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Cirencester, Gloucestershire [3]

Auckland [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clapton, Hackney [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Coromandel Valley South Australia [1]

Delegate Victoria [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Easton,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hawkesbury-Upton, Gloucestershire [1]

Highgate, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Metcalfe Victoria [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Redbanks South Australia [1]

Rhynie South Australia [1]

Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Southdean, Jedburgh, Roxburgh [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Swindon England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Thebarton South Australia [1]

West Andover, Hampshire [1]

West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Gunner [13]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Acting Colonel [1]

Lt. [1]

Midshipman [1]

P [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry/Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Service

British Army [144]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [213]

Contribution

Military Service [210]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [213] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [3] Auckland [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clapton, Hackney [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Coromandel Valley South Australia [1] Delegate Victoria [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Easton,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampshire [1] Hawkesbury-Upton, Gloucestershire [1] Highgate, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Metcalfe Victoria [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Redbanks South Australia [1] Rhynie South Australia [1] Salford, Manchester, Lancashire [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Southdean, Jedburgh, Roxburgh [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Swindon England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Thebarton South Australia [1] West Andover, Hampshire [1] West Melbourne Victoria [1] Wood Green, London [1] Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [95] Gunner [13] Sapper [8] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Major [4] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Acting Colonel [1] Lt. [1] Midshipman [1] P [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry/Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Queen Mary [1]

Service

British Army [144] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [213]

Contribution

Military Service [210] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Albert Edward Wait

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army P/2796 Serjeant Military Foot Police

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Robert Wait

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J/27168 (CH) Signalman HMS Vanguard

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John William Wait

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147510

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George Henry Wait

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47533

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Gerald Thomas Wait

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201767

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Joseph Wait

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165702

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Thomas Wait

Died 1918

British Army 22695 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Cyril Wait

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 5637 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 201994 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Charles Frederick Wells Wait

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 10th Bn.

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Stanley George Wait

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 25717 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Btn

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Herbert Alfred Vincent Wait

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George Albert Wait

Died 1918

British Army 17056 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17056 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 8th Btn

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John Scott Wait

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 566 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Robert Edward Wait

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260568

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Thomas Wait

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15/1214 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1214 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Wait

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army G/50601 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Jack Wait

Died 1917

British Army 4660 Private London Regiment

British Army 682076 Private London Regiment

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Robert Wait

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 16/400 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army TR/5/64610 Lance Corporal Training Reserve Battalion

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William Albert Wait

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166580

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Edwin Gerald Wait

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204182

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