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Adelaide South Australia [5]

Colton South Australia [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [2]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [2]

Tunstall, Staffordshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bellingen New South Wales [1]

Brighton, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cheshire [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chester [1]

Demerara [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Elliston South Australia [1]

Freetown [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Halifax,West Riding Yorkshire [1]

Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Luddenden Foot [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Mobberley Cheshire [1]

Morden, Manitoba [1]

Morecambe, Lancashire [1]

Morecombe, Lancashire [1]

New York Of America [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Plympton South Australia [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St John, New Brunswick [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Warwick Bridge, Cumberland [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

West Wawanosh Township, Huron Co., Ontario [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

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Private [176]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [14]

Driver [14]

Serjeant [13]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Guardsman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Hospital Writer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [255]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [355]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [344]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [356] Stories Communities

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Adelaide South Australia [5] Colton South Australia [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Devonport Tasmania [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [2] Tamworth, Staffordshire [2] Tunstall, Staffordshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bellingen New South Wales [1] Brighton, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cheshire [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chester [1] Demerara [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Elliston South Australia [1] Freetown [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Halifax,West Riding Yorkshire [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Lancaster England [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Luddenden Foot [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Mobberley Cheshire [1] Morden, Manitoba [1] Morecambe, Lancashire [1] Morecombe, Lancashire [1] New York Of America [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Plympton South Australia [1] Southwark, London [1] St John, New Brunswick [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Warwick Bridge, Cumberland [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] West Wawanosh Township, Huron Co., Ontario [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [176] Gunner [23] Corporal [14] Driver [14] Serjeant [13] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Guardsman [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Hospital Writer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] British West Indies Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment Depot [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [255] Australian Imperial Force [25] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [355] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [344] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Washington

British Army M2/181163 Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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John Washington

British Army GS/60634 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Charles G Washington

British Army 10489 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10489 Acting Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Victor Washington

British Army 4090 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 266542 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Matthew Washington

British Army T3/026142 Corporal Army Service Corps

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John H Washington

British Army 10615 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3757555 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Jack W Washington

British Army 22589 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Noah Washington

British Army 293443 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Frederick Washington

British Army 19028 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Washington

British Army 10800 Private British West Indies Regiment

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William Washington

British Army 35800 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Washington

British Army 83063 Driver Royal Engineers

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George R Washington

British Army L/10528 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/17331 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas E Washington

British Army A/200240 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Daniel W Washington

British Army G/63818 Private Middlesex Regiment Depot

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Marshall B Washington

British Army T3/030792 Driver Army Service Corps

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Harold Washington

British Army M2/152625 Private Army Service Corps

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George Washington

British Army 155032 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Washington

British Army G/19720 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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John H Washington

British Army 279778 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/24166 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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