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Burnley, Lancashire [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Castleford, Yorkshire [4]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [4]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Halifax [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Padiham, Lancashire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

11 King Charles Street, Bradford [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackburn, Lincolnshire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Borough, London [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Burnley England [1]

Chadderton, Lancs [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Cressy Tasmania [1]

Cumberland [1]

Drighlington, Yorkshire [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Earlstown England [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Holgate, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [469]

Gunner [47]

Corporal [43]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [32]

Sapper [26]

Lieutenant [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier/Batttery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1]

Interpreter [1]

Interprètes [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Labour Corps [61]

Army Service Corps [58]

Royal Engineers [48]

West Yorkshire Regiment [46]

East Lancashire Regiment [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

West Riding Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

London Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [706]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [901]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [890]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Castleford, Yorkshire [4] Harrogate, Yorkshire [4] Bolton Lancashire [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Halifax [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Padiham, Lancashire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] 11 King Charles Street, Bradford [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Belgravia, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackburn, Lincolnshire [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Borough, London [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bradford [1] Bradford England [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Brighouse, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1] Burnley England [1] Chadderton, Lancs [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clare South Australia [1] Clayton, Bradford, West Yorkshire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Cressy Tasmania [1] Cumberland [1] Drighlington, Yorkshire [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Earlstown England [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Holgate, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [469] Gunner [47] Corporal [43] Driver [37] Serjeant [32] Sapper [26] Lieutenant [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier/Batttery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1] Interpreter [1] Interprètes [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [63] Labour Corps [61] Army Service Corps [58] Royal Engineers [48] West Yorkshire Regiment [46] East Lancashire Regiment [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] West Riding Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Machine Gun Corps [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] London Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Scottish Rifles [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hussars [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Middlesex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [706] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [901] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [890] Conscientious Objector [5] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Hugh Waddington

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193542

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Dominic Waddington

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 203153 Private Border Regiment

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James Waddington

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37695

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Ben Cowper Waddington

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 5252 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 5252 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Edgar Waddington

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 34580 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Wilfred Waddington

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 15147 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 15147 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Waddington

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 13152 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13152 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th

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John Waddington

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18/896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18/896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edgar Waddington

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy J56687

Royal Navy Palace Z/3634 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Palace Z/3634 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - S.S. "Wathfield"

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Richard Waddington

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235732

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Joseph Waddington

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138266

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John Waddington

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227587

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John William Waddington

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 9299 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9299 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9299 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Joel Waddington

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118663

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John Henry Waddington

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278359

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Leonard Ryde Waddington

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150138

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Wilfred Waddington

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149585

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William Waddington

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114853

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Harrison Waddington

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153741

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Harry Waddington

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116692

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