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Portland, Dorset [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Dorchester, Dorset [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dorset [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Lal Lal Victoria [2]

Maitland New South Wales [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Plaistow, Essex [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Rutherglen Victoria [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

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Beechwood New South Wales [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

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Bromyard, Herefordshire, England [1]

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Chale, Isle of Wight [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Cleve South Australia [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [323]

Driver [44]

Corporal [39]

Gunner [32]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Captain [18]

Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [8]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [4]

Commander [3]

Guardsman [3]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [3]

Quartermaster Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Cook [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chief Controller [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Commanding Officer [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Controller of Cooks [1]

Controller of Inspections [1]

Controller of Recruiting [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Engineers [51]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Devonshire Regiment [35]

Labour Corps [30]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Hussars [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [573]

Royal Navy [102]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [874]

L [3]

T [2]

C [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [855]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Jersey [1]

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Portland, Dorset [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Exeter, Devon [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Dorchester, Dorset [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Crediton, Devon [3] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dorset [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Islington, London [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Lal Lal Victoria [2] Maitland New South Wales [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Plaistow, Essex [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Rutherglen Victoria [2] Torquay, Devon [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechwood New South Wales [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brockley, London [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire, England [1] Cardiff [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chale, Isle of Wight [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Cleve South Australia [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [323] Driver [44] Corporal [39] Gunner [32] Serjeant [26] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [23] Captain [18] Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [8] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [4] Commander [3] Guardsman [3] Mechanist Serjeant Major [3] Quartermaster Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Cook [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chief Controller [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Commanding Officer [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Controller of Cooks [1] Controller of Inspections [1] Controller of Recruiting [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [62] Royal Engineers [51] Royal Field Artillery [51] Devonshire Regiment [35] Labour Corps [30] London Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Hampshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British Red Cross Society [3] Hussars [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Norfolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [573] Royal Navy [102] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [874] L [3] T [2] C [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [855] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Jersey [1]

Edward George Way

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 36339 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 27271 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 36339 Sargeant Duke of Cornwall light infantry 1st Battalion

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James Lindsay Way

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 13046

Australian Imperial Force 13046 Private Australian Army Medical Corps 10th Field Ambulance; 7th Field Ambulance

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William Way

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army M2/073965 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/073965 Corporal Army Service Corps 594th Mechanical Transport Company

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William Way

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 27046 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Percy Way

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412735

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412735 Lance Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Henry Way

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army L/6234 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers

British Army L/6234 Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Vernon Edward Way

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204020

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William James Way

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401841

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James Way

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267808

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William George Way

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168152

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Albert Tom Way

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3412

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Walker Henry Way

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145898

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Edwin George Way

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162134

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Alfred Sidney Way

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90633

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William Way

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36434

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Henry Arthur Way

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68070

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Rose Way

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy G3939 Cook

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Alfred William Way

Born 1897

British Army 4797 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372252 Private London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Herbert Leonard Way

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47947

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Harry James Way

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35860

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