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Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

London England [2]

Nottingham [2]

Paddington, London [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [2]

Tooting, London [2]

150 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire [1]

Barking [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Berkswell, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex [1]

Cains Cross, Gloucester [1]

Calcutta [1]

Campbells Creek Victoria [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Custom House, Essex, England [1]

Custom House, London [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hertford [1]

Highbury, Middlesex [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Langley Green, Worcestershire. [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Luton [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [407]

Gunner [73]

Serjeant [50]

Corporal [39]

Driver [35]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Major [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Commandant Major General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Labour Corps [52]

Royal Engineers [49]

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [691]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [842]

Contribution

Military Service [829]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] London England [2] Nottingham [2] Paddington, London [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [2] Tooting, London [2] 150 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashton-on-Mersey, Cheshire [1] Barking [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Berkswell, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex [1] Cains Cross, Gloucester [1] Calcutta [1] Campbells Creek Victoria [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Custom House, Essex, England [1] Custom House, London [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Edinburgh [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hertford [1] Highbury, Middlesex [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kew Victoria [1] Langley Green, Worcestershire. [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Liverpool [1] London, Middlesex [1] Luton [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Maryborough Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [407] Gunner [73] Serjeant [50] Corporal [39] Driver [35] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Major [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Worker [2] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Commandant Major General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Labour Corps [52] Royal Engineers [49] Army Service Corps [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31] London Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [22] Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [17] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Royal Naval Division [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Dragoon Guards [4] East Kent Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [691] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [842]

Contribution

Military Service [829] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Sidney Walter Wagstaff

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1502 Gunner Royal Field Artillery East Lancashire (Territorial Force)

British Army 705574 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery East Lancashire (Territorial Force)

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John Shatwell Wagstaff

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army 1847 Private Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”) 4th Battalion

British Army 200320 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”)

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Thomas Henry Wagstaff

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9823 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2125 Private York and Lancaster Regiment Special Reserve

British Army 18970 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Frank Harry Wagstaff

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 17847 Private Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 17847 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Wagstaff

Born 1897

Died 2000

British Army 3069 Private London Regiment

British Army 547913 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 280978 Private London Regiment

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Harold Wagstaff

Born 1891

Died 1939

British Army M2/221946 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army Acting Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Harry Oxford Wagstaff

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 612141 Private London Regiment

British Army 5757 Private London Regiment 1st/19th Btn.

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Bob Wagstaff

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 10135 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank John W Wagstaff

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 452073 Private London Regiment

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John Wagstaff

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93213

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Leonard Frank Wagstaff

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army 939 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Andrew Hilditch Wagstaff

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75283

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John Charles Wagstaff

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 69087 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 69087 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 169th Seige Battery

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James Henry Wagstaff

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 27718 Private Essex Regiment

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Stanley Jarvis Wagstaff

Died 1916

British Army 473 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 473 Private London Regiment

British Army 473 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Richard Wagstaff

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3/2794 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Douglas Thomas Wagstaff

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 16399 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Wagstaff

Died 1915

British Army 10051 Private Hussars

British Army 10051 Private 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars

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Horace Hunter Wagstaff

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11377 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Wagstaff

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 14/1545 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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