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Warwick Queensland [605]

Warwick, Warwickshire [293]

Warwick [198]

Warwick England [65]

Warwick, Warwickshire, England [16]

Barford, Warwick, Warwickshire [7]

Warwick, Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Birmingham, Warwick, Warwickshire [4]

Emscote, Warwick [4]

Warwick, Queensland [4]

All Saints, Warwick, Warwickshire [3]

Aston, Warwick [3]

Budbrooke, Warwick [3]

Coventry, Warwick, Warwickshire [3]

Hatton, Warwick, Warwickshire [3]

Nuneaton, Warwick [3]

Warwick,Warwickshire [3]

Ashtead, Warwick [2]

Aston Warwick [2]

Birmingham, Warwick [2]

Budbrooke, Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Coventry, Warwick [2]

Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Leamington, Warwick [2]

Nuneaton, Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Place of Enlistment - Warwick Farm New South Wales [2]

Shrewley, Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Small Heath, Warwick [2]

Smethwick, Warwick [2]

Warwick New South Wales [2]

Warwick Warwickshire [2]

Warwick, Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

1 Court House, 2 Lawrence St, Birmingham, Warwick [1]

2808 Warwick Queensland [1]

4 Warwick Road, Sutton,Surrey, England [1]

ATHERSTONE, WARWICK [1]

Alcester, Warwick [1]

Astley Castle, Warwick [1]

Atherstone, Warwick [1]

Atherstone, Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Attleborough, Warwick [1]

Barford, Warwick [1]

Beausale, Warwick [1]

Bickenhill, Warwick [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham,Warwick [1]

Birmingham. Warwick. [1]

Broadwell, Warwick [1]

Bubbenhall, Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Budbrook, Warwick [1]

Rank

Private [221]

Serjeant [29]

Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [21]

Gunner [19]

Captain [17]

Rifleman [10]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Major [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Sapper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Bombardier [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

2/LT (TP) [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Brigadier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier Wheeler [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [130]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Australian Infantry [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bermuda Militia Artillery [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [688]

British Army [321]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [163]

Royal Navy [149]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [157]

H [121]

M [115]

S [113]

C [108]

W [104]

P [87]

G [83]

T [63]

F [56]

L [55]

R [54]

D [47]

A [46]

E [35]

J [35]

K [28]

O [15]

N [14]

I [5]

Y [5]

V [4]

Q [3]

U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1316]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [185]

Australia [3]

India [3]

South Africa [2]

United States [2]

Bermuda [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Warwick Queensland [605] Warwick, Warwickshire [293] Warwick [198] Warwick England [65] Warwick, Warwickshire, England [16] Barford, Warwick, Warwickshire [7] Warwick, Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Birmingham, Warwick, Warwickshire [4] Emscote, Warwick [4] Warwick, Queensland [4] All Saints, Warwick, Warwickshire [3] Aston, Warwick [3] Budbrooke, Warwick [3] Coventry, Warwick, Warwickshire [3] Hatton, Warwick, Warwickshire [3] Nuneaton, Warwick [3] Warwick,Warwickshire [3] Ashtead, Warwick [2] Aston Warwick [2] Birmingham, Warwick [2] Budbrooke, Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Coventry, Warwick [2] Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Leamington, Warwick [2] Nuneaton, Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Place of Enlistment - Warwick Farm New South Wales [2] Shrewley, Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Small Heath, Warwick [2] Smethwick, Warwick [2] Warwick New South Wales [2] Warwick Warwickshire [2] Warwick, Rugby, Warwickshire [2] 1 Court House, 2 Lawrence St, Birmingham, Warwick [1] 2808 Warwick Queensland [1] 4 Warwick Road, Sutton,Surrey, England [1] ATHERSTONE, WARWICK [1] Alcester, Warwick [1] Astley Castle, Warwick [1] Atherstone, Warwick [1] Atherstone, Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Attleborough, Warwick [1] Barford, Warwick [1] Beausale, Warwick [1] Bickenhill, Warwick [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham,Warwick [1] Birmingham. Warwick. [1] Broadwell, Warwick [1] Bubbenhall, Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Budbrook, Warwick [1]

Rank

Private [221] Serjeant [29] Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [21] Gunner [19] Captain [17] Rifleman [10] Driver [9] Lieutenant [9] Major [6] Able Seaman [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Sapper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Bombardier [2] Drummer [2] Gunner 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] 2/LT (TP) [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Brigadier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier Wheeler [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [130] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Warwickshire Yeomanry [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [10] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Corps of Hussars [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Army Service Corps [5] Australian Infantry [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS Goliath [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bermuda Militia Artillery [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [688] British Army [321] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [163] Royal Navy [149] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [157] H [121] M [115] S [113] C [108] W [104] P [87] G [83] T [63] F [56] L [55] R [54] D [47] A [46] E [35] J [35] K [28] O [15] N [14] I [5] Y [5] V [4] Q [3] U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1316] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [185] Australia [3] India [3] South Africa [2] United States [2] Bermuda [1] New Zealand [1]

William Webb

Born 1880

Died 1953

British Army 4361 Lance Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4361 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4361 Lance Sergeant William Webb Royal Wrawickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter James Field

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 8576 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn.

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Sydney Nelson Weynand

Born 1897

Died 1949

Australian Imperial Force 1707 Gunner Australian Field Artillery

Australian Imperial Force 1707 Driver, Gunner Australian Field Artillery 3 Army Field Artillery Brigade

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John W Scott

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army C1498 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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Francis Edward Bradshaw Isherwood

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army Major York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Frederick Davis

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 20491 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Edward Charles Harrison

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 9745 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9745 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Joseph Thomas Bicknell

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army 121597 Sapper Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company

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John Bister

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 117436 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Agnel Bugsson

Born 1878

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 1063 Gunner Bermuda Militia Artillery

British Army 1063 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Bermuda Contingent

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Alan Marshal

Born 1883

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 163 Private Australian Infantry, 4th Brigade 15th Battalion

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James Henry Eastwell

Born 1879

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27476 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Leslie Freeman

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 12437 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army

British Army 33080 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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George Edward Kirk

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 181485 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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John Seeley

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 1727 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Walter Nelson

Born 1870

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Legionnaire French Foreign Legion

British Army S4/064765 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph James Adams

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8872 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8872 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Charles Frederick Casey

Born 1879

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106128

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion

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Thomas Dean

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 7222 Private Coldstream Guards

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George Arthur Owen

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 201273 Chief Petty Officer HMS Glatton

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