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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]

Richard Waring

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10445 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10445 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Bert Waring

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11165 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert E. Waring

Died 1918

British Army 282162 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Donald James Waring

Died 1917

British Army 17725 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Bn.

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Douglas A B Waring

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5416 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank Waring

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4055 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest Waring

Died 1914

British Army 1619 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred Edward Waring

Died 1917

British Army 32853 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frederick William Waring

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7322 Drummer Border Regiment

British Army 7322 Private Border Regiment

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Charles Waring

Died 1916

British Army 22282 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 22282 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Frederick Waring

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 12578 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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George Waring

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 16560 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 15594 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16560 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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David Waring

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31896 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 31896 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Clarence Sydney Waring

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9729 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James W. Waring

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 32705 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 38409 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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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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John Nelson Waring

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 112704 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Luther Waring

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 22319 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 630070 Corporal London Regiment

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James Waring

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 60181 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 60181 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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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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