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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sherborne, Dorset [2]

Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Asheridge, near Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradpole, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Braybrook Victoria [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broadshard, Somerset [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Dorset [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gayton, Northamptonshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [1]

Henley, Oxfordshire [1]

Long Marston, Tring, Hertfordshire [1]

Millicent South Australia [1]

Newport Pagrell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Newton, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Redbank Queensland [1]

Rotherfield Greys, Henley, Oxfordshire [1]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Saviour's, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Weedon, Buckinghamshire [1]

Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [173]

Gunner [26]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [16]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [287]

Royal Navy [33]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [367]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [360]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Bridport, Dorset [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sherborne, Dorset [2] Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Asheridge, near Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradpole, Bridport, Dorset [1] Braybrook Victoria [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broadshard, Somerset [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Dorset [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gayton, Northamptonshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex [1] Henley, Oxfordshire [1] Long Marston, Tring, Hertfordshire [1] Millicent South Australia [1] Newport Pagrell, Buckinghamshire [1] Newton, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Redbank Queensland [1] Rotherfield Greys, Henley, Oxfordshire [1] Rushden, Northamptonshire [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Southwark, London [1] St Saviour's, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Weedon, Buckinghamshire [1] Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [173] Gunner [26] Sapper [17] Corporal [16] Driver [16] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Labour Corps [13] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [287] Royal Navy [33] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [367] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [360] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Arthur Bolton Warr

Born 1887

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1054

Australian Imperial Force 1054 Private Australian Infantry AIF 2nd Battalion

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Stephen Winter Warr

Born 1889

Died 1921

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment

British Army Major Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Warr

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 59545 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th (Reserve) Btn-Territorial

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William George Warr

Born 1898

Died 1965

British Army WR/204257 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 339954 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney Frederick Warr

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8933

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William Edward Warr

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 23532 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Hudson Warr

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285939

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William Charles Samuel Warr

Died 1916

British Army 31652 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest C Warr

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2397 Private London Regiment

British Army 530596 Private London Regiment

British Army 530596 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Frank Hubert Warr

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 152936 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Warr

Born 1889

Died 1974

Royal Navy 234879 Able Seaman HMS Fortune

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William Allsop Warr

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56583

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Walter Warr

Died 1916

British Army 4065 Private London Regiment

British Army 4065 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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John Arthur Warr

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army R/36920 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert James Warr

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2170 Otago Infantry Regiment

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Donald Leslie Warr

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83555

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Thomas Warr

Born 1882

Died 1952

British Army 218512 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/262705 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Warr

Died 1915

British Army 6/7480 Private Rifle Brigade 3

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Wallace Warr

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10220 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 39395 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 39395 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Robert Warr

Died 1917

British Army 69762 Sapper Royal Engineers

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