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Fareham, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnt Tree, Staffordshire [1]

Lewisham New South Wales [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Madras, India [1]

Portsea Island, Hampshire [1]

Ratcliff, London [1]

Stafford [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire, England [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [47]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant, acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

3 Stores Depot, Royal Flying Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Petard [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Southern General Hospital [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [130]

Contribution

Military Service [126]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Fareham, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnt Tree, Staffordshire [1] Lewisham New South Wales [1] Limehouse, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Madras, India [1] Portsea Island, Hampshire [1] Ratcliff, London [1] Stafford [1] Warwickshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire, England [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [47] Gunner [11] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Bombardier [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant, acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 3 Stores Depot, Royal Flying Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Petard [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Southern General Hospital [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [130]

Contribution

Military Service [126] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Arthur Ernest Wassell

Born 1885

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96052 Air Mechanic 2nd Class 3 Stores Depot, Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Edward Wassell

Born 1886

Died 1944

British Army M2/116929 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Service Corps

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Percy Wassell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103687

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Eli Wassell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2478 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Charles Edward Wassell

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy CH/19317 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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Samuel Wassell

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1216 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240048 Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th (T.F.) Battalion

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Samuel Wassell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37454 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 44571 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Wassell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36304 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 36304 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Henry Wassell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 43344 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Wassell

Died 1916

British Army 90826 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Wassell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104593

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Alfred Henry Wassell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13131

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David Gerard Wassell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207352

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Harold Wassell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112226

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Phillip Albert Christopher Wassell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305816

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Dallis Gordon Wassell

Australian Imperial Force 2916

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William Nicklin Wassell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241076

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William Wassell

Died 1918

British Army 16833 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Henry Wassell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3905 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur W Wassell

Died 1916

British Army 25219 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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