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Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [8]

Gateshead, Durham [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Preston, Lancashire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Sunderland, Durham [5]

Bingara New South Wales [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Durham [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Parkside South Australia [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Warwickshire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Durham, Durham [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Middlewich, Cheshire [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Barnard Castle, Durham [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Boggabri New South Wales [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Burnley England [2]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Denton, Yorkshire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Drouin Victoria [2]

Granya Victoria [2]

Hamilton New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2424]

Gunner [257]

Driver [200]

Corporal [169]

Serjeant [167]

Sapper [125]

Lance Corporal [96]

Second Lieutenant [67]

Lieutenant [62]

Acting Corporal [44]

Acting Serjeant [40]

Pioneer [37]

Captain [28]

Bombardier [26]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Rifleman [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Guardsman [8]

Worker [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Major [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Nurse [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Brigadier General [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Trooper [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [3]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [283]

Royal Field Artillery [279]

Royal Engineers [263]

Army Service Corps [207]

Durham Light Infantry [169]

Royal Garrison Artillery [169]

Royal Army Medical Corps [166]

Northumberland Fusiliers [154]

Machine Gun Corps [131]

West Yorkshire Regiment [113]

Manchester Regiment [90]

Royal Fusiliers [86]

Cheshire Regiment [85]

Lancashire Fusiliers [80]

London Regiment [78]

East Lancashire Regiment [73]

West Riding Regiment [71]

Liverpool Regiment [66]

Yorkshire Regiment [64]

York and Lancaster Regiment [63]

East Yorkshire Regiment [55]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [51]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49]

Lincolnshire Regiment [48]

Border Regiment [44]

North Staffordshire Regiment [42]

Middlesex Regiment [39]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [38]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [36]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Royal Naval Division [35]

Rifle Brigade [34]

South Staffordshire Regiment [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

South Lancashire Regiment [30]

Tank Corps [30]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [30]

Royal Defence Corps [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

Welsh Regiment [27]

Army Ordnance Corps [26]

East Surrey Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [26]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [24]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [23]

Service

British Army [3662]

Royal Navy [277]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [249]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [243]

Australian Imperial Force [154]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [4686]

D [3]

L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4595]

Merchant Navy [60]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Canada [3]

France [1]

India [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [8] Gateshead, Durham [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Preston, Lancashire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Sunderland, Durham [5] Bingara New South Wales [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Durham [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Parkside South Australia [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Warwickshire [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Battersea, London [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Durham, Durham [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Middlewich, Cheshire [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] South Shields, Durham [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Barnard Castle, Durham [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Boggabri New South Wales [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Burnley England [2] Crowle, Lincolnshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Denton, Yorkshire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Drouin Victoria [2] Granya Victoria [2] Hamilton New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2424] Gunner [257] Driver [200] Corporal [169] Serjeant [167] Sapper [125] Lance Corporal [96] Second Lieutenant [67] Lieutenant [62] Acting Corporal [44] Acting Serjeant [40] Pioneer [37] Captain [28] Bombardier [26] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Company Serjeant Major [14] Lance Serjeant [12] Rifleman [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Guardsman [8] Worker [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Major [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Able Seaman [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Nurse [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Brigadier General [4] Staff Nurse [4] Trooper [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [3] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [283] Royal Field Artillery [279] Royal Engineers [263] Army Service Corps [207] Durham Light Infantry [169] Royal Garrison Artillery [169] Royal Army Medical Corps [166] Northumberland Fusiliers [154] Machine Gun Corps [131] West Yorkshire Regiment [113] Manchester Regiment [90] Royal Fusiliers [86] Cheshire Regiment [85] Lancashire Fusiliers [80] London Regiment [78] East Lancashire Regiment [73] West Riding Regiment [71] Liverpool Regiment [66] Yorkshire Regiment [64] York and Lancaster Regiment [63] East Yorkshire Regiment [55] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52] King's Royal Rifle Corps [51] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [49] Lincolnshire Regiment [48] Border Regiment [44] North Staffordshire Regiment [42] Middlesex Regiment [39] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [38] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [38] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [36] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Royal Naval Division [35] Rifle Brigade [34] South Staffordshire Regiment [34] Royal Army Service Corps [31] South Lancashire Regiment [30] Tank Corps [30] Yorkshire Light Infantry [30] Royal Defence Corps [28] Worcestershire Regiment [28] Welsh Regiment [27] Army Ordnance Corps [26] East Surrey Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [26] Royal Berkshire Regiment [24] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Royal Lancaster Regiment [23]

Service

British Army [3662] Royal Navy [277] Canadian Expeditionary Force [249] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [243] Australian Imperial Force [154] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [4686] D [3] L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4595] Merchant Navy [60] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Canada [3] France [1] India [1] Turkey [1]

Philip Walton

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 9 Gunner Singapore Volunteer Artillery

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Edward Walton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10328 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10328 Private Leicestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Albert Archie Walton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 5273 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Fred Walton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 2538 Company Serjeant Major King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Walton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 25866 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 25866 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Bn.

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John Edward Walton

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 23131 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph John Walton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 266241 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion.

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Leonard Walton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 7519 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn.

British Army 7519 Company Serjeant Major Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn.

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Samuel Walton

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 12417 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harold Walton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106301

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Clifford Walton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30439

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John James Walton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37000

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William Norman Walton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7639

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Frederick William Frank Walton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112125

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John Scott Walton

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 2716 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760975 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760975 Driver Royal Field Artillery 3/3 Nhu Bde

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Lewis Oliver Walton

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 11686 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Walton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28299

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John James Walton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166576

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Francis John George Walton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 5190 London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 18th Battalion

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William Walton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194833

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