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Sydney New South Wales [17]

Newcastle New South Wales [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Warrnambool Victoria [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

London England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [4]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4]

Nottingham [4]

South Melbourne Victoria [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ararat Victoria [3]

Balmain New South Wales [3]

Casino New South Wales [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Port Melbourne Victoria [3]

Auckland [2]

Balham, London [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Breconshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Carmarthenshire [2]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [2]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Leichhardt New South Wales [2]

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire [2]

Rank

Private [1641]

Gunner [177]

Driver [161]

Serjeant [115]

Corporal [108]

Sapper [108]

Lance Corporal [55]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Lieutenant [34]

Pioneer [29]

Acting Corporal [24]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Bombardier [22]

Captain [21]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [8]

Rifleman [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Major [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Sergeant [5]

Worker [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Chaplain to the Forces [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal of Horse [2]

Dresser [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Fitter [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [211]

Royal Engineers [192]

Labour Corps [189]

Army Service Corps [151]

Royal Garrison Artillery [114]

Welsh Regiment [108]

Royal Army Medical Corps [83]

Machine Gun Corps [75]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74]

South Staffordshire Regiment [60]

Worcestershire Regiment [60]

London Regiment [56]

South Wales Borderers [55]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [54]

Royal Fusiliers [49]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [48]

Devonshire Regiment [44]

Gloucestershire Regiment [41]

Durham Light Infantry [40]

British West Indies Regiment [37]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Monmouthshire Regiment [33]

Rifle Brigade [32]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [32]

North Staffordshire Regiment [28]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Army Ordnance Corps [24]

Royal Defence Corps [23]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Scots [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [19]

Royal Flying Corps [19]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18]

Royal Horse Artillery [18]

Scottish Rifles [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Service

British Army [2498]

Royal Navy [281]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [201]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [199]

Australian Imperial Force [198]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3457]

J [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3383]

Merchant Navy [55]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

Canada [3]

Cuba [1]

Isle of Man [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [17] Newcastle New South Wales [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Warrnambool Victoria [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] London England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Beaconsfield Tasmania [4] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4] Nottingham [4] South Melbourne Victoria [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ararat Victoria [3] Balmain New South Wales [3] Casino New South Wales [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Port Melbourne Victoria [3] Auckland [2] Balham, London [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Breconshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Carmarthenshire [2] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [2] Dalston, London, Middlesex [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hertfordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Leichhardt New South Wales [2] Llanelli, Carmarthenshire [2]

Rank

Private [1641] Gunner [177] Driver [161] Serjeant [115] Corporal [108] Sapper [108] Lance Corporal [55] Second Lieutenant [41] Lieutenant [34] Pioneer [29] Acting Corporal [24] Acting Serjeant [24] Bombardier [22] Captain [21] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [8] Rifleman [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Guardsman [7] Able Seaman [6] Major [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Sergeant [5] Worker [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Trooper [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Bugler [2] Chaplain to the Forces [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal of Horse [2] Dresser [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Fitter [2] Honorary Captain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [211] Royal Engineers [192] Labour Corps [189] Army Service Corps [151] Royal Garrison Artillery [114] Welsh Regiment [108] Royal Army Medical Corps [83] Machine Gun Corps [75] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74] South Staffordshire Regiment [60] Worcestershire Regiment [60] London Regiment [56] South Wales Borderers [55] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [54] Royal Fusiliers [49] Middlesex Regiment [48] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [48] Devonshire Regiment [44] Gloucestershire Regiment [41] Durham Light Infantry [40] British West Indies Regiment [37] Liverpool Regiment [34] Monmouthshire Regiment [33] Rifle Brigade [32] Royal Berkshire Regiment [32] North Staffordshire Regiment [28] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Hampshire Regiment [26] Royal Naval Division [26] Leicestershire Regiment [25] Manchester Regiment [25] Army Ordnance Corps [24] Royal Defence Corps [23] Cheshire Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Royal Scots [20] Somerset Light Infantry [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [19] Royal Flying Corps [19] The Queen's Regiment [19] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18] Royal Horse Artillery [18] Scottish Rifles [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Service

British Army [2498] Royal Navy [281] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [201] Canadian Expeditionary Force [199] Australian Imperial Force [198] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3457] J [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3383] Merchant Navy [55] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [60] Canada [3] Cuba [1] Isle of Man [1] United States [1]

Frederick Walters

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194815

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Frederick Charles Walters

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1781 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Samuel Walters

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army 72087 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4960565 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 1872 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Henry Walters

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27686

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William Walters

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127598

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John James Walters

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139780 Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139780 Sergeant Royal Air Force

British Army 15444 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 7th Battalion

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William David Walters

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76998

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Herbert Leonard Walters

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166532

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David John Walters

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276450

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Joseph Walters

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39025

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Alfred Victor Walters

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26394

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Edward Walters

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57767

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John Walters

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118536

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William H Walters

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 9296 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred Ernest Walters

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25415

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Albert Henry Walters

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146369

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Daniel John Walters

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197174

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Harry James Walters

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 75824 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 75824 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Frederick Walters

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262501

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John Samuel Walters

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26759

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