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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Stanton, near Ashbourne [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Ingham Queensland [2]

Lisburn, Antrim [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Warwick [2]

Armley, Leeds [1]

Ashton Under Lyme England [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Baltey, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Breconshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Buckland, Bucks [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Corwen, Merionethshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Ellastone, Staffordshire [1]

Embro [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fleetwood [1]

Glenferrie Victoria [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Hatcham, Kent [1]

Hoylake, Cheshire [1]

Kemston England [1]

Lake Bolac Victoria [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [545]

Gunner [46]

Driver [45]

Serjeant [37]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [19]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [12]

Major [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [11]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Lieutenant Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [64]

Labour Corps [60]

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Army Service Corps [49]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

East Lancashire Regiment [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Border Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [807]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Royal Navy [40]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [997]

Contribution

Military Service [974]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Stanton, near Ashbourne [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Ingham Queensland [2] Lisburn, Antrim [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex [2] Warwick [2] Armley, Leeds [1] Ashton Under Lyme England [1] Aston Clinton [1] Baltey, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Breconshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Buckland, Bucks [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Corwen, Merionethshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Ellastone, Staffordshire [1] Embro [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fleetwood [1] Glenferrie Victoria [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Hatcham, Kent [1] Hoylake, Cheshire [1] Kemston England [1] Lake Bolac Victoria [1] Lancashire England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [545] Gunner [46] Driver [45] Serjeant [37] Corporal [30] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [19] Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [12] Major [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [11] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Lieutenant Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [64] Labour Corps [60] Royal Field Artillery [56] Army Service Corps [49] Cheshire Regiment [36] East Lancashire Regiment [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Liverpool Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Irish Rifles [21] South Lancashire Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] London Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Border Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Canadian Infantry [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Grenadier Guards [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Pay Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [807] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Royal Navy [40] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [997]

Contribution

Military Service [974] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

William George Waring

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306942

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John Waring

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9456 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert Waring

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army L/5525 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Woodland Waring

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237468

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Duncan Cyril Gainsborough Waring

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239704

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Elvin Waring

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8388

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8388 Private Canadian Infantry

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Holt Waring

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294253

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William Thomas Waring

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 3/7093 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Waring

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186680

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Sydney Francis Waring

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4083 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Frederick Waring

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army G/3751 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/3751 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Bernard Waring

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 16488 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Alfred Waring

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 968 Private Buckinghamshire Hussars

British Army 968 Private Buckinghamshire Yeomanry

British Army 968 Private Corps of Hussars

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Thomas Waring

Died 1917

British Army 21289 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Waring

Died 1914

British Army 2204 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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E Waring

Died 1916

British Army 4271 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd/4th Battalion

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George Waring

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 243 Company Serjeant Major The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/12th

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John Waring

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Henry Waring

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31419

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James Allen Waring

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army L/33354 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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