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Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [3]

Georgetown Queensland [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast Urban2 [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chester England [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Luton England [1]

Norton, Yorkshire [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

St Helens England [1]

Swinton Lancashire [1]

West End, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

West Hampstead, London [1]

Yeadon, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Yeadon, West Yorkshire [1]

Yeadon, Yorkshire [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [174]

Driver [20]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [245]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [306]

Contribution

Military Service [304]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [306] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [3] Georgetown Queensland [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Barnsley England [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast Urban2 [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chester England [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Luton England [1] Norton, Yorkshire [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] St Helens England [1] Swinton Lancashire [1] West End, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] West Hampstead, London [1] Yeadon, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Yeadon, West Yorkshire [1] Yeadon, Yorkshire [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [174] Driver [20] Gunner [14] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [29] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [245] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [306]

Contribution

Military Service [304] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Simeon Waterworth

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 53789 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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Whitham Laycock Waterworth

Died 1917

British Army 20458 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas James Waterworth

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9128 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 9128 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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George Waterworth

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 11510 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Waterworth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299703

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Francis Waterworth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168362

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Herbert Waterworth

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54889

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Thomas Waterworth

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276045

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Harry Waterworth

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32898

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Freddie Waterworth

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197769

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Edmund Waterworth

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4183 Private Border Regiment

British Army 241754 Private Border Regiment

British Army 238091 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Percy Waterworth

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 36485 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Waterworth

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406229

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George Waterworth

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22417

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Robinson Waterworth

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 37870 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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David Waterworth

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 93348 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 31762 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 93348 formerly 31762 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Formerly Welsh Regiment

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George Waterworth

Died 1917

British Army 18360 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 18360 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Edward Waterworth

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 18121 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 93915 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 93915 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Waterworth

Died 1915

British Army 10070 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George W Waterworth

Died 1917

British Army 65136 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 22034 Private Labour Corps

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