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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]

Canadian Infantry [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Kent 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] Canadian Infantry [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Pay Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] East Kent 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]

George Waring

Born 1878

Died 1916

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

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Robert Waring

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432504

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432504 Private Canadian Infantry

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E Waring

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103159

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Alfred Charles Waring

Born 1898

Died 1931

British Army 28836 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Richard Waring

Died 1918

British Army 201949 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 201949 Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Albert E. Waring

Died 1918

British Army 282162 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Herbert Waring

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401817

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Samuel Alexander Waring

Died 1917

British Army 7358 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 7357 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Arthur George Waring

Died 1918

British Army 35487 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Douglas A B Waring

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5416 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Waring

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93696

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Frederick Waring

Died 1915

British Army 26357 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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J Waring

Died 1915

British Army Z/1025 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Z/1025 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Harold Waring

Died 1918

British Army 24053 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 24053 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ralph Kimbell Waring

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438854

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438854 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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John Joseph Waring

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318049

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William Waring

Died 1916

British Army 19150 Private Border Regiment

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Edward Thomas Waring

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237131

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Thomas Waring

Died 1918

British Army 24064 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 152950 Private Royal Engineers

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Harry Waring

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1740 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200336 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200336 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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