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Plymouth, Devon [6]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Harborne, Staffordshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Plymouth [2]

Sedgley, Staffordshire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Belper [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Coalville, Leicestershire [1]

Coleorton, Leicestershire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leigh [1]

London England [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Plymouth, Dover [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Strangways Victoria [1]

Trevor, Carnarvonshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Whickham, Durham [1]

York England [1]

Rank

Private [156]

Gunner [27]

Corporal [21]

Driver [9]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

AC II [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Mister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment/British Red Cross [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

45th Rattray's Sikhs [1]

45th Sikhs [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [259]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

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W [333]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [332]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [6] Devonport, Devon [3] Harborne, Staffordshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Plymouth [2] Sedgley, Staffordshire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Belper [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Charles, Devon [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Coleorton, Leicestershire [1] Fulham, London [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leigh [1] London England [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Nottingham [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Plymouth, Dover [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Strangways Victoria [1] Trevor, Carnarvonshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Whickham, Durham [1] York England [1]

Rank

Private [156] Gunner [27] Corporal [21] Driver [9] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] AC II [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Medical Officer [1] Mister [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [8] Essex Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment/British Red Cross [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 45th Rattray's Sikhs [1] 45th Sikhs [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [259] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [333] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [332] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Harry Waterfield

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237389

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Frederick Waterfield

Born 1899

Died 1987

Royal Navy F40845 AC II RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240845 Royal Air Force

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Edward William Waterfield

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25275

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Alfred Henry Waterfield

Australian Imperial Force 3932

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Frederick Waterfield

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144557

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Archibald Waterfield

Died 1916

British Army 9997 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Henry Waterfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15868 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Harold Waterfield

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10679 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frederick Waterfield

Died 1917

British Army 16628 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert Waterfield

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 36228 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 36228 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Thomas Waterfield

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 786413 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Victor H. Waterfield

Died 1917

British Army 789 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Arthur Waterfield

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 1404 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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Charles Enoch Waterfield

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11951

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Arthur Edward Waterfield

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50691

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Benjamin Burton Waterfield

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66822

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Albert Waterfield

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58195

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58195 Private Canadian Infantry

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W Waterfield

Died 1915

British Army 6544 Private Essex Regiment

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William Waterfield

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 12511 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick Waterfield

Died 1917

British Army 10159 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10159 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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