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Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

6 Castle Street, Kingsland, Hackney, London [1]

Bedlington [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beswick, Northumberland [1]

Chester England [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Hawick, Roxburgh [1]

Hook, Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Newbiggen-By-The-Sea [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Ratho, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Saint Marylebone, London [1]

South Leith, Edinburgh [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tunbridge Wells England [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [8]

Driver [8]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Scots [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northumberland Hussars [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots/ Scottish Rifles [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South African Hospital Richmond South African Medical Corps [1]

South African Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Supply and Transport Corps [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

W [159]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [157]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] 6 Castle Street, Kingsland, Hackney, London [1] Bedlington [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beswick, Northumberland [1] Chester England [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Hawick, Roxburgh [1] Hook, Surbiton, Surrey [1] Newbiggen-By-The-Sea [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Ratho, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Saint Marylebone, London [1] South Leith, Edinburgh [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tunbridge Wells England [1]

Rank

Private [69] Serjeant [12] Corporal [8] Driver [8] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private/ Private [1] Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Scots [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Engineers [8] Scottish Rifles [7] Labour Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] London Regiment [3] Northumberland Hussars [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dragoons [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots/ Scottish Rifles [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South African Hospital Richmond South African Medical Corps [1] South African Service Corps Motor Transport [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Supply and Transport Corps [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [117] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

W [159] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [157] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

George William Weddell

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army TF/2352 Driver Army Service Corps Transport

British Army T4/240020 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army TF/2352 and T4/24002 Driver Army Service Corps

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James Weddell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285680

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Robert Weddell

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129334

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James Weddell

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 11774 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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George Weddell

Died 1916

British Army 3018 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 300564 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Weddell

Died 1918

British Army 7298 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 238063 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Weddell

Died 1917

British Army 21/1020 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harold William Weddell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110292

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Herbert Owen Weddell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196036

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John William Weddell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 117617

Canadian Expeditionary Force 117617 Private Canadian Infantry

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Wandless John Weddell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128936

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John Robert Weddell

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/8325 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Herbert Weddell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Weddell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 18/66 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William J Weddell

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army S/389685 Private Army Service Corps

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David Curswell Weddell

Died 1915

British Army 1836 Private Royal Scots

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Ernest Weddell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299553

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Gordon Weddell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98528

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William Weddell

Australian Imperial Force 1121

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John Weddell

Australian Imperial Force 14592

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