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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]

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Contribution

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

Country

United Kingdom [45] Canada [1]

Francis Ernest Waller

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Robert P. Waller

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 2878 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2878 PRIVATE Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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Sidney Frank Waller

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38242 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Harry Waller

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434692

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434692 Private Canadian Infantry 50th Bn.

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John Arthur Waller

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4090 Private London Regiment

British Army 275232 Private London Regiment

British Army 275232 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Alfred John Waller

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32188

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Charles Thomas Waller

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299802

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Christopher Charles Waller

Born 1887

Died 1951

British Army 41931 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 41931 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 41931 Sergeant 79th Brigade R.F.A.

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Noel Huxley Waller

Born 1881

Died 1961

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

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Edmund Charles Waller

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138561

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Herbert John Waller

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192461

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James William Waller

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26572

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Charlie Waller

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42351

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James George Davis Waller

Born 1900

Died 1972

Royal Navy F52007 AM II(E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251904 Royal Air Force

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James Henry Waller

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 644121

Canadian Expeditionary Force 644121 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles David Waller

Died 1916

British Army 2327 Private London Regiment

British Army 550444 Private London Regiment

British Army 2327 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Frank Waller

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3/152 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/152 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Waller

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 27820 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Waller

Born 1883

Died 1920

Royal Navy 300668 Leading Boatman HMS President

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Alfred Waller

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy M24967 Sick Berth Attendant H.M.S. "Victory"

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