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London England [9]

London, Middlesex [8]

Battersea, London [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Kangaroo Island South Australia [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Waltham Abbey, Essex [4]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Greenwich, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Ranelagh Tasmania [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Calcutta [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

East Ham, London [2]

Eastbourne England [2]

Eltham, Kent [2]

Essex [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Formby, Lancashire [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Norwich England [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Poplar, Middlesex [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Tovil, Kent [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Warooka South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Allahabad, Bengal, [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Arrowtown [1]

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1]

Baildon, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [970]

Gunner [128]

Driver [95]

Corporal [75]

Serjeant [73]

Sapper [54]

Lance Corporal [48]

Captain [44]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lieutenant [43]

Acting Corporal [30]

Major [20]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [12]

Rifleman [9]

Bombardier [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Worker [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Guardsman [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Nurse [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Trooper [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

AM II(E) [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [147]

Army Service Corps [125]

Royal Engineers [121]

Labour Corps [115]

London Regiment [81]

Royal Garrison Artillery [77]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

Machine Gun Corps [49]

Royal Fusiliers [47]

Middlesex Regiment [44]

Royal Sussex Regiment [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

The Queen's Regiment [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Durham Light Infantry [30]

Essex Regiment [30]

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Norfolk Regiment [28]

West Riding Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [24]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Horse Artillery [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Hertfordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1594]

Royal Navy [172]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [141]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

Australian Imperial Force [77]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2116]

Contribution

Military Service [2079]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

London England [9] London, Middlesex [8] Battersea, London [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Kangaroo Island South Australia [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Waltham Abbey, Essex [4] Benalla Victoria [3] Camberwell, London [3] Edmonton, London [3] Greenwich, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Ranelagh Tasmania [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Calcutta [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] East Ham, London [2] Eastbourne England [2] Eltham, Kent [2] Essex [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Formby, Lancashire [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Islington, London [2] Norwich England [2] Poplar, London [2] Poplar, Middlesex [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Tovil, Kent [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Warooka South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Allahabad, Bengal, [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Arrowtown [1] Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1] Baildon, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [970] Gunner [128] Driver [95] Corporal [75] Serjeant [73] Sapper [54] Lance Corporal [48] Captain [44] Second Lieutenant [44] Lieutenant [43] Acting Corporal [30] Major [20] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [12] Rifleman [9] Bombardier [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Worker [7] Able Seaman [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Guardsman [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Nurse [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Trooper [2] Vice Admiral [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] AM II(E) [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [147] Army Service Corps [125] Royal Engineers [121] Labour Corps [115] London Regiment [81] Royal Garrison Artillery [77] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] Machine Gun Corps [49] Royal Fusiliers [47] Middlesex Regiment [44] Royal Sussex Regiment [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] The Queen's Regiment [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Durham Light Infantry [30] Essex Regiment [30] West Yorkshire Regiment [29] Norfolk Regiment [28] West Riding Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [24] East Surrey Regiment [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Royal Defence Corps [21] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Horse Artillery [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Flying Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Hertfordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1594] Royal Navy [172] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [141] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] Australian Imperial Force [77] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2116]

Contribution

Military Service [2079] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Canada [1]

Joseph Waller

Born 1894

British Army 9074 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/10th (Scottish) Reserve Battalion

British Army 358771 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/10th Battalion

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William Henry Waller

Born 1886

British Army T2277 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army T911070 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 288255 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Waller

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1650 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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William Waller

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9682 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9682 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Waller

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 9892 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 9892 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Richard Hope Waller

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain 38th Dogras

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John George Waller

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219287 Private 202 Squadron

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Henry Waller

Died 1935

British Army 31282 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Frederick Waller

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143581

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps No.5 Cadet Wing

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143561 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force No.5 Cadet Wing

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Charles Raymond Waller

Born 1898

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 52 Squadron

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William James Waller

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 123652 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 295097 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Laister Waller

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 2902 Lincolnshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 238837 Labour Corps 413th Company

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Charles William Waller

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army G/5033 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Thomas Waller

Born 1895

Died 1964

Royal Navy SS5105

Royal Navy ss5105 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke

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George Edward Waller

British Army 968 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 968 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery 3rd Home Counties Brigade

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Harry James William Waller

Died 1917

British Army G/12097 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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George Waller

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437586

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437586 Private Canadian Infantry

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Philip Dudley Waller

Born 1889

Died 1917

South African Services Lieutenant South African Heavy Artillery 71st Siege Battery

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Arthur Waller

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 434314 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 434314 Private Canadian Infantry 50th Bn.

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Arthur Ernest Waller

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106770

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