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Brunswick New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Greenwich, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2]

Scone New South Wales [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Essex [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwick, London [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

Hockley, Birmingham [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Rendcombe,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [1]

South Stifford, Essex, England [1]

Strand, Middlesex [1]

Walwath, London [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Winsford, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [156]

Driver [28]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer Torpedo Instructor [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Royal Engineers [21]

London Regiment [20]

Essex Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [241]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [331]

Contribution

Military Service [326]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [331] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brunswick New South Wales [3] London England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Greenwich, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2] Scone New South Wales [2] Tottenham, London [2] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bayswater, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Crayford, Kent [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Essex [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwick, London [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Herne Hill, Surrey [1] Hockley, Birmingham [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Rendcombe,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Shoreditch, Middlesex [1] South Stifford, Essex, England [1] Strand, Middlesex [1] Walwath, London [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Winsford, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [156] Driver [28] Gunner [19] Serjeant [12] Corporal [9] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [7] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Lieutenant [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer Torpedo Instructor [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Royal Engineers [21] London Regiment [20] Essex Regiment [19] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [241] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [331]

Contribution

Military Service [326] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Mayor Wakeling

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 748 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 748 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Ernest Wakeling

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30304

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William Henry Wakeling

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44192

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Joseph Wakeling

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37389

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George Randall Wakeling

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57636

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Arthur Wakeling

Died 1918

British Army 62777 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred J Wakeling

Born 1885

Died 1940

British Army 53777 Driver Royal Engineers

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Samuel William Wakeling

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217919

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Alfred Edward Wakeling

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408914

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Frank Harris Wakeling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12197

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William John Wakeling

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21238

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Archibald H Wakeling

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186215

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John Kararse Wakeling

Born 1886

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1069605

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1069605 Private Canadian Infantry

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W G Wakeling

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 17074 Private Essex Regiment

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Walter Wakeling

Died 1916

British Army 2543 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2543 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Lawrence Wakeling

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 83959 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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E Wakeling

Died 1917

British Army 32424 Private Essex Regiment

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Frederick Reginald Wakeling

Died 1915

British Army 1099 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 1099 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Wakeling

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 265416 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 265416 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Wakeling

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6294 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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