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Sydney New South Wales [30]

London England [22]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [17]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Brisbane Queensland [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Southampton, Hampshire [9]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Glen Innes New South Wales [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

Islington, London [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Aldershot, Hampshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Camberwell, London [5]

Chelsea, London [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Dorchester, Dorset [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Southwark, London [4]

Balmain New South Wales [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Leyton, Essex [3]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Mile End, London [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [3]

Sorrento Victoria [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Tipton, Staffordshire [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Private [2940]

Gunner [322]

Driver [267]

Serjeant [248]

Corporal [227]

Sapper [196]

Lance Corporal [112]

Second Lieutenant [93]

Lieutenant [74]

Captain [62]

Acting Corporal [57]

Acting Serjeant [52]

Pioneer [40]

Bombardier [31]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [22]

Major [20]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Rifleman [12]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Shoeing Smith [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Guardsman [5]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Transport Corporal [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Corporal [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [371]

Royal Field Artillery [366]

Army Service Corps [364]

Labour Corps [329]

London Regiment [221]

Royal Garrison Artillery [192]

Machine Gun Corps [133]

Royal Army Medical Corps [132]

Royal Fusiliers [117]

Hampshire Regiment [108]

Gloucestershire Regiment [103]

Middlesex Regiment [101]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [99]

Norfolk Regiment [82]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [75]

Essex Regiment [74]

Somerset Light Infantry [73]

The Queen's Regiment [73]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [72]

Northamptonshire Regiment [70]

Rifle Brigade [70]

Worcestershire Regiment [69]

Wiltshire Regiment [68]

Suffolk Regiment [66]

Welsh Regiment [66]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [64]

Bedfordshire Regiment [62]

Devonshire Regiment [58]

Royal Army Service Corps [57]

Army Ordnance Corps [55]

Durham Light Infantry [53]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [51]

Northumberland Fusiliers [49]

East Surrey Regiment [48]

Royal Sussex Regiment [48]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [46]

Royal West Kent Regiment [46]

Dorsetshire Regiment [44]

Royal Defence Corps [43]

South Staffordshire Regiment [40]

Manchester Regiment [39]

Leicestershire Regiment [37]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

East Kent Regiment [36]

Royal Naval Division [34]

Lincolnshire Regiment [33]

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Army Veterinary Corps [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Service

British Army [4575]

Royal Navy [585]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [386]

Australian Imperial Force [320]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [249]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60]

Other Empire Force [16]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [6316]

M [3]

H [2]

B [1]

G [1]

L [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6165]

Merchant Navy [111]

Conscientious Objector [22]

Country

United Kingdom [117]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [30] London England [22] Southampton, Hampshire, England [17] London, Middlesex, England [12] Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Brisbane Queensland [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Melbourne Victoria [9] Southampton, Hampshire [9] Devonport, Devon [7] Glen Innes New South Wales [7] London, Middlesex [7] Islington, London [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Aldershot, Hampshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Camberwell, London [5] Chelsea, London [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [4] Deptford, London [4] Dorchester, Dorset [4] Fulham, London [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Marylebone, London [4] Southwark, London [4] Balmain New South Wales [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Frome, Somerset [3] Hackney, London [3] Kensington, London [3] Leyton, Essex [3] Maidenhead, Berkshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Mile End, London [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Poplar, London [3] Shaftesbury, Dorset [3] Sorrento Victoria [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Tipton, Staffordshire [3] Acton, Middlesex [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Private [2940] Gunner [322] Driver [267] Serjeant [248] Corporal [227] Sapper [196] Lance Corporal [112] Second Lieutenant [93] Lieutenant [74] Captain [62] Acting Corporal [57] Acting Serjeant [52] Pioneer [40] Bombardier [31] Warrant Officer Class 2 [22] Major [20] Company Serjeant Major [12] Rifleman [12] Staff Serjeant [12] Colour Serjeant [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Shoeing Smith [10] Able Seaman [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8] Ordinary Seaman [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Guardsman [5] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Nursing Sister [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] Sergeant [4] Serjeant Major [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Transport Corporal [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Corporal [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [371] Royal Field Artillery [366] Army Service Corps [364] Labour Corps [329] London Regiment [221] Royal Garrison Artillery [192] Machine Gun Corps [133] Royal Army Medical Corps [132] Royal Fusiliers [117] Hampshire Regiment [108] Gloucestershire Regiment [103] Middlesex Regiment [101] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [99] Norfolk Regiment [82] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [75] Essex Regiment [74] Somerset Light Infantry [73] The Queen's Regiment [73] Royal Berkshire Regiment [72] Northamptonshire Regiment [70] Rifle Brigade [70] Worcestershire Regiment [69] Wiltshire Regiment [68] Suffolk Regiment [66] Welsh Regiment [66] King's Royal Rifle Corps [64] Bedfordshire Regiment [62] Devonshire Regiment [58] Royal Army Service Corps [57] Army Ordnance Corps [55] Durham Light Infantry [53] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [51] Northumberland Fusiliers [49] East Surrey Regiment [48] Royal Sussex Regiment [48] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [46] Royal West Kent Regiment [46] Dorsetshire Regiment [44] Royal Defence Corps [43] South Staffordshire Regiment [40] Manchester Regiment [39] Leicestershire Regiment [37] Cheshire Regiment [36] East Kent Regiment [36] Royal Naval Division [34] Lincolnshire Regiment [33] York and Lancaster Regiment [33] Liverpool Regiment [32] Army Veterinary Corps [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Service

British Army [4575] Royal Navy [585] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [386] Australian Imperial Force [320] Canadian Expeditionary Force [249] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60] Other Empire Force [16] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [6316] M [3] H [2] B [1] G [1] L [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6165] Merchant Navy [111] Conscientious Objector [22]

Country

United Kingdom [117] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

George Pile Watts

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 168432 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery "G Anti - Aircraft Bty"

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Alfred John Thomas Watts

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 18801 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

British Army Po/18801 Private (Pte) The Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M Bn R.N. Div

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George Seymour Watts

Born 1884

Died 1959

British Army 27757 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Watts

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 26008 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 14th Battalion (The Severn Valley Pioneers)

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William John Watts

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K11064 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Victory II, Renown, Victory II, Ariadne, Victory II, Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Navy K11064 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Duke of Edinburgh, Victory II, Hogue

Royal Navy K11064 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Victory II, Dolphin, Arrogant, Maidstone

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Albert Eli Watts

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy 164835 Leading Boatman H.M. Coast Guard Service Coastguard Station Winterton

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Thomas George Watts

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 20964 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 20964 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Ernest Watts

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5746 Private London Regiment

British Army 5746 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion

British Army 5746 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Alfred Edward Watts

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3/9175 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Watts

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42046 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Herbert Wallace Watts

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11500 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harry Watts

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 29712 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 29712 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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George Watts

Died 1918

British Army 82270 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 9th Div

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Percy Fred Ormonde Watts

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 14878 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 14878 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Walter Eli Watts

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army G/19952 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st Battalion

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Frank Watts

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180330

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Edward James Watts

Born 1864

Died 1916

British Army 20137 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 29769 Lance Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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Charles Cheldrey Watts

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60233

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Godfrey Lewis Watts

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160971

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George Charles Watts

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216225

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