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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [4]

London England [4]

Mitiamo Victoria [3]

Ringstead, Norfolk [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Young New South Wales [3]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Oxted, Surrey [2]

York England [2]

6 Strode Street, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ballymoney, Co. Antrim [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barony, Lanarkshire [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broadstairs, Kent, England [1]

Calton Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Carisbooke, Isle of Wight [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dufftown, Banffshire [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Frogmore [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Halloughton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Laxey, Isle of Man, England [1]

Limpsfield, Surrey [1]

Lisburn, Antrim [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Marlborough House [1]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Murrumburrah New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [285]

Gunner [28]

Sapper [23]

Driver [20]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [13]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Midshipman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Admiral [2]

Admiral of the Fleet [2]

Pioneer [2]

Skipper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Bishop [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Directrice [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Engineman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Mate [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Brigadier [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Royal Engineers [31]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [410]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [570]

P [7]

E [2]

A [1]

D [1]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [562]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Goole, Yorkshire, England [4] London England [4] Mitiamo Victoria [3] Ringstead, Norfolk [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Young New South Wales [3] Croydon, Surrey [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hackney, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Oxted, Surrey [2] York England [2] 6 Strode Street, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ballymoney, Co. Antrim [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barony, Lanarkshire [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brixton, London [1] Broadstairs, Kent, England [1] Calton Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Carisbooke, Isle of Wight [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dufftown, Banffshire [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Frogmore [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Halloughton, Nottinghamshire [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Laxey, Isle of Man, England [1] Limpsfield, Surrey [1] Lisburn, Antrim [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Malton, Yorkshire [1] Marlborough House [1] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1] Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1] Murrumburrah New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [285] Gunner [28] Sapper [23] Driver [20] Corporal [14] Serjeant [13] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [5] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Midshipman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Admiral [2] Admiral of the Fleet [2] Pioneer [2] Skipper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Bishop [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Directrice [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Engineman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Mate [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Staff Captain [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [37] Royal Engineers [31] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] London Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Scots [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [410] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [570] P [7] E [2] A [1] D [1] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [562] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

George Wales

Born 1884

British Army 593349 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

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Francis Joseph Wales

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army GS/9882 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/9882 Private (Queen's Own) Royal West Kent Regiment 10th Batt.

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William Henry Brett Wales

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 136164 Private Middlesex Regiment 53rd (Y.S.) Battalion

British Army GS/79157 Private Royal Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Edward Wales

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 22/1325 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Benjamin Wales

Born 1877

Died 1937

Royal Navy 291192

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Bertram William Wales

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1025 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1025 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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James Wales

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67482

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Albert Edward Wales

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91542

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Edward Wales

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277218

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Thomas Wales

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163714

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Charles Samuel Wales

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 7223 Acting Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army 7223 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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Cecil Hastings Wales

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 8/1341 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion

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Harold Robert Wales

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Moses Wales

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104599

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George Henry Wales

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83228

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James Edward Wales

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54982

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George B. Wales

Died 1918

British Army 262908 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 285189 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George Wales

Died 1917

British Army 18-1161 Private Royal Irish Rifles 12th Battalion

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John Thomas Wales

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 9078 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 235258 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Wales

Born 1896

Died 1966

Royal Navy J22342

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