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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]

George H Wardle

Died 1917

British Army 203509 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Wardle

Died 1915

British Army 16715 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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George Wardle

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 16750 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 16750 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Frederick Wardle

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 107632 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 107632 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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George Wardle

Died 1916

British Army 1981 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Wardle

Died 1916

British Army C/415 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/415 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert Wardle

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 18685 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Marcus Wardle

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2773 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 240427 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 240427 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Walter Wardle

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 35399 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John G. Wardle

Died 1916

British Army 10/1299 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard Charlton Wardle

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4842 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235142 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Sidney Wardle

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 13703 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Wardle

Died 1918

British Army 21444 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ralph Wardle

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 14526 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Mark Clifford Wardle

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 202032 Private Royal Scots

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James Wardle

Died 1915

British Army 17421 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 17421 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Wardle

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 8786 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Wardle

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 26960 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 70901 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 70901 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Jeremiah W Wardle

Died 1918

British Army 78495 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army TR/5/14231 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Robert Wardle

Died 1916

British Army 28/458 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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