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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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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]

William Weaver

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298573

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Sidney Weaver

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58640

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George Victor Weaver

Born 1891

Died 1947

Australian Imperial Force 3647 Private 40th Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3647 Private 40th Infantry Battalion

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Alfred Ernest Weaver

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30316

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Alfred Edward Weaver

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33197

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James Weaver

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48070

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William Alfred Weaver

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185957

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William George Weaver

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39729

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Samuel William Weaver

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37826

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George Edward Weaver

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 236105 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236105 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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William Weaver

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55673

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John James Weaver

Born 1861

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Ernest Weaver

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20560

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George Henry Weaver

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2022 Private Sussex Yeomanry

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Henry James Weaver

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 4732 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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James Weaver

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168509

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Alfred George Weaver

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138035

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Joseph Weaver

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 242497 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242497 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Charles Weaver

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260980

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George Thomas Richard Weaver

Born 1873

Died 1916

Royal Navy Quartermaster Mercantile Marine Reserve

Royal Navy Quartermaster Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Victorious."

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