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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Faversham, Kent [4]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

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Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

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Durham [3]

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Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Aylsham, Norfolk [2]

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Hackney, London [2]

Halifax [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Manchester [2]

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Private [1289]

Gunner [151]

Driver [113]

Corporal [108]

Serjeant [76]

Lance Corporal [61]

Sapper [61]

Second Lieutenant [57]

Lieutenant [41]

Acting Corporal [29]

Captain [29]

Pioneer [21]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Bombardier [14]

Rifleman [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Major [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Private /Lance Corporal [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Colonel [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Bandsman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167]

Labour Corps [157]

Royal Engineers [142]

Army Service Corps [138]

Royal Garrison Artillery [103]

London Regiment [96]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

Royal Fusiliers [60]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Essex Regiment [45]

Northumberland Fusiliers [43]

West Riding Regiment [43]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [35]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Norfolk Regiment [33]

Leicestershire Regiment [32]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Lincolnshire Regiment [31]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Defence Corps [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Training Reserve Battalion [16]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Hussars [14]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Service

British Army [1984]

Royal Navy [198]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [165]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [147]

Australian Imperial Force [144]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Other Empire Force [12]

Last name first letter

W [2730]

N [3]

R [3]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2667]

Merchant Navy [46]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

New Zealand [2]

Ireland [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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London England [9] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Sydney New South Wales [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Islington, London [5] Faversham, Kent [4] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Durham [3] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Greenwich, London [3] North Melbourne Victoria [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Aylsham, Norfolk [2] Ballarat East Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Blackstone Hill, Central Otago [2] Blackwood South Australia [2] Bookham New South Wales [2] Bradford England [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bungaree Victoria [2] Buxton, Norfolk [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Croydon South Australia [2] Darlinghurst New South Wales [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Dublin [2] Edmonton, London [2] Essendon Victoria [2] Euroley New South Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Grays, Essex [2] Gulgong New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Halifax [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Manchester [2]

Rank

Private [1289] Gunner [151] Driver [113] Corporal [108] Serjeant [76] Lance Corporal [61] Sapper [61] Second Lieutenant [57] Lieutenant [41] Acting Corporal [29] Captain [29] Pioneer [21] Acting Serjeant [20] Bombardier [14] Rifleman [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Major [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Private /Lance Corporal [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Captain [4] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Bandsman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167] Labour Corps [157] Royal Engineers [142] Army Service Corps [138] Royal Garrison Artillery [103] London Regiment [96] Machine Gun Corps [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] Royal Fusiliers [60] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Essex Regiment [45] Northumberland Fusiliers [43] West Riding Regiment [43] Durham Light Infantry [37] Royal Army Service Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [35] Liverpool Regiment [34] Norfolk Regiment [33] Leicestershire Regiment [32] Middlesex Regiment [32] Lincolnshire Regiment [31] Rifle Brigade [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] The Queen's Regiment [25] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Suffolk Regiment [24] East Surrey Regiment [23] Cheshire Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [21] East Lancashire Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Defence Corps [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Training Reserve Battalion [16] East Kent Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Hussars [14] Royal Flying Corps [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Canadian Infantry [13]

Service

British Army [1984] Royal Navy [198] Canadian Expeditionary Force [165] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [147] Australian Imperial Force [144] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Other Empire Force [12]

Last name first letter

W [2730] N [3] R [3] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2667] Merchant Navy [46] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [61] New Zealand [2] Ireland [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

P. Wade

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Henry Ernest Wade-Smith

Born 1898

Royal Navy K34616

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William Gervase Rochfort Wade

Born 1900

Royal Navy Commander

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Cyril Claude Newton-Wade

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Edward William West Wade

Born 1895

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William Gervase Rochfort-Wade

Born 1900

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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D G Wade-Evans

British Army Acting Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Cyril Claude Newton-Wade

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Eugene W Wade-Brown

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Cyril Claude Newton-Wade

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Alexander A Wade-Smith

British Army 204046 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Rajaram Wade

British Army Pioneers

British Army 1306 Private Pioneers

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Gladys Wade-Brown

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/627

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Aubrey Nugent Wade-Palmer

British Army Captain Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry

British Army Captain Sherwood Rangers Cyclist Regiment

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L F Wade-Brown

British Army 8900 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Joseph O'dowda-Wade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Philip H Wade-Wright

British Army B/361175 Private Army Service Corps

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