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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

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Contribution

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

Country

United Kingdom [19] India [1]

Walter Edwin Waterhouse

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240198

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George Frederick Waterhouse

Died 1916

British Army 18092 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Alfred William Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dragoons

British Army Captain Royal Dragoons

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George W Waterhouse

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125535

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Arthur Dalice Waterhouse

Died 1918

British Army S/343134 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 38704 Acting Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 38704 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Gilbert Waterhouse

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Sidney Wilfred Waterhouse

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 540785 Sapper Royal Engineers 183 Tunnelling Company

British Army 1591 Sapper Royal Engineers Territorial Force

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Walter Waterhouse

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3740 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201144 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arved Waterhouse

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

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John Waterhouse

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 266827 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Waterhouse

Born 1900

Died 1916

British Army 12/2298 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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William James Waterhouse

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army S/7 Sergeant Army Service Corps

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William Walton Waterhouse

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241289

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Alan Naylor Waterhouse

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2440

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Frank Waterhouse

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99567

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Frank Ewart Waterhouse

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229147

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Harry Waterhouse

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245769

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James Waterhouse

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 136157 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Fred Waterhouse

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 32148 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Waterhouse

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 331140 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 331140 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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