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Brisbane Queensland [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Agmere, India [1]

Basildon, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

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Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

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Gravesend, Kent [1]

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Hammersmith, London [1]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1]

Kennington, Surrey, England [1]

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Newport England [1]

Orpington, Kent [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Saint James, Surrey [1]

Shanklin England [1]

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Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Buckland, Somerset [1]

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Private [166]

Driver [15]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26]

Labour Corps [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [251]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [309]

D [1]

K [1]

M [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [306]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Agmere, India [1] Basildon, Reading, Berkshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1] Kennington, Surrey, England [1] Liverpool England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Manchester England [1] Manor Park, Essex [1] Newport England [1] Orpington, Kent [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Saint James, Surrey [1] Shanklin England [1] Staffordshire [1] Stamford Hill, London [1] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Buckland, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [166] Driver [15] Sapper [15] Corporal [14] Gunner [12] Serjeant [12] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chaplain [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26] Labour Corps [20] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Medical Department [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [251] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [309] D [1] K [1] M [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [306] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Sydney Jack Wale

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3152 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 321085 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 321085 Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion (Rifles)

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Walter David Purvis Wale

Died 1917

British Army 200648 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 200648 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster 2nd/5th

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George Henry Wale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168974

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James Rice Wale

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20041

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H S Wale

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2065 Private Huntingdon Cyclist Battalion

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George Frederick Wale

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59490

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James Wale

Died 1916

British Army 3421 Private Royal Devonshire Yeomanry

British Army 33255 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Vernon H Wale

Born 1896

Died 1942

British Army 2194 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 200468 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

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William Wale

Died 1916

British Army 266674 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Wale

Died 1916

British Army G/13075 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/13075 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Arthur Ronald Wale

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3503 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Alick George Wale

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 67 Trooper Household Battalion

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Clifford Hardwicke Wale

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2177 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Percy B Wale

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 39325 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Leonard Cecil Wale

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 4560 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 200617 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles William Wale

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633399

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633399 Private Canadian Infantry

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Reginald Arthur Wale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286643

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Frederick Charles Wale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306724

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Ernest William Wale

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321113

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Charles Wale

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177645

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