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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 Thomas Walter

Born 1897

Died 1962

Royal Navy K37523 H.M.S. Pembroke II

Royal Navy K37523 H.M.S. Ceres

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Arthur Edward Walter

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292013

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James Henry Walter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210481

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Frank Walter

Died 1916

British Army 49525 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 49525 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Frederick Walter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2787 Private London Regiment

British Army 470643 Private London Regiment

British Army 470643 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles Walter

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233304

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Percy James Walter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236119

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Gordon James Walter

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/4923 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army GS/4923 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Stanley Walter

Died 1918

British Army Staff Captain Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Richard Thomas Walter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1045

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Alfred Benjamin Walter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303676

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Frank Walter

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army T2210 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st/3rd Kent Field Coy.

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Alfred Ernest Henry U. Walter

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 57186 Sergeant Royal Engineers 7th Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Stephen Reginald Parke Walter

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Flight Commander Royal Flying Corps

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Walter George Walters

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9124 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/9124 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 9124 Rifle Brigade

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Fred Walter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407354

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Leslie John Walter

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159873

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Robert Walter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170650

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Arthur John Walter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177147

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Reginald Walter

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41976

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