was…
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Richards, HH
(1891 - 1917)
2nd Lieutenant
3rd Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
Image courtesy of Imperial War Museum, © IWM (HU 124908). Born in Streatham on 12th February 1891, Henry was the second child, and first son, of Thomas,…
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Ripman, HA
(1879 - 1918)
2nd Lieutenant
Royal Garrison Artillery
Born Helmut Rippmann on June 30th 1879, ‘Rip’ was the third child, and eldest son, of German-born Hugo Rippmann, who worked in the wool trade,…
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