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Ballarat Victoria [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Dublin [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aveley, Essex [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Cleveland, Ohio [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Portobello, Edinburgh [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Teddington, Middlesex [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Warsash, Hampshire [1]

Windsor England [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Engineers [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

General List [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Cyclist Company [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army (T.C.) [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [84]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

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Contribution

Military Service [128]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [131] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Dublin [2] Greenwich, London [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aveley, Essex [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cleveland, Ohio [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Portobello, Edinburgh [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Teddington, Middlesex [1] Wandsworth [1] Warsash, Hampshire [1] Windsor England [1]

Rank

Private [51] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [5] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Engineers [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] General List [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Divisional Cyclist Company [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Imperial Army [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army (T.C.) [1] Intelligence Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Military Foot Police [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [84] Australian Imperial Force [15] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [128] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William Henry Waight

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290730

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John Alfred Waight

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1770 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 1770 Private Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)

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Sidney Waight

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army SD/5841 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Alfred Edward Waight

Died 1917

British Army 354723 Private London Regiment

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Edwin Waight

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8095 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur William Waight

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3283 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 27882 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion.

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Joseph Henry Waight

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army G/5967 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5967 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Waight

Australian Imperial Force W14306

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Frank Cecil Waight

Australian Imperial Force 1264

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Frederick Waight

Died 1915

British Army 9194 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Leonard A Waight

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 281811 Private London Regiment

British Army 281811 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William B Waight

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457395

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457395 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Waight

Australian Imperial Force 6591

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Albert Percy Waight

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 22383 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John Baden Powell Waight

Australian Imperial Force 61228

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Hector Norman Waight

Australian Imperial Force 55478

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George William Waight

Australian Imperial Force 2030

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John Franklin Waight

Australian Imperial Force 10039

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Clarence Waight

Australian Imperial Force 4324

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Cyrus John Waight

Australian Imperial Force 3007

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