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Sydney New South Wales [21]

London, Middlesex [12]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [6]

Swansea, Glamorgan [6]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

London England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Islington, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [3]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [3]

Dawson South Australia [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Lewisham, London [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [3]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [3]

Pembroke [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [3]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brinklow, Warwickshire [2]

Broadstone, Dorset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Cardwell Queensland [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Frindsbury, Kent, England [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Inglewood Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1838]

Gunner [243]

Driver [189]

Corporal [151]

Serjeant [130]

Sapper [119]

Lance Corporal [73]

Second Lieutenant [68]

Lieutenant [59]

Captain [36]

Pioneer [35]

Acting Corporal [33]

Bombardier [29]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Sister [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Drummer [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain and Quartermaster [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Musician [2]

Nursing Member [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pte [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [304]

Royal Engineers [238]

Labour Corps [208]

Army Service Corps [194]

Welsh Regiment [175]

South Wales Borderers [158]

Royal Army Medical Corps [117]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [114]

Royal Garrison Artillery [104]

London Regiment [100]

Machine Gun Corps [91]

Gloucestershire Regiment [86]

Monmouthshire Regiment [83]

Royal Fusiliers [62]

Worcestershire Regiment [61]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52]

Lancashire Fusiliers [43]

Liverpool Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [34]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Rifle Brigade [32]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

Shropshire Light Infantry [31]

Somerset Light Infantry [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Grenadier Guards [19]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Royal Horse Artillery [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [18]

Herefordshire Regiment [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17]

Tank Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Hussars [16]

Service

British Army [2928]

Royal Navy [272]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [197]

Australian Imperial Force [176]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [162]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [3871]

H [3]

D [1]

S [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3762]

Merchant Navy [87]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [76]

Australia [3]

China [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Hong Kong [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [21] London, Middlesex [12] London, Middlesex, England [11] Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Melbourne Victoria [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Ballarat Victoria [7] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [6] Swansea, Glamorgan [6] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] London England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Islington, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [3] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [3] Dawson South Australia [3] Deptford, London [3] Lewisham, London [3] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [3] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [3] Pembroke [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Stroud, Gloucestershire [3] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brinklow, Warwickshire [2] Broadstone, Dorset [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Cardwell Queensland [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Frindsbury, Kent, England [2] Glamorganshire [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Highgate, London, Middlesex [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Inglewood Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1838] Gunner [243] Driver [189] Corporal [151] Serjeant [130] Sapper [119] Lance Corporal [73] Second Lieutenant [68] Lieutenant [59] Captain [36] Pioneer [35] Acting Corporal [33] Bombardier [29] Acting Serjeant [25] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Lance Serjeant [12] Company Serjeant Major [11] Acting Bombardier [9] Rifleman [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Sister [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colonel [3] Drummer [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain and Quartermaster [2] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Musician [2] Nursing Member [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pte [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [304] Royal Engineers [238] Labour Corps [208] Army Service Corps [194] Welsh Regiment [175] South Wales Borderers [158] Royal Army Medical Corps [117] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [114] Royal Garrison Artillery [104] London Regiment [100] Machine Gun Corps [91] Gloucestershire Regiment [86] Monmouthshire Regiment [83] Royal Fusiliers [62] Worcestershire Regiment [61] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [52] Lancashire Fusiliers [43] Liverpool Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [34] Middlesex Regiment [34] Rifle Brigade [32] Hampshire Regiment [31] Shropshire Light Infantry [31] Somerset Light Infantry [31] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Cheshire Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [24] Royal Naval Division [23] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] Grenadier Guards [19] Royal Defence Corps [19] Royal Horse Artillery [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [18] Herefordshire Regiment [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17] Tank Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] Hussars [16]

Service

British Army [2928] Royal Navy [272] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [197] Australian Imperial Force [176] Canadian Expeditionary Force [162] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [3871] H [3] D [1] S [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3762] Merchant Navy [87] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [76] Australia [3] China [1] Gibraltar [1] Hong Kong [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Watkins

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133909

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Ernest Watkins

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286457

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Edward Nathaniel Watkins

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80891

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David John George Watkins

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army 29584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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David Watkins

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 9383 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9383 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Herbert Charles Watkins

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220061

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Charles Watkins

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265258

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Archibald Horace Watkins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231637

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Francis Edward Watkins

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409618

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Edward Watkins

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149449

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John William Watkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119730

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George Henry Watkins

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99085

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Richard Watkins

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72699

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Robert George Henry Watkins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167247

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Sidney Watkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13785

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Albert George Richard Watkins

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3508 Private London Regiment

British Army 390941 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd Battaliom

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Eric Leopold Charles Watkins

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert James Watkins

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2385 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Richard Roland Watkins

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 26487 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 7th Brigade

British Army 26457 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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William Watkins

Died 1917

British Army 32175 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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