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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Prescot, Lancashire [2]

Astley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Barwon Downs Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dudley England [1]

Eden New South Wales [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Essex [1]

Gloucester England [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Greenwich East, London [1]

Hadley, Shropshire [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kogarah New South Wales [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Llwynypia, Glamorgan [1]

Manchester England [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Stourbridge [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Unanderra New South Wales [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Wolverhampton England [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [157]

Driver [20]

Sapper [16]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Fitter Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Temporary Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Shropshire Yeomanry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Service

British Army [243]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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W [298]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Australia [1]

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People [298] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Prescot, Lancashire [2] Astley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Barwon Downs Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dudley England [1] Eden New South Wales [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Essex [1] Gloucester England [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Greenwich East, London [1] Hadley, Shropshire [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kogarah New South Wales [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Llwynypia, Glamorgan [1] Manchester England [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Stourbridge [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Unanderra New South Wales [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1] Wolverhampton England [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [157] Driver [20] Sapper [16] Corporal [13] Serjeant [10] Gunner [9] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Fitter Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Temporary Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Labour Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [20] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Shropshire Yeomanry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Welsh Guards [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Service

British Army [243] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [298]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Australia [1]

Samuel Charles Wellings

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6553 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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James Wellings

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 23193 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 673659 Private Labour Corps 576th Coy

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Joseph Horton Wellings

Born 1888

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33056 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps Recruits Depot

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Leonard Wellings

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant

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Bertie Aquila Wellings

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279422

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Edwin Wellings

Died 1914

British Army 1959 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Montague Wellings

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27125

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Thomas Vyvian Hope Miton Wellings

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31769

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Job Wellings

Born 1882

British Army Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 11995 Corporal South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11995 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Wellings

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111200

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Thomas Bazzell Wellings

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262813

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Henry John Wellings

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90270

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Thomas Wellings

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2295 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290498 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290498 Private Cheshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Sydney Wellings

Died 1916

British Army 20380 Private Border Regiment

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Samuel Wellings

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 32466 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Henry Clifford Wellings

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

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Edward Josiah Wellings

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 73156 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry William Wellings

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2772 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 17147 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps attached King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Leonard Wellings

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 53163 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 53163 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Wellings

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101210

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