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Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Market Drayton, Shropshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Galt [1]

Geelong West Victoria [1]

Hulme Manchester [1]

Hulme Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

London England [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [144]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [11]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Cook [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [221]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [269]

Contribution

Military Service [265]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Crewe, Cheshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Market Drayton, Shropshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Galt [1] Geelong West Victoria [1] Hulme Manchester [1] Hulme Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Kew Victoria [1] London England [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Wallasey, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [144] Gunner [18] Serjeant [14] Corporal [11] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Sapper [6] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Cook [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [221] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [269]

Contribution

Military Service [265] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Geoffrey Stephen Walley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant 1st Division, 2nd Brigade 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Walley

Born 1890

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145819 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145819 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145819 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred Charles Walley

Born 1873

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Cook Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities Pilotage Authority, No. 1 Pilot Boat "Alfred H. Read" (Liverpool)

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Percy Walley

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force A2216

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John Walley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407811

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Alfred Walley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army S/11198 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army S/11198 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/11198 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Harold Walley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190400

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Alfred C Walley

Born 1873

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Exam Services

Other Empire Force Cook Mercantile Marine SS Alfred H Read

Other Empire Force Cook Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities Pilotage Authority, No. 1 Pilot Boat "Alfred H. Read" (Liverpool)

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Samuel Walley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149423

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Harold Herbert Walley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 54310 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Percy G Walley

Died 1915

British Army 11485 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George John Walley

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 265314 Company Serjeant Major Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Walley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 16094 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 16094 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Cecil Walley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army GS/14430 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Clifford Walley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4903 Private London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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James Walley

Died 1918

British Army 47916 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 223040 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 223040 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alfred Walley

Died 1915

British Army 1301 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1301 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Percy Walley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 2234 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 73248 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 73248 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Walley

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 64846 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Victor Lee Walley

Died 1916

British Army 3490 Private Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 54437 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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