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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dunfermline, Fife [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Pyramid Hill Victoria [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Sudbury, Middlesex [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Clackmannanshire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

East Dulwich, London [1]

East Prahran Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Finstown, Orkney, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hindley, Lancashire [1]

Hindsford, Atherton, Lancashire [1]

Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kurri Kurri New South Wales [1]

Lambton New South Wales [1]

Larbert, Stirlingshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Limerick, Ireland [1]

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [349]

Gunner [38]

Driver [36]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [22]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain Captain [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

LCpl [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Piper [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Pte (LCpl) [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Shipwright [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [36]

Army Service Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Scots [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Service

British Army [509]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Royal Navy [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [713]

Contribution

Military Service [682]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dunfermline, Fife [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Peckham, London [2] Pyramid Hill Victoria [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Sudbury, Middlesex [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead [1] Birmingham England [1] Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [1] Clackmannanshire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Durham [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] East Dulwich, London [1] East Prahran Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Finstown, Orkney, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hindley, Lancashire [1] Hindsford, Atherton, Lancashire [1] Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kurri Kurri New South Wales [1] Lambton New South Wales [1] Larbert, Stirlingshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Limerick, Ireland [1] Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [349] Gunner [38] Driver [36] Corporal [24] Sapper [23] Serjeant [22] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain Captain [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] LCpl [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Piper [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Pte (LCpl) [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Shipwright [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [36] Army Service Corps [35] Royal Engineers [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Scots [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Scottish Rifles [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Gordon Highlanders [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Service

British Army [509] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Royal Navy [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [713]

Contribution

Military Service [682] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Joseph Walls

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 306522 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 306522 Pte (LCpl) Hampshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army LCpl Hamps Regt 2/7th Bn

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George Henry Walls

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 49247 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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John G Walls

Born 1887

Died 1974

British Army 205225 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 205225 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 205225 Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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William Walls

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 7278 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 7278 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 7278 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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John Walls

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/586 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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James Walls

Died 1916

British Army G/820 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Edward Walls

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 1566 Private Irish Guards

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Alfred Joseph Walls

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52547

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William Walls

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42988

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William Henry Walls

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266854

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Charles Walls

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98032

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Thomas Walls

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283856

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Charles Norman Walls

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30988

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Herbert Walls

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115669

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Lambert Walls

Died 1917

British Army 9501 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 353156 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harry Walls

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 35672 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Walls

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 23931 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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J Walls

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311433

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Thomas Andrew Walls

Born 1873

Died 1916

Royal Navy Warrant Shipwright HMS INVINCIBLE

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William Walls

Australian Imperial Force 725

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