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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [7]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Rosewater South Australia [3]

Alfriston, Sussex [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Booligal New South Wales [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Bucklebury, Berkshire [2]

Cheshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lydd, Kent [2]

Lyrup South Australia [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Shropshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Studley, Warwickshire [2]

Studley, Wiltshire [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Witney, Oxfordshire [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bechley, Sussex [1]

Beckley, Sussex [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Belfast [1]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [854]

Gunner [120]

Driver [78]

Corporal [75]

Serjeant [75]

Sapper [46]

Lance Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [20]

Pioneer [20]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [11]

Trooper [11]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Sister [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Reverend [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Corporal of Horse [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Worker [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Seaman [1]

Boy Telegrahist [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [139]

Labour Corps [128]

Royal Engineers [100]

Army Service Corps [85]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

London Regiment [58]

Worcestershire Regiment [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Gloucestershire Regiment [33]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33]

South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [18]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Herefordshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Scots [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1345]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [147]

Royal Navy [139]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [111]

Australian Imperial Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1880]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1839]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

New Zealand [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [7] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Rosewater South Australia [3] Alfriston, Sussex [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Booligal New South Wales [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Bucklebury, Berkshire [2] Cheshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Fulham, London [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Holborn, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lydd, Kent [2] Lyrup South Australia [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Shropshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Studley, Warwickshire [2] Studley, Wiltshire [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Witney, Oxfordshire [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bechley, Sussex [1] Beckley, Sussex [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Belfast [1] Bembridge, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [854] Gunner [120] Driver [78] Corporal [75] Serjeant [75] Sapper [46] Lance Corporal [27] Lieutenant [20] Pioneer [20] Second Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [11] Trooper [11] Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Rifleman [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Sister [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Leading Seaman [3] Reverend [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Corporal of Horse [2] Leading Stoker [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Worker [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Seaman [1] Boy Telegrahist [1] Boy Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [139] Labour Corps [128] Royal Engineers [100] Army Service Corps [85] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] London Regiment [58] Worcestershire Regiment [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Gloucestershire Regiment [33] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33] South Staffordshire Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [27] Cheshire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Liverpool Regiment [23] Army Ordnance Corps [20] Somerset Light Infantry [19] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [18] Middlesex Regiment [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] Herefordshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Grenadier Guards [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Scots [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1345] Canadian Expeditionary Force [147] Royal Navy [139] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [111] Australian Imperial Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1880] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1839] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [39] New Zealand [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1]

Peter Weaver

Born 1895

Died 1923

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1747 Trooper Otago Mounted Rifles

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John Weaver

Born 1891

Died 1945

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/461 Sergeant Otago Mounted Rifles

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Clarence Walter Weaver

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 494991 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T3985 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 494991 Sapper Royal Engineers 7th Field Company

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Henry John Birt Weaver

Born 1894

Died 1989

Royal Navy Boy Seaman

Royal Navy J6519 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy J6519 Able Seaman

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Alfred Ernest Weaver

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army G/1669 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Weaver

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2242 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Albert George Weaver

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army G/18206 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/18206 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th (Service) Battalion

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Walter Edgar Samuel Weaver

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 374348 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8400 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Richard Weaver

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2124 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Weaver

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 778 Acting Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 778 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 778 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest Weaver

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 104490 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alfred Charles Weaver

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2176 Trooper Imperial Camel Corp 4th Battalion

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Ralph Lincoln Weaver

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 34th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 24th Battalion

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Frederick Henry Weaver

Born 1885

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 771 Trooper 9th Light Horse Regiment 3rd Reinforcement

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Charles John Weaver

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1842 Private 16th Battalion

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Richard Weaver

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 1861 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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William Alfred Weaver

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1191 Private 10th Infantry Battalion

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Walter George Weaver

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Royal Navy 40380 Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M. Yacht "Verona."

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George Ernest Weaver

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212845

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John William Weaver

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163625

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