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Albany Western Australia [4]

London England [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bow, London [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Christchurch, Canterbury [1]

Diss, Norfolk, England [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Jersey [1]

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Kempston, Bedfordshire [1]

Kent [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Pickering, North Yorkshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Ruswarp, Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sunderland England [1]

Sunderland, Millfield, Durham [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Wellington [1]

Wilmslow, Cheshire [1]

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Private [118]

Gunner [18]

Driver [13]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Major [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Colour Serjeant [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Indian Miscellaneous List [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Army [2]

Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/39th Garhwals Rifles [1]

16th Light Horse [1]

21st Punjabis [1]

39th Garhwal Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [299]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [294]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Albany Western Australia [4] London England [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bow, London [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Christchurch, Canterbury [1] Diss, Norfolk, England [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Jersey [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Kempston, Bedfordshire [1] Kent [1] Kew Victoria [1] Newcastle England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Pickering, North Yorkshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Ruswarp, Whitby, Yorkshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sunderland England [1] Sunderland, Millfield, Durham [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Wellington [1] Wilmslow, Cheshire [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [118] Gunner [18] Driver [13] Corporal [10] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Major [4] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Major [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Colour Serjeant [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Indian Miscellaneous List [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Hussars [2] Indian Army [2] Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/39th Garhwals Rifles [1] 16th Light Horse [1] 21st Punjabis [1] 39th Garhwal Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [195] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [15] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [299] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [294] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4] India [1]

John H Wardell

Born 1890

British Army 42921 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/250047 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 42921 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Wardell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 15890 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion Household Battalion

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Warren Henry Wardell

Born 1866

Died 1914

British Army Major 1/39th Garhwals Rifles

Indian Army Major 39th Garhwal Rifles 1st Battalion

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Edward Wardell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26712

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Lionel William Wardell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36549

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William Alfred Wardell

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 8312 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edward Hobson Wardell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60458

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John Walker Wardell

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13266 New Zealand Field Artillery

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William Edward Wardell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217196

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Arthur Percy Montague Wardell

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 990 Private 16th Light Horse

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Ernest Wardell

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 16820 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Albert Wardell

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 11896 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Wardell

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 684 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 48195 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John H. Wardell

Died 1917

British Army 23/307 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Wardell

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 11441 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Tom Wardell

Died 1916

British Army 4919 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Rogers Wardell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 8889 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 8889 Signaller Lincolnshire Regiment

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Leonard Wardell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 17797 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick George Wardell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147870

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Jack William Wardell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281129

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