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Derby [3]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

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Private [185]

Driver [22]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [15]

Lance Corporal [10]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

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Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

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Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

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Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

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Foreman of Works/Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant (Reliquishing Temp. Major as service battalions disbanded) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Squadron Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Military Foreman of Works [1]

Temp. Captain [1]

Temp. Lieutenant [1]

Temp. Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Engineers [24]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Civilian war death [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [285]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

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W [360]

Contribution

Military Service [350]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [11]

India [1]

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People [360] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Derby [3] Colchester, Essex [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Alpetton, Derbyshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Colchester [1] Derby England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dongara Western Australia [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Hampstead, London [1] Holborn, London [1] Horn Exton Oakham Rutland [1] Hull England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, England [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hants [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [185] Driver [22] Gunner [22] Corporal [15] Serjeant [15] Lance Corporal [10] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenent Colonel [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant Major [1] Foreman of Works /Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Foreman of Works/Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant (Reliquishing Temp. Major as service battalions disbanded) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1] Squadron Sergeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Military Foreman of Works [1] Temp. Captain [1] Temp. Lieutenant [1] Temp. Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Engineers [24] Machine Gun Corps [20] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] London Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Civilian war death [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [285] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [7] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [360]

Contribution

Military Service [350] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] India [1]

Samuel W Wass

British Army 3823 Serjeant Canadian Recruitment Mission

British Army 188861 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Wass

British Army 11532 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Wass

British Army 40294 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 15831 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest Wass

British Army G/2924 Private East Kent Regiment

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John A Wass

British Army 2549 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 290774 Private Middlesex Regiment

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George Wass

British Army 962 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 275962 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Wass

British Army 76718 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Wass

British Army 35341 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 143178 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles P Wass

British Army 27905 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 97399 Private Labour Corps

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Sidney H Wass

British Army G/68380 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Joseph Wass

British Army 32214 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 636859 Private Labour Corps

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James Wass

British Army 19/18666 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army WR 22691 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 247228 Private Royal Engineers

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John W Wass

British Army 35033 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 27402 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 361771 Private Royal Engineers

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Samuel Wass

British Army 64704 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 192969 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Robert Wass

British Army 166732 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Wass

British Army 66551 Driver Royal Engineers

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John J Wass

British Army T/13597 Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Service Corps

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Timothy W Wass

British Army 81781 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Wass

British Army 5699 Corporal Hussars

British Army 5699 Serjeant Hussars

British Army 5699 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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Frederick Wass

British Army 3/9527 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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