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Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Cowell South Australia [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Great Ashfield, Suffolk [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Kensington [1]

Shuttleworth, Lancashire [1]

Suffolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [6]

Bombardier [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [215]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [287]

Contribution

Military Service [282]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [2]

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People [287] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Coventry, Warwickshire [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clapton, London [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Cowell South Australia [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] Great Ashfield, Suffolk [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Kensington [1] Shuttleworth, Lancashire [1] Suffolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [22] Corporal [15] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [9] Driver [8] Sapper [6] Bombardier [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [215] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [287]

Contribution

Military Service [282] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert Edward Wakelin

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 334273 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

British Army 334273 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edwin Wakelin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101128

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Herbert Samuel Wakelin

Died 1915

British Army 719 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Samuel George Wakelin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134582

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Frank Moyes Wakelin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236006

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William George Wakelin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204403

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Sydney Charles Wakelin

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army M2/223459 Private Army Service Corps

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Lewis Wakelin

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 111325 Gunner Royal Field Artillery D/58 Brigade

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Charles William Wakelin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240754

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Philip Samuel Wakelin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251363

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Albert C Wakelin

Died 1918

British Army 321423 Private London Regiment

British Army 718296 Private London Regiment

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Alfred Wakelin

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 14528 Corporal Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 629615 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 14528 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Alfred George Wakelin

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4386 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 36495 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Arthur Wakelin

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 59159 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Henry Wakelin

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 20139 Private Grenadier Guards

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Leonard Wakelin

Died 1916

British Army 2676 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Wakelin

Born 1860

Died 1920

British Army 4248 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Harold Wakelin

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17498 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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John Wakelin

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 43372 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Wakelin

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 22871 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 22871 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 22871 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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