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Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

London England [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Birmingham [4]

Bridport, Dorset [4]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Cooma New South Wales [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Penryn, Cornwall [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Saint Lukes, London [3]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burslem, Staffordshire [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Dublin [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Haslemere, Surrey [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Ilminster, Somerset [2]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [2]

Landport Portsmouth [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Nottingham [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Pevensey, Sussex [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southwick, Sussex [2]

Rank

Private [1176]

Gunner [117]

Driver [94]

Corporal [85]

Serjeant [84]

Sapper [73]

Second Lieutenant [53]

Lance Corporal [43]

Captain [33]

Lieutenant [30]

Acting Corporal [25]

Major [20]

Bombardier [18]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Rifleman [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Captain and Adjutant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Orderly [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [163]

Royal Engineers [147]

Royal Field Artillery [145]

Army Service Corps [123]

London Regiment [98]

Royal Garrison Artillery [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [57]

Middlesex Regiment [55]

Machine Gun Corps [51]

Royal Fusiliers [46]

Hampshire Regiment [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Rifle Brigade [34]

Worcestershire Regiment [34]

Somerset Light Infantry [32]

The Queen's Regiment [31]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Gloucestershire Regiment [27]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Wiltshire Regiment [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1836]

Royal Navy [222]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [189]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [151]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [9]

Last name first letter

W [2545]

K [10]

C [2]

S [2]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2502]

Merchant Navy [46]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Canada [3]

Malta [1]

United States [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] London England [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Birmingham [4] Bridport, Dorset [4] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Cooma New South Wales [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Penryn, Cornwall [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Saint Lukes, London [3] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnstaple, Devon, England [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burslem, Staffordshire [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Dublin [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Haslemere, Surrey [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Hoxton, London [2] Ilminster, Somerset [2] Kirkcaldy Scotland [2] Landport Portsmouth [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Nottingham [2] Paddington, London [2] Pevensey, Sussex [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southwick, Sussex [2]

Rank

Private [1176] Gunner [117] Driver [94] Corporal [85] Serjeant [84] Sapper [73] Second Lieutenant [53] Lance Corporal [43] Captain [33] Lieutenant [30] Acting Corporal [25] Major [20] Bombardier [18] Pioneer [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Rifleman [8] Able Seaman [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Trooper [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Sister [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Captain and Adjutant [3] Guardsman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nursing Sister [2] Orderly [2] Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [163] Royal Engineers [147] Royal Field Artillery [145] Army Service Corps [123] London Regiment [98] Royal Garrison Artillery [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [57] Middlesex Regiment [55] Machine Gun Corps [51] Royal Fusiliers [46] Hampshire Regiment [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [36] Rifle Brigade [34] Worcestershire Regiment [34] Somerset Light Infantry [32] The Queen's Regiment [31] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [28] Durham Light Infantry [27] Gloucestershire Regiment [27] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] Devonshire Regiment [24] Liverpool Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Royal Defence Corps [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Wiltshire Regiment [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] East Kent Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Flying Corps [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1836] Royal Navy [222] Canadian Expeditionary Force [189] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [151] Australian Imperial Force [81] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [9]

Last name first letter

W [2545] K [10] C [2] S [2] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2502] Merchant Navy [46] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Canada [3] Malta [1] United States [1]

George Edward Welch

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army 66 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 240005 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

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Horace Ralph Welch

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 266824 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army TF/266824 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army 266824 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Edward Joseph Welch

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6013 Private Rifle Brigade 13th. Battalion

British Army 6013 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Walter James Welch

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 23458 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Harold Welch

Born 1887

Died 1985

British Army 45514 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Frederick Welch

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53820

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Stephen Cocks Welch

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6988 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion

British Army 200349 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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James Welch

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 51221 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion.

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Harold E Welch

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Own Shropshire Light Infantry

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Harry Welch

Born 1898

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249240 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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John Welch

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7252 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Wilmot Welch

Born 1883

Died 1977

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Charles Welch

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5745 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372840 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Welch

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 42524 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Welch

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 302151 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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James Welch

Died 1914

British Army 1798 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Arthur Charles Welch

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109289

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William James Welch

Born 1894

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Mess Room Steward Mercantile Marine S.S. "Mordenwood" (Middlesbrough)

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Allan Welch

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant and Quarter Master West Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Edwin Welch

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189371

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