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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]

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]

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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]

Joshua Wagstaff

Died 1915

British Army 9624 Sapper Royal Engineers 12th Field Coy.

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Frank Harvey Wagstaff

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2145 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 530393 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 530393 Serjeant London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Benjamin Gerald Wagstaff

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army T4/263197 Driver Army Service Corps

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Frederick William Wagstaff

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223842

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John Clifford Wagstaff

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231218

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Harold Wagstaff

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103916

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Harold Jack Wagstaff

Born 1893

Died 1925

British Army 86911 Driver Royal Horse Artillery Depot

British Army 86911 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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G Wagstaff

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3406 Rifleman Regiment "A" Coy

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Walter Wagstaff

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264271

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Henry Owen Wagstaff

Born 1891

Died 1972

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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William Wagstaff

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1795

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Harry Wagstaff

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10225 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick Wagstaff

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110769

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Thomas Wagstaff

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155397

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Arthur Wagstaff

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176288

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Walter John Wagstaff

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34491

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Cecil Francis Wagstaff

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43639

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Claude Eric Vyner Wagstaff

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78211

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Thomas Wagstaff

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82496

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Arthur Albert Wagstaff

Born 1892

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2383 Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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