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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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Place of birth

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]

H A Watts-White

British Army 1044 Rifleman Indian Defence Force

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A E Watkins

British Army 4288 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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William W Watts Butler

British Army 46919 Private Rifle Brigade

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M H Watts-Hamilton

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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John Charles Watts-Russell

British Army Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers

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