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Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Bungendore New South Wales [3]

Kempton Tasmania [3]

Bow, London [2]

Framsden, Suffolk [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, West London [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Aslacton Norfolk [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bombay [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brome, Suffolk [1]

Bromley by Bow [1]

Catford, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Denham, Suffolk [1]

Dunwich, Suffolk [1]

Fritton, Norfolk [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Goole [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Harlesden, North West London [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leiston, Suffolk [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Marulan New South Wales [1]

Minehead, Somerset, England [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [204]

Gunner [30]

Driver [25]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Major [7]

Captain [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Deputy Commissionary of Ordnance and Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Royal Engineers [25]

Labour Corps [23]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

Army Service Corps [18]

London Regiment [18]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Army [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [330]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

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Contribution

Military Service [436]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Bungendore New South Wales [3] Kempton Tasmania [3] Bow, London [2] Framsden, Suffolk [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Kensington, London [2] Romford, Essex [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Acton, London [1] Acton, West London [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Aslacton Norfolk [1] Bermondsey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bombay [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brome, Suffolk [1] Bromley by Bow [1] Catford, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Denham, Suffolk [1] Dunwich, Suffolk [1] Fritton, Norfolk [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Goole [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Harlesden, North West London [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1] Hoxton, London [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leiston, Suffolk [1] Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Marulan New South Wales [1] Minehead, Somerset, England [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [204] Gunner [30] Driver [25] Corporal [18] Serjeant [18] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Major [7] Captain [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Corporal [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Serjeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Deputy Commissionary of Ordnance and Honorary Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Royal Engineers [25] Labour Corps [23] Suffolk Regiment [20] Army Service Corps [18] London Regiment [18] Norfolk Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Indian Army [2] Indian Defence Force [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [330] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [12]

Last name first letter

W [448]

Contribution

Military Service [436] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Joseph Watling

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 147254 Gunner Royal Flying Corps

British Army 84153 Royal Artillery

British Army Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Watling

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army 3/7345 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn

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Albert Watling

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7928 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 24324 Private Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 24342 Private Dublin Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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John Thomas Watling

Died 1916

British Army 43515 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Watling

Died 1916

British Army 20053 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frank Thomas Watling

Died 1916

British Army 5286 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 40109 Private Leicestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Robert Watling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3948 Private London Regiment

British Army 631614 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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John William Watling

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 34512 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 196834 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 26818 Private Labour Corps

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John Watling

Died 1915

British Army 2607 Private London Regiment 15th (County of London) Battalion (Civil Service Rifles)

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William James Watling

Died 1916

British Army 1203 Private London Regiment

British Army 1203 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1203 Corporal London Regiment 2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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Edward George Watling

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2574 Private Royal Fusiliers 27th Battalion

British Army GS/51856 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Stanley Thomas Watling

Died 1915

British Army 166 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Herbert William Watling

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 35961 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 138557 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

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Henry Watling

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86596

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William Joseph Watling

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52023

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Bernal Richard Samuel Watling

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41065

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Bertie Harold Watling

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 29706 Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Sidney James Watling

Died 1917

British Army 35573 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 25987 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Watling

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 27825 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 27825 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5th Battalion

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Frederick Watling

Died 1915

British Army 7960 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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