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Consett, Durham [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Burcombe, Gloucestershire [1]

Condover England [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Monkwearmouth, Durham [1]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [6]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant ALIAS [1]

Serjeant Gunner [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry attached Dragoon Guards [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Infantry Battalion attached Canadian Engineers [1]

Late Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [170]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [168]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [171] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Consett, Durham [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Burcombe, Gloucestershire [1] Condover England [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Monkwearmouth, Durham [1] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Retford, Nottinghamshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [83] Corporal [12] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Serjeant [8] Sapper [6] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant ALIAS [1] Serjeant Gunner [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Hussars [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry attached Dragoon Guards [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Infantry Battalion attached Canadian Engineers [1] Late Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [170] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [168] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

John Wear

British Army M2/175129 Corporal Army Service Corps

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James Henry Wear

British Army 55815 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Percy Wear

British Army 27668 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army WR/319106 Driver Royal Engineers

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Herbert Ernest Wear

British Army 5628 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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F Wear

British Army 6756558 Warrant Officer Class 2 London Regiment

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James Symington Wear

Born 1891

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Gerald Harcourt Wear

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 41686

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A E L Wear

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps

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C A Wear

British Army 101036 Private Infantry Battalion attached Canadian Engineers

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William Wear

British Army 479299 Serjeant ALIAS Labour Corps

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Frederick W Wear

British Army 130894 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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