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Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Hill End New South Wales [3]

Northampton [3]

Paddington New South Wales [3]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Islington [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Rollesby, Norfolk [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke [1]

Appila South Australia [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

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Goulburn New South Wales [1]

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Kapunda South Australia [1]

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Norton Subcourse, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [1]

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Queenscliff Queensland [1]

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Suffolk [1]

Tenby Pembrokeshire [1]

Wallangarra Queensland [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

beetley,norfolk [1]

great ryburgh,norfolk [1]

gressenhall,norfolk [1]

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Private [169]

Sapper [15]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner/Signaller [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Rifleman [1]

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Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Labour Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [246]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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W [334]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [333]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [4] Hill End New South Wales [3] Northampton [3] Paddington New South Wales [3] Hamilton Victoria [2] Islington [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Rollesby, Norfolk [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Alverstoke [1] Appila South Australia [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Everton Victoria [1] Finchley, London [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Flegg District (Yarmouth) [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hamilton [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Kettering,Northamptonshire. [1] Kirkley, Suffolk [1] London England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Milford, Norfolk [1] Norfolk [1] Norton Subcourse, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Oxford England [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Queenscliff Queensland [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Suffolk [1] Tenby Pembrokeshire [1] Wallangarra Queensland [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1] beetley,norfolk [1] great ryburgh,norfolk [1] gressenhall,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [169] Sapper [15] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner/Signaller [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Staff [1] Rifleman [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [30] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Norfolk Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Naval Division [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Border Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [246] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [334] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [333] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Charles Pinfold Walpole

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14397 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 14397 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 14397 Lance Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Horatio Spencer Walpole

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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John Robsart Walpole

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Closs Ernest Walpole

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 8538 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harry Frederick Walpole

Died 1918

British Army 51981 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11700 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Herbert Walpole

Born 1890

Died 1971

British Army 14019 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Edward Walpole

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218017

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Michael Walpole

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143487

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Ronald Orford Spencer Walpole

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5215 Private London Regiment

British Army Private London Regiment Ist Bn.

British Army 5215 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Ambrose Robert Walpole

Born 1898

Died 1986

British Army 119635 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Francis Walpole

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army 3448 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 200975 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 200975 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Robert Spencer Hobhouse Walpole

Born 1881

Died 1975

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Walpole

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 15742 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 15742 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Horace Walpole

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 30764 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Leslie A J Walpole

Died 1915

British Army 16207 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William James Walpole

Died 1916

British Army 4571 Private London Regiment

British Army London Regiment 1st/4th Bn.

British Army 4571 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Frank Walpole

Died 1917

British Army 1926 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40562 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Reginald Walpole

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 80981 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Walpole

Died 1917

British Army 3630 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16705 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Joe Walpole

Died 1916

British Army 4248 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army West Yorkshire Regiment 1st/7th Bn.

British Army 4248 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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