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Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [3]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Aldington, Kent [1]

Ashford England [1]

Baughton, Kent [1]

Boughton, Kent [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Eastry, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Gunner [7]

Bombardier [5]

Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Indian Army Supply Column [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Lancers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [122]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [3] Canterbury, Kent [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Aldington, Kent [1] Ashford England [1] Baughton, Kent [1] Boughton, Kent [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Dalston, London [1] Eastry, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Kingsland, London [1] London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Roma Queensland [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, London, Middlesex [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Whitstable, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [52] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Gunner [7] Bombardier [5] Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Army Education Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] Indian Army Supply Column [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Lancers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [89] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [122] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Wanstall

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216748 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216748 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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George William Wanstall

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39392

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Elton Cyril Wanstall

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3369 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Walter James Wanstall

Born 1883

Died 1923

British Army G/5106 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/5106 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Isaac Wanstall

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army L/9195 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Robert Bloye Wanstall

Died 1916

British Army GS/21280 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick C Wanstall

Died 1916

British Army 106618 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Thomas Wanstall

Died 1916

British Army L/14474 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Edmund Richard Wanstall

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 141617 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Arthur C. Wanstall

Died 1917

British Army 21728 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army G/42787 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frank Wanstall

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8717 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 8717 Private Highland Light Infantry

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T F Wanstall

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/7626 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/7626 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Harold J Wanstall

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 22450 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Wanstall

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 201035 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 229364 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 229364 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Wanstall

Died 1916

British Army 6303 Private London Regiment

British Army 6303 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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Herbert Joseph Wanstall

Died 1915

British Army 1699 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred John Wanstall

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 59768 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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Thomas John Wanstall

Australian Imperial Force 16271

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Frank Charles Wanstall

Born 1899

Royal Navy 21690 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Alice May Wanstall

Royal Navy G1541

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