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London England [3]

Balham, Surrey [2]

Bristol England [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Yiewsley, Middlesex [2]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hendon, London [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Lambeth [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Lawlers Western Australia [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Saint Giles, London [1]

Saint Johns Wood, London [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Shepherds Bush, Middlesex [1]

Soho, London [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Sudbury, Suffolk, England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

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Private [65]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1st Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force [1]

Lancers [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [144]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

London England [3] Balham, Surrey [2] Bristol England [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Yiewsley, Middlesex [2] Bideford, Devon [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hendon, London [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Hornsey, London [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Lambeth [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lawlers Western Australia [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Saint Giles, London [1] Saint Johns Wood, London [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Shepherds Bush, Middlesex [1] Soho, London [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Sudbury, Suffolk, England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [65] Serjeant [6] Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15] Army Service Corps [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1st Royal Marine Battalion [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force [1] Lancers [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [150]

Contribution

Military Service [144] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Frederick George Weight

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 11722 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/11722 Warrant Officer 1st Class 1st Royal Marine Battalion

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Albert Weight

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4535 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 3rd/9th Battalion

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Ernest Richard Weight

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 84648 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Weight

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309454

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Charles Weight

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279752

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William Henry Peter Weight

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226789

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William Gilbert Weight

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403664

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Herbert William Weight

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215221

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Cecil William George Weight

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129004

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A Weight

Died 1916

British Army 13777 Private Essex Regiment

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Frank Morris Weight

Died 1916

British Army 527 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 240046 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Weight

Died 1917

British Army 1273 Private London Regiment

British Army 420490 Private London Regiment

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John Weight

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88766

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Henry John Weight

Australian Imperial Force 111

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Rowland Weight

Died 1918

British Army 27351 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Weight

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 97130 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Charles Weight

Died 1917

British Army G/5912 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/5912 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas A Weight

Died 1917

British Army 90781 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 90781 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Maynard Weight

Died 1915

British Army 1666 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick Gladstone Weight

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314080

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