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Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Catsfield, Sussex [2]

Guiseley, Yorkshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Shipley, Yorkshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Teddington, Middlesex [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Acton, Warwickshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barton, Lincolnshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berkeley Glos [1]

Berkshire [1]

Berkshire England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blaina Wales [1]

Bolton, Lincolnshire [1]

Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bowna New South Wales [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Rank

Private [759]

Gunner [87]

Driver [70]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [48]

Lance Corporal [28]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [23]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [10]

Captain [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armamen Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Cadet [1]

Driver/Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver/Farrier [1]

Driver/Sapper [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner/Driver [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Officers' Cook 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [115]

Labour Corps [90]

Royal Engineers [89]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

West Yorkshire Regiment [44]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

West Riding Regiment [33]

London Regiment [32]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [27]

Wiltshire Regiment [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Monmouthshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Border Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Marine Artillery [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1163]

Royal Navy [108]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [1537]

S [2]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1522]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Salisbury, Wiltshire [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Catsfield, Sussex [2] Guiseley, Yorkshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Maryport, Cumberland, England [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Shipley, Yorkshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Teddington, Middlesex [2] West Ham, London [2] Acton, Warwickshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Barton, Lincolnshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea England [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berkeley Glos [1] Berkshire [1] Berkshire England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blaina Wales [1] Bolton, Lincolnshire [1] Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Bowna New South Wales [1] Brentford, London [1]

Rank

Private [759] Gunner [87] Driver [70] Corporal [58] Serjeant [56] Sapper [48] Lance Corporal [28] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [23] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [10] Captain [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Guardsman [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Armamen Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Cadet [1] Driver/Acting Bombardier [1] Driver/Farrier [1] Driver/Sapper [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fitter [1] Gunner/Driver [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Clerk 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Officers' Cook 1st Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [115] Labour Corps [90] Royal Engineers [89] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] West Yorkshire Regiment [44] Machine Gun Corps [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] West Riding Regiment [33] London Regiment [32] Royal Berkshire Regiment [27] Wiltshire Regiment [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Royal Fusiliers [22] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Monmouthshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Border Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Tank Corps [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Marine Artillery [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1163] Royal Navy [108] Canadian Expeditionary Force [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

W [1537] S [2] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1522] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [23] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

George Ebington Waite

Born 1892

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1855 Lieutenant Otago Infantry Battalion

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Jacob Waite

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 41572 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army Royal Engineers 67th Field company

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Cecil Victor Henry Waite

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 20745 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Wilfred Waite

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 16/1036 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1036 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 16th Battalion (1st Bradford Pals)

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Thomas William Waite

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army 801227 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2/1st North Midland Brigade

British Army 801227 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2/1st North Midland Brigade

British Army 801227 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 59th Division, 295 Brigade

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Walter Ingley Waite

Born 1887

Died 1971

British Army 74620 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 74620 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Lawrence Phelps Waite

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152574

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force No. 4 Training Depot Station

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George Robert Edgar Waite

Born 1985

Died 1948

British Army 71824 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert William Waite

Born 1890

Died 1938

British Army 36558 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Walter Waite

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 801381 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 801381 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2/1st North Midland Brigade, 3rd Battery

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William Herbert Waite

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3/11506 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Edward Waite

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2943

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William Charles Waite

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141756

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Alfred Waite

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 10573 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Princess Charlotte Of Wales' (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 5th Battalion

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David Henry Waite

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47442

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Ethelbert Henry Waite

Born 1886

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234118

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Albert Edward Waite

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 202889 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Edward George Waite

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188353

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Arthur James Waite

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251488

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Bertie Thomas Waite

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134860

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