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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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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]

Leonard Wainwright

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 33467 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Sydney Wainwright

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286567

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Walter Wainwright

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50131

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Geoffrey Harry Wainwright

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1688 Private Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment

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Frederick George Wainwright

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297642

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Thomas Henry Wainwright

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195407

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Samuel Wainwright

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108030

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William Wainwright

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264355

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William Leonard Wainwright

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205501

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John Henry Wainwright

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112933

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Arthur Wainwright

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102390

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Walter Wainwright

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295707

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Edward Wainwright

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113099

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William Wainwright

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 38676 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Ernest Wainwright

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army T4/186871 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 50457 Driver Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 50457 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Wilfred Wainwright

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4050 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Verner Wainwright

Died 1916

British Army 6650 Private London Regiment

British Army 6650 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Frederick Wainwright

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy F28508

Royal Navy 28508 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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Harry Duncan Archer Wainwright

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 311912 Leading Stoker HMS Goliath

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Joseph Wainwright

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21666 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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