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London, Middlesex [5]

East Farleigh, Kent [4]

London England [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Beverley Western Australia [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridgetown Western Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

Leichhardt New South Wales [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Maresfield, East Sussex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Noradjuha Victoria [2]

Point Pass South Australia [2]

Staplehurst, Kent [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tilbury, Essex [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Abingdon, Buckinghamshire [1]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ashford Common, Middlesex [1]

Barkingside, Essex, England [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Billingborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [415]

Corporal [46]

Gunner [43]

Serjeant [38]

Sapper [32]

Driver [31]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Major [8]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [4]

Sergeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Nurse [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [70]

Royal Engineers [58]

London Regiment [53]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Hussars [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Service

British Army [709]

Royal Navy [123]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [69]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1068]

A [2]

M [2]

R [2]

C [1]

G [1]

J [1]

N [1]

P [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1055]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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London, Middlesex [5] East Farleigh, Kent [4] London England [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Beverley Western Australia [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Hammersmith, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridgetown Western Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Holborn, London [2] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Laura South Australia [2] Leichhardt New South Wales [2] Lewisham, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Maresfield, East Sussex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Noradjuha Victoria [2] Point Pass South Australia [2] Staplehurst, Kent [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Strood, Kent [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tilbury, Essex [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Abingdon, Buckinghamshire [1] Alberton South Australia [1] Aldershot England [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ashford Common, Middlesex [1] Barkingside, Essex, England [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billingborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [415] Corporal [46] Gunner [43] Serjeant [38] Sapper [32] Driver [31] Second Lieutenant [25] Lieutenant [21] Captain [16] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Major [8] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [4] Sergeant [4] Trooper [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Nurse [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Carpenter [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commissioned Engineer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [70] Royal Engineers [58] London Regiment [53] Royal Field Artillery [50] Labour Corps [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Middlesex Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] The Queen's Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Devonshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Hussars [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Service

British Army [709] Royal Navy [123] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [69] Australian Imperial Force [67] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1068] A [2] M [2] R [2] C [1] G [1] J [1] N [1] P [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1055] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Albert Ernest Walter

Born 1899

Died 1989

Australian Imperial Force 61230 Private Recruit Depot Battalion Broadmeadows

Australian Imperial Force 61230 Private 10th General Service Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 61230 Private 12th Training Battalion

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Ernest James Walter

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army SR/1143 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 276143 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1143 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Z 34th Trench Mortar Battery

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James Bertram Walter

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 16866 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 16866 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Cecil Walter

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest Walter

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 282544 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 28821/ 28255 Private Bedford Regt 2 7th

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Frederick William John Walter

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 35396 Pioneer Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Royland Allin Walter

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Infantry 116 (Huron County) Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion

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Ernest William Walter

Born 1885

Died 1945

British Army 572139 Private Labour Corps

British Army 103383 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Walter

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 93240 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sydney Walter

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant The Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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John Walter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48857

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Joseph Frank Walter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281549

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James Alfred Walter

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264960

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Frederick Walter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190880

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William Henry Walter

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120961

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Frederick William Walter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85617

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Edward Ernest Walter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111339

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George Herbert Walter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295080

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Frank Walter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136993

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Dalton George Walter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42841

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