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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]

Frederick Jeffery Walter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242149

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Edgar Ernest Walter

Born 1889

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force 1007 Private 39th Infantry Battalion, 10th Infantry Brigade "C" Company

Australian Imperial Force 1007 Sergeant 39th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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Thomas Henry Walter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166184

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Bertram Walter

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Eustace Walter

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6695

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Gladys Eliza Walter

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19669 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Harry George Walter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13536

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Charles Walter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79296

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Edward Frederick Walter

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy 282791 Mechanician HMS Racoon

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Cecil Stanley Walter

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9525 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Ernest Walter

Died 1915

British Army Major Base Remount Depot

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lincolnshire Regiment

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Henry John Walter

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 262580 East Surrey

British Army 106708 / 166708 Private Machine Gun Corps 32nd Coy

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James Walter

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/16530 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/16530 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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William Henry Howes Walter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209348

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Horace William Bethel Walter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218240

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Albert Edward Walter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229418

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Edwin William Walter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231016

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Albert Ernest Walter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239703

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George Miles Walter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15496

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Samuel Walter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168163

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