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Greenwich, London [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bassingstoke, Hampshire [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Folkestone England [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

London England [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

South Heigham, Norfolk [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Woodford Leigh New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [80]

Driver [13]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Examination Services [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Army Service Corps [1]

Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex Training Reserve [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Royal Navy [12]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [150]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Greenwich, London [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Bassingstoke, Hampshire [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Folkestone England [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] London England [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] South Heigham, Norfolk [1] St George Queensland [1] Woodford Leigh New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [80] Driver [13] Gunner [8] Serjeant [7] Sapper [6] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Canteen Worker [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Cheshire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Examination Services [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Army Service Corps [1] Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex Training Reserve [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126] Royal Navy [12] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [150] Merchant Navy [2]

George David Want

Died 1915

British Army 2380 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 2380 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 2380 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

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Alexander Frederick Want

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89648

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William Douglas Want

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113924

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Frederick Charles Want

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232914

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Robert Bartel Want

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 84751 Sapper Royal Engineers 208th Field Coy

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Leonard Percival Want

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3377 Private London Regiment

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Arthur Redfern Want

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army T1/1378 Driver Army Service Corps

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Leonard Want

Died 1918

British Army 2286 Lance Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 27813 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 27813 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Want

Died 1916

British Army 15359 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Percy C Want

Died 1917

British Army 57499 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57499 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Want

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army S/12598 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/12598 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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William Want

Died 1915

British Army 991 Private London Regiment

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Albert Want

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6731 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Harold James Want

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 97867 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Want

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 201894 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Edward Richard Want

Australian Imperial Force 3259

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Harold Argyle Want

Australian Imperial Force 18655

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Robert Bertle Want

Australian Imperial Force 5925

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William Want

Born 1884

Royal Navy 13343 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Albert Want

Born 1883

Royal Navy 11593 Royal Marine Artillery

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