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Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [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, Essex [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]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

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] 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, Essex [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] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

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]

William Waite

Died 1914

British Army 6236 Private Coldstream Guards

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Frank Waite

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249518

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Francis William Waite

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135279

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William Ogle Waite

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7892 Private Royal Scots

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Cyril Jervis Waite

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175470

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William Robert Waite

Died 1915

British Army 18103 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur Kew Waite

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160189

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William Edward Waite

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 272176 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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Charles Waite

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 26/731 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Stephen Waite

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1204 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Waite

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 5635 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202139 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202139 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Albert Edward Waite

Died 1917

British Army 37312 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Tom Waite

Died 1918

British Army 1914 Private London Regiment

British Army 700268 Private London Regiment

British Army 700268 Corporal London Regiment

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Herbert Tracey Waite

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766726

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766726 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Waite

Died 1917

British Army 17880 Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41307 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frank Walter Waite

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307406

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William H Waite

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15034 Private Coldstream Guards

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Hugh Congers Waite

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 76086 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment/Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Eric Arthur Waite

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219103

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Ernest Waite

Died 1914

British Army 5493 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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