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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Manchester England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Marchington, Staffordshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Wimbledon England [2]

Woodhouse, Leicestershire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Allam Bridge Mill, Alveley, Bridgnorth Shropshire [1]

Angaston South Australia [1]

Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bingley England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Botesdale Suffolk [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Buckley, Flintshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Chester England [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chicago [1]

Crambrook, Kent [1]

Crewe [1]

Derby [1]

Doncaster, Balby, Yorkshire [1]

Dudley England [1]

Dundas ON [1]

Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Elswick, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [616]

Gunner [70]

Driver [55]

Serjeant [44]

Corporal [43]

Sapper [41]

Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [15]

Captain [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

/ Private [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain/Adjutant [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Filter [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Royal Engineers [72]

Labour Corps [71]

Army Service Corps [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

West Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

London Regiment [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [19]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

West Riding Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Tank Corps [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Service

British Army [941]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

Royal Navy [76]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [1205]

Contribution

Military Service [1179]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [2]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Manchester England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Marchington, Staffordshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Wimbledon England [2] Woodhouse, Leicestershire [2] Yorkshire [2] Allam Bridge Mill, Alveley, Bridgnorth Shropshire [1] Angaston South Australia [1] Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bingley England [1] Birmingham [1] Botesdale Suffolk [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Buckley, Flintshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Chester England [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chicago [1] Crambrook, Kent [1] Crewe [1] Derby [1] Doncaster, Balby, Yorkshire [1] Dudley England [1] Dundas ON [1] Edgware, Middlesex [1] Elswick, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [616] Gunner [70] Driver [55] Serjeant [44] Corporal [43] Sapper [41] Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [15] Captain [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] / Private [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain/Adjutant [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Lance Corporal [1] Filter [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Royal Engineers [72] Labour Corps [71] Army Service Corps [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] West Yorkshire Regiment [39] Liverpool Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Machine Gun Corps [31] London Regiment [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Manchester Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [25] South Lancashire Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [19] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] West Riding Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Tank Corps [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Service

British Army [941] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] Royal Navy [76] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [1205]

Contribution

Military Service [1179] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [2]

Geoffrey Chauner Wainwright

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Robert Wainwright

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 9693 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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George Arthur Wainwright

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army D/6359 Private Dragoon Guards 3rd

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John Wainwright

Born 1880

Died 1973

British Army 78416 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 78416 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Arnold Wainwright

Born 1876

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Benjamin Wainwright

Born 1879

British Army Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11923 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11923 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Arthur Wainwright

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10820 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10820 Acting Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10820 Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Charles Wainwright

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 28449 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Charles Campbell Wainwright

Born 1888

Died 1914

Other Empire Force 405 Gunner Bermuda Militia Artillery

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Arthur Wainwright

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15884 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 15884 Private North Staffordshire Prince of Wales 7th Battalion

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William Wainwright

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70949

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Thomas Edwin Wainwright

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9098

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Alfred Wainwright

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108003

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Timothy Wainwright

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64480

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Joseph Wainwright

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1561

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Joseph Wainwright

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164185

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Arthur Wainwright

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army 3556 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 49120 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment Depot Battalion

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Arthur Robert Wainwright

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279349

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George Frederick Wainwright

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308131

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Alfred Terah Wainwright

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195983

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