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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]

William Watts

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49670

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William Watts

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285723

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Ernest Watts

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67736

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Alfred James Watts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83707

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Richard Hazelgrave Watts

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73579

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James Benjamin Watts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75966

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Herbert William Watts

Born 1863

Died 1945

British Army 108 Private Hampshire Regiment 3/5th Battalion

British Army 982 Rifleman Rifle Brigade TF 22nd (Wessex & Welsh) Battalion

British Army 205221 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 25th (Reserve) Garrison Battalion

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Alfred Watts

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/13257 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/13257 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Sidney Samuel Watts

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210162

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Thomas Watts

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266655

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Albert Fred Watts

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44505

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Charles Wigley Watts

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301509

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Stephen Watts

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army 317064 ex 39698 Private Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry

British Army 317064 Private Labour Corps

British Army 39698 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur Henry Watts

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy 17761 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Palmer Watts

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 2579 Private Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army 57119 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion

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Charles Hallett Watts

Born 1895

Died 1984

Royal Navy M8053 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Galatea

Royal Navy M8053 Joiner 3c HMS Galatea

Royal Navy M8053 Carpenter's Crew HMS Galatea

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Thomas George Watts

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16559

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Charles Samuel Watts

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40564

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Henry Frederick Watts

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37484

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Henry Hollows Watts

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187887

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