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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]

James Wakefield

British Army 92889 Private Acting Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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H Wakefield

British Army 266575 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick Wakefield

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J. J. Wakefield

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Cyril O Wakefield-Harrey

British Army Lieutenant General List

British Army Lieutenant Reserve of Officers

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