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Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [4]

Durham [4]

Nottingham [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Macclesfield [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Derbyshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mickleton, Yorkshire [2]

Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [1]

Backworth, Northumberland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beckenham, Kent, England [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blaydon-on-Tyne, Durham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Broadbottom, Cheshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Bywall, Northumberland [1]

Carisbrook Victoria [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Catherine Hill Bay New South Wales [1]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Chester England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chorlton, Manchester [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Coalville, Leicestershire [1]

Cockfield England [1]

Cockfield, Durham [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Dunstan-on-Tyne, Durham [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [663]

Gunner [68]

Corporal [54]

Driver [43]

Sapper [35]

Serjeant [35]

Lance Corporal [26]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Trooper [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chauffeur ( Driver) [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dispenser [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Housemaid [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [80]

Royal Engineers [75]

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Northumberland Fusiliers [59]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [56]

Army Service Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Cheshire Regiment [32]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

London Regiment [22]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Border Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Hussars [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [969]

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1197]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1175]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Canada [1]

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People [1198] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [4] Durham [4] Nottingham [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Macclesfield [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Derbyshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mickleton, Yorkshire [2] Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [2] Willesden, London [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [1] Backworth, Northumberland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beckenham, Kent, England [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blaydon-on-Tyne, Durham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Broadbottom, Cheshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Bywall, Northumberland [1] Carisbrook Victoria [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Catherine Hill Bay New South Wales [1] Cheadle, Staffordshire [1] Chester England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chorlton, Manchester [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Cockfield England [1] Cockfield, Durham [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Dunstan-on-Tyne, Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [663] Gunner [68] Corporal [54] Driver [43] Sapper [35] Serjeant [35] Lance Corporal [26] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Trooper [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chauffeur ( Driver) [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Dispenser [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Major [1] Housemaid [1] Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [80] Royal Engineers [75] Royal Field Artillery [66] Northumberland Fusiliers [59] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [56] Army Service Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Durham Light Infantry [43] Manchester Regiment [36] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Cheshire Regiment [32] Machine Gun Corps [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [27] London Regiment [22] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Border Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Essex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Hussars [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [969] Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1197] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1175] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Canada [1]

Joseph Walter Wardle

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 9469 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9469 Staff Sargent Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Edgar Wardle

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 12303 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 34920 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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George Wardle

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1479 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st/7th Battalion

British Army 1479 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Frederick William Wardle

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799623

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799623 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Percy Wardle

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force 113618 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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William Wardle

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3169 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Wardle

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138524

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James Wardle

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109909

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James Kenneth Wardle

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 15th west Battalion

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William Wardle

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163930

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Michael Wardle

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303784

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John Wardle

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 24344 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Brown Wardle

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 12713 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arthur Wardle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30329

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William Wardle

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38387

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George Wardle

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275424

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Charles Wardle

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 282371 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Andrew Wardle

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 22099 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 22099 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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Ernest Long Wardle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187224

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Herbert Wardle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116171

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