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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Ropley, Hampshire [2]

Coleraine, Londonderry [1]

Dudley England [1]

Fareham England [1]

Grouville [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

London England [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [120]

Gunner [26]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cook [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

17th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Halcyon" (Grimsby) [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [194]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [219]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Jersey [1]

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People [219] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Ropley, Hampshire [2] Coleraine, Londonderry [1] Dudley England [1] Fareham England [1] Grouville [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] London England [1] Oxfordshire [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [120] Gunner [26] Corporal [15] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Sapper [4] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal of Horse [1] Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Cook [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Royal Marine Gunner [1] Staff Nurse [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [19] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 17th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Halcyon" (Grimsby) [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [194] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Jersey [1]

James Watton

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 95234 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William H. Watton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 16627 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 52950 Corporal 17th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment

British Army 52950 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Walter Lee Watton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292027

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E Watton

Born 1888

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Cook Fishing Fleet - Steam Trawler "Halcyon" (Grimsby)

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Edgar Thomas Watton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8670

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James Watton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15284

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Stanley Victor Watton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Private Uganda Volunteer Reserve

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 3rd/7th Battalion

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George Frederick Watton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97415

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Louis Clarence Watton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5277

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William Joshua Watton

Died 1918

British Army 46651 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percival Watton

Died 1919

British Army 521002 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 109 Hampshire Regiment

British Army 22307 Provisional Battalion

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Arthur Watton

Died 1916

British Army 11481 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Watton

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4650 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 36705 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Cyril Watton

Died 1917

British Army 26736 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Thomas Watton

Died 1916

British Army 9205 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9205 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Watton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 66474 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Watton

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 19889 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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John Watton

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 8440 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Watton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102593

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Thomas Watton

Died 1916

British Army 12243 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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