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Maidstone, Kent [7]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wolverhampton [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Balaclava Victoria [2]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Grays, Essex, England [2]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester [2]

New Norfolk Tasmania [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stow Maries, Essex [2]

Whitchurch, Hampshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Bagdad Tasmania [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Beedon, Berks [1]

Berkeley, Glos [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Charlton Manchester [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [652]

Gunner [79]

Driver [59]

Serjeant [49]

Corporal [48]

Lance Corporal [37]

Sapper [24]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Captain [8]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Forewoman [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Saddler/Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [102]

Labour Corps [80]

Army Service Corps [73]

Royal Engineers [60]

London Regiment [46]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Cheshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Essex Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Hussars [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1007]

Royal Navy [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1285]

Contribution

Military Service [1264]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [7] Brisbane Queensland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wolverhampton [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Balaclava Victoria [2] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Grays, Essex, England [2] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester [2] New Norfolk Tasmania [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stow Maries, Essex [2] Whitchurch, Hampshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Bagdad Tasmania [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Beedon, Berks [1] Berkeley, Glos [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell [1] Cape Town [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Charlton Manchester [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [652] Gunner [79] Driver [59] Serjeant [49] Corporal [48] Lance Corporal [37] Sapper [24] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [18] Pioneer [16] Acting Serjeant [10] Major [9] Acting Corporal [8] Captain [8] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Forewoman [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Saddler/Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] AC I [1] AC II [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] CERA 2c [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [102] Labour Corps [80] Army Service Corps [73] Royal Engineers [60] London Regiment [46] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Cheshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Essex Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Wiltshire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Norfolk Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Hussars [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1007] Royal Navy [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Australian Imperial Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1285]

Contribution

Military Service [1264] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] India [1] Malta [1]

Edward Francis Wakefield

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S 1476 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army S 1476 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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John Beauchamp Wakefield

Died 1917

British Army 373405 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6483 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3267 Corporal East Surrey Regiment 6th Battalion

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Leonard John Wakefield

Died 1917

British Army 5961 Serjeant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 15579 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th Battalion - 1st Livepool Pals

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John Henry Wakefield

Born 1899

Died 1985

British Army GS/75946 Private London Regiment

British Army GS/75946 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Charles Wakefield

Born 1896

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403550

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403550 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Ivor Mccrae Wakefield

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 31425 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Henry Russell Wakefield

Born 1855

Died 1933

British Army Right Reverend Lord Bishop Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Alfred James Wakefield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38396

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George Wakefield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36144

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John Vivian Wakefield

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49901

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George Henry Wakefield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113846

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Frank Wakefield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53881

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Albert Harry Wakefield

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4/1597 Private Hampshire Regiment “A” Coy 1st/4th Battalion

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Arthur Thomas Wakefield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238395

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Charles Townsley Wakefield

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 453156

Canadian Expeditionary Force 453156 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry William Wakefield

Died 1917

British Army 124748 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Neighbour Wakefield

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 48852 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Hamilton Wakefield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213610

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Joseph Ernest Wakefield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227414

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Albert Charles Wakefield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233832

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