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Croydon, Surrey [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaminster England [1]

Beaminster/ Dorset [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bude, Cornwall [1]

Cornwall, England [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Dittisham, Devon [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

London England [1]

Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan [1]

New Wandsworth, London [1]

Newcastle, New South Wales [1]

Pearces Creek New South Wales [1]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Valetta [1]

Valetta, Malta [1]

Walworth, Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Walworth, London [1]

West Maitland New South Wales [1]

Woodburn New South Wales [1]

Yeovil England [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Captain and Bt Major [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Devon Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

Indian Unattached List [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Artillery/Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery Base [1]

Service

British Army [93]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

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Contribution

Military Service [131]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Battersea, London [1] Beaminster England [1] Beaminster/ Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bude, Cornwall [1] Cornwall, England [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Dittisham, Devon [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Haggerston, London [1] London England [1] Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan [1] New Wandsworth, London [1] Newcastle, New South Wales [1] Pearces Creek New South Wales [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Valetta [1] Valetta, Malta [1] Walworth, Camberwell, Surrey [1] Walworth, London [1] West Maitland New South Wales [1] Woodburn New South Wales [1] Yeovil England [1]

Rank

Private [52] Gunner [15] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant [2] ALIAS Private [1] Air Mechanic (2nd Class) [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Captain and Bt Major [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Dorset Yeomanry [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Devon Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS BULWARK [1] Indian Unattached List [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Artillery/Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery Base [1]

Service

British Army [93] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

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W [135]

Contribution

Military Service [131] Merchant Navy [2]

Frederick Wakely

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 46919 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 25736 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Alex Charles Wakely

Born 1891

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7554 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Alfred Wakely

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64028

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William Wakely

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102174

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Charles Edgar Wakely

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95035

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Albert Wakely

Born 1890

British Army 15114 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 15114 Private Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 15114 Corporal Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Argent William Clissold Wakely

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1046

Australian Imperial Force 1046 Air Mechanic (2nd Class) Australian Flying Corps 71st Squadron.

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Frederick Leonard Wakely

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9949

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John G Wakely

Born 1895

Died 1949

British Army 651 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 230086 Private Corps of Hussars

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Harry John Wakely

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2869 Private London Regiment

British Army 350895 Private London Regiment

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Alfred Henry Wakely

Born 1884

Died 1919

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer

Royal Navy 272280 Artificer Engineer

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Henry C. Wakely

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 948 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Cecil Burgess Wakely

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245041

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William Warren Wakely

Australian Imperial Force 5257

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George Wakely

Died 1916

British Army 6365 Private London Regiment

British Army 472898 Private London Regiment

British Army 472898 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Walter Wakely

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 18930 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 18930 Lance Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Wilfred Ernest Wakely

Died 1916

British Army 776 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 776 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Alexander Louis Wakely

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251364

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William Henry Wakely

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253179

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Harold Edwin Wakely

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12254

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