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Fremantle Western Australia [8]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Brixton, London [5]

Horsham Victoria [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Creswick Victoria [4]

Hawthorn Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Richmond Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Weymouth, Dorset [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [3]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Islington, London [3]

London England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Aylesford, Kent [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Buckland, Surrey [2]

Bunbury Western Australia [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Eastwood, Essex [2]

Essex [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kenwyn, Cornwall [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Maldon, Essex, England [2]

Rank

Private [1131]

Gunner [121]

Driver [112]

Corporal [109]

Sapper [103]

Serjeant [95]

Second Lieutenant [67]

Lieutenant [60]

Captain [47]

Lance Corporal [40]

Acting Corporal [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Bombardier [18]

Pioneer [17]

Rifleman [14]

Major [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Worker [7]

Guardsman [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [175]

Royal Field Artillery [156]

Army Service Corps [129]

London Regiment [127]

Labour Corps [121]

Royal Garrison Artillery [85]

Royal Army Medical Corps [67]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [42]

Royal West Kent Regiment [39]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

The Queen's Regiment [36]

East Surrey Regiment [35]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Essex Regiment [30]

Lincolnshire Regiment [30]

Suffolk Regiment [28]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [25]

Royal Sussex Regiment [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

Manchester Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

East Kent Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Grenadier Guards [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Royal Horse Artillery [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Air Force [14]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1887]

Royal Navy [238]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [161]

Australian Imperial Force [128]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2594]

S [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2528]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Fremantle Western Australia [8] London, Middlesex, England [8] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Brixton, London [5] Horsham Victoria [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Creswick Victoria [4] Hawthorn Victoria [4] London, Middlesex [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Richmond Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Weymouth, Dorset [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bridlington, Yorkshire [3] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Islington, London [3] London England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Aylesford, Kent [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Buckland, Surrey [2] Bunbury Western Australia [2] Camberwell, London [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dover, Kent [2] Eastwood, Essex [2] Essex [2] Fulham, London [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hoxton, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kenwyn, Cornwall [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Maldon, Essex, England [2]

Rank

Private [1131] Gunner [121] Driver [112] Corporal [109] Sapper [103] Serjeant [95] Second Lieutenant [67] Lieutenant [60] Captain [47] Lance Corporal [40] Acting Corporal [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Bombardier [18] Pioneer [17] Rifleman [14] Major [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Worker [7] Guardsman [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3] Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Honorary Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [175] Royal Field Artillery [156] Army Service Corps [129] London Regiment [127] Labour Corps [121] Royal Garrison Artillery [85] Royal Army Medical Corps [67] Royal Fusiliers [63] Machine Gun Corps [53] Middlesex Regiment [48] King's Royal Rifle Corps [42] Royal West Kent Regiment [39] Royal Army Service Corps [36] The Queen's Regiment [36] East Surrey Regiment [35] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33] Rifle Brigade [31] Essex Regiment [30] Lincolnshire Regiment [30] Suffolk Regiment [28] Durham Light Infantry [26] Hampshire Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [25] Royal Sussex Regiment [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24] Devonshire Regiment [21] Manchester Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] East Kent Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Grenadier Guards [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] Royal Horse Artillery [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Air Force [14] Canadian Infantry [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1887] Royal Navy [238] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [161] Australian Imperial Force [128] Canadian Expeditionary Force [95] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2594] S [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2528] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Australia [1] Canada [1]

George Henry Wallis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302304

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George Wallis

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224341

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Reginald Herbert Wallis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109024

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Harold Edgar Wallis

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34412

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William Arthur Wallis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161930

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Albert Wallis

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308149

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Ernest George Wallis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185052

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Charles Herbert Wallis

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222614

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Walter William Wallis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36687

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George Walter Wallis

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69986

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Abraham Wallis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69393

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George Wallis

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246235

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William Charles Wallis

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405351

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Owen Parker Wallis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190285

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William Wallis

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 24429 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 24429 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Wallis

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2588 Private London Regiment

British Army 2588 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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Noel Veder Wallis

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 1855 Trooper Household Cavalry

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Charles William Wallis

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army PS/1903 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Edgar William Wallis

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 59838 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Albert Wallis

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 75384 Private Durham Light Infantry

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