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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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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]

Edward Wardle

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 103019 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alice Amy Wardle

Born 1886

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Broughall Hospital, Whitchurch

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Courtauld's Auxiliary Hospital, Coventry

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Hillcrest Auxiliary Hospital, Coventry

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Joseph Wardle

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army 2044 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49918 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Wardle

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1539 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Cyril E Wardle

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2623 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Eldred Wardle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 31675 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Wardle

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 242 Private Army Cyclist Corps 53rd Welsh Div Cyclist Corps

British Army 2408 Private Essex Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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William Wardle

Died 1917

British Army 28186 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Charles William Wardle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169971

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Edward Handel Wardle

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186990

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Whitworth Wardle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405551

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Albert Wardle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 50539 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albert Wardle

Died 1918

British Army 3993 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 478647 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Francis Albert Wardle

Died 1918

British Army 4284 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 201101 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert Wardle

Died 1918

British Army 20690 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Wardle

Died 1917

British Army S/11358 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/11358 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Benjamin C Wardle

Died 1915

British Army 3/3586 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest Wardle

Died 1917

British Army 4/3868 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 38384 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Arthur Wardle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 21744 Private Coldstream Guards

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Ernest Wardle

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 16055 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16055 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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