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Kingsbridge, Devon [5]

Dublin, Ireland [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

Hurstpierpoint [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

Wingham New South Wales [2]

Alfriston [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

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Burroway New South Wales [1]

Burwash, Sussex [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Cumbart England [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Dawlish, Devon, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Fullerton New South Wales [1]

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Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Locksleigh New South Wales [1]

Madeley, Shropshire [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Marengo New South Wales [1]

Mayfield England [1]

Moss Vale New South Wales [1]

Nunhead, London [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Paul, Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [9]

Captain [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Rear Admiral [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [17]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

2/10th Gurkhas [1]

20th Hussars [1]

Attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [227]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

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W [331]

Contribution

Military Service [322]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Kingsbridge, Devon [5] Dublin, Ireland [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] Hurstpierpoint [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] Wingham New South Wales [2] Alfriston [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Balgownie New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birmingham England [1] Booligal New South Wales [1] Burroway New South Wales [1] Burwash, Sussex [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Cumbart England [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Dawlish, Devon, England [1] Dublin [1] Eastbourne [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Erith, Kent [1] Essex [1] Fullerton New South Wales [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Locksleigh New South Wales [1] Madeley, Shropshire [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Marengo New South Wales [1] Mayfield England [1] Moss Vale New South Wales [1] Nunhead, London [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Paul, Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Rochester, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [18] Serjeant [14] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Sapper [9] Captain [7] Lance Corporal [7] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Rear Admiral [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] Labour Corps [17] Devonshire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 2/10th Gurkhas [1] 20th Hussars [1] Attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [227] Australian Imperial Force [30] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [331]

Contribution

Military Service [322] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Henry Weekes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 69442 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 69442 Private Household Cavalry and Cavalry of The Line 5th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Wilfred Weekes

British Army 991 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Weekes

Born 1877

British Army 9736 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 9736 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 81st Siege Battery, 4th Depot

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Robert Weekes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237348

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Richard John Weekes

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 226877 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Weekes

Died 1916

British Army 8469 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Erick Charles Weekes

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 3/16664 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 39027 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 39027 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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James Thomas Weekes

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 15230 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Weekes

Died 1918

British Army 10688 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 18282 Lance Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18282 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Weekes

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 10793 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Mark Albert Weekes

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 105539 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Christopher Weekes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296583

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George Weekes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26934

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Robert Ernest Weekes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183942

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Albert Edward Weekes

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 18014 New Zealand Training Unit

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George Edwin Weekes

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 231315 Leading Seaman HMS Thunderer

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Henry Weekes

Australian Imperial Force 12483

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Thomas Weekes

Australian Imperial Force 57034

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James Weekes

Australian Imperial Force 843

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Norman Edward Weekes

Australian Imperial Force 1927

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