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Keighley, Yorkshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Coolgardie Western Australia [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bushy [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [2]

Totland, Isle of Wight [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashover, Derbyshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Barrington Tasmania [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bright Victoria [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnside South Australia [1]

Burton on Stather, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chatham [1]

Chinley, Derbyshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Clifton, York, Yorkshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Devonport [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Dungog New South Wales [1]

Eccles [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [467]

Gunner [54]

Driver [47]

Sapper [37]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [34]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Officer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Rear Admiral [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [73]

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Labour Corps [57]

Army Service Corps [45]

West Yorkshire Regiment [43]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

West Riding Regiment [30]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Training Reserve Battalion [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [740]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [941]

Contribution

Military Service [921]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

India [1]

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Keighley, Yorkshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Coolgardie Western Australia [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bushy [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Ilkley, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [2] Totland, Isle of Wight [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashover, Derbyshire [1] Auckland [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Barrington Tasmania [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bright Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnside South Australia [1] Burton on Stather, Lincolnshire, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chatham [1] Chinley, Derbyshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clare South Australia [1] Clifton, York, Yorkshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Devonport [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Dungog New South Wales [1] Eccles [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [467] Gunner [54] Driver [47] Sapper [37] Serjeant [35] Corporal [34] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [17] Captain [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Rifleman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Nurse [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Officer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Rear Admiral [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [73] Royal Field Artillery [66] Labour Corps [57] Army Service Corps [45] West Yorkshire Regiment [43] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] West Riding Regiment [30] Liverpool Regiment [27] Manchester Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Training Reserve Battalion [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Scottish Rifles [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Honourable Artillery Company [4] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [740] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [941]

Contribution

Military Service [921] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19] India [1]

Harold Waterhouse

Born 1894

Died 1986

British Army

British Army 2815 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Irvin Preston Waterhouse

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army M2/130707 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 13th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 10th (Service) Battalion

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David Stanley Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1921

British Army A77 Private British South African Police

British Army 282 Private Rhodhesia Regiment

British Army Lieutenant British South African Police

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Herbert Waterhouse

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5885 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army PS/5885 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas Waterhouse

British Army 9870 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 52923 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Arnold M Waterhouse

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1801 Private London Regiment

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John Waterhouse

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7844 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Norman Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 10812 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 10812 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Waterhouse

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98414

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Ben Waterhouse

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224178

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George Frederick Waterhouse

Died 1914

British Army 10863 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Waterhouse

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54864

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Leonard Waterhouse

Died 1915

British Army 5312 Private Manchester Regiment

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Rennie Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 1/7 Battalion Territorial

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George Henry Waterhouse

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104609

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Robert Waterhouse

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 19806 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 19806 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 19806 Private Liverpool Regiment 14th Battalion

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John Waterhouse

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106049

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Eli Waterhouse

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58469

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Bernard Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy M3229

Royal Navy M/3229 Leading Carpenter's Crew H.M.S. "Victory II."

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James Waterhouse

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236817

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