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Adelaide South Australia [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Toowoomba Queensland [5]

London England [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Bristol [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Sidmouth, Devon [3]

Adaminaby New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Castleford, Yorkshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Havant, Hampshire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Southwick, Hampshire [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Thornborough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Abbey Wood, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bedminster Bristol [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1]

Rank

Private [518]

Gunner [71]

Serjeant [53]

Corporal [49]

Driver [49]

Sapper [39]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [25]

Lieutenant [18]

Pioneer [17]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Leading Seaman [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

a/Cpl [2]

2nd Armourer's Crew [1]

AM I (E) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Steward [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [78]

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Labour Corps [71]

Army Service Corps [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

London Regiment [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Welsh Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Military Foot Police [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Lancers [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Service

British Army [867]

Royal Navy [150]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [65]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1258]

H [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1236]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

India [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] London, Middlesex, England [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Toowoomba Queensland [5] London England [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Bristol [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Fulham, London [3] Sidmouth, Devon [3] Adaminaby New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Castleford, Yorkshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Havant, Hampshire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Mile End, London [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Southwick, Hampshire [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Thornborough, Buckinghamshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Abbey Wood, Woolwich, Kent [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Alexandra Victoria [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bedminster Bristol [1] Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1]

Rank

Private [518] Gunner [71] Serjeant [53] Corporal [49] Driver [49] Sapper [39] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [25] Lieutenant [18] Pioneer [17] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Leading Seaman [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Corporal [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] a/Cpl [2] 2nd Armourer's Crew [1] AM I (E) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Steward [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [78] Royal Field Artillery [78] Labour Corps [71] Army Service Corps [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] London Regiment [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Devonshire Regiment [31] Machine Gun Corps [28] Hampshire Regiment [26] Rifle Brigade [24] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] Welsh Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] South Wales Borderers [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Military Foot Police [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Lancers [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Service

British Army [867] Royal Navy [150] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Australian Imperial Force [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [65] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1258] H [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1236] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [56] India [1]

Alfred George Ware

British Army 9286 Private Devonshire Regt Infantry Section

British Army 9286 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd

British Army 9286 Private Worcestershire Regiment 5th

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Albert Edwin Ware

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army 825612 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1829 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Henry Ware

Born 1886

British Army 85811 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 113 Sge Bty

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Arthur Ware

Born 1877

British Army SS/7813 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 300378 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred Ware

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 1051 Rifleman County of London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 18th

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Arthur Ware

Born 1875

British Army F/5770 Private Connaught Rangers 3rd

British Army 137398 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Edward Ware

Born 1890

British Army 242557 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 2/4th Bn

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Anthony Crates Ware

Born 1890

British Army 15946 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Batt

British Army 15946 Private Welsh Regiment 12th Batt

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Alfred Henry Ware

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 3/7785 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st

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James Ware

Born 1884

British Army MS/3334 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army MS 3334 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport Section

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Arthur Ware

Born 1893

Died 1973

British Army 2736 Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 2733 Private East Surrey Regiment 11th

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Ernest William Ware

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 123 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Ernest Ware

Born 1885

British Army 176606 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Lawrence Offord Ware

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Territorial Force

Royal Navy Z/73 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Herbert Ware

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 13943 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 13943 Drummer Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alick Ware

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 21368 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10

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Arthur Ware

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Canteen Worker Class W Army Reserve

British Army G/11460 Private East Kent Regiment (the Buffs) 9th

British Army G/11460 Private East Kent Regiment 1st

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Alfred George Ware

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 17063 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st

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Fabian Arthur Goulstone Ware

Born 1869

Died 1949

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Special List

British Army Major General Director Grave Registrations and Enquiries

British Army Lieutenant Colonel

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Albert Edward Ware

Born 1893

British Army 40852 Driver Royal Field Artillery 21 Res Bty

British Army 192961 Pioneer Royal Engineers 4th Batt Spl Bde

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