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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Essex [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Eden New South Wales [2]

Forest Gate, London [2]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Southall, Middlesex [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Coventry [1]

Essex, England [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Glebe Point New South Wales [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hertford [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

London England [1]

London, Essex, England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Rowhedge England [1]

Southwick, Staffordshire [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Swansea Tasmania [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [19]

Driver [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [15]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Major [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [19]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [2]

Military Farms [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [312]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [26]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [409]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [401]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Essex [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Eden New South Wales [2] Forest Gate, London [2] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Southall, Middlesex [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Coventry [1] Essex, England [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Glebe Point New South Wales [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hertford [1] Hertfordshire [1] Isle of Wight [1] Islington, London [1] Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] London England [1] London, Essex, England [1] Manchester England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Plumstead, London [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Rowhedge England [1] Southwick, Staffordshire [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Summer Hill New South Wales [1] Swansea Tasmania [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [177] Corporal [25] Serjeant [22] Gunner [19] Driver [16] Lieutenant [16] Captain [15] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Major [7] Lance Corporal [5] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [19] London Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Worcestershire Yeomanry [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (London Scottish) [2] Military Farms [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [312] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [26] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [409] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [401] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

John Osborn Walford

Born 1869

Died 1922

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

British Army Major Worcestershire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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Leslie Francis Walford

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 2048 Private London Regiment

British Army 2048 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Herbert Ashford Walford

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 2026 Private London Regiment

British Army 2026 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Ernest A Walford

Born 1879

British Army M2/113890 Private Army Service Corps M.T.

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Garth Neville Walford

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Charles F Walford

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2525 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325374 Private Corps of Hussars

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Clarence Edward Valentine Walford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32839

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George Herbert Walford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5086 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19898 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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William Walford

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266266

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Walter Walford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57253

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George Henry Walford

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Major Suffolk Regiment

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Osman Walford

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95743

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Hamilton Stewart Walford

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Alexander Ellis Walford

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Oliver Robson Walford

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Basil Henry Walford

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241912

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Frederick Walford

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217193

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Camma Walford

Born 1883

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Worker Auxiliary Hospitals

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Alfred Walford

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16741

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Robert Walford

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159299

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