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London England [22]

Sydney New South Wales [15]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

London, Middlesex [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Andover, Hampshire [8]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Reading, Berkshire [8]

Leicester, Leicestershire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Islington, London [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Dartford, Kent [5]

Paddington, London [5]

Wellington New South Wales [5]

Worthing, Sussex [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Beckenham, Kent [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Chertsey, Surrey [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Hendon, London [4]

Kilburn, London [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Sorell Tasmania [4]

South Melbourne Victoria [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Egham, Surrey [3]

Emsworth, Hampshire [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Peckham, London [3]

Peckham, Surrey [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Richmond, Surrey [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [3]

Rank

Private [2938]

Gunner [336]

Driver [310]

Corporal [275]

Serjeant [212]

Sapper [178]

Lance Corporal [130]

Lieutenant [95]

Second Lieutenant [93]

Captain [61]

Acting Corporal [56]

Pioneer [56]

Acting Serjeant [44]

Bombardier [38]

Rifleman [21]

Company Serjeant Major [20]

Acting Bombardier [19]

Major [19]

Trooper [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Guardsman [13]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [9]

Shoeing Smith [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Sister [8]

Worker [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Sergeant [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Drummer [4]

Nurse [4]

Saddler [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [400]

Army Service Corps [374]

Royal Engineers [373]

Labour Corps [366]

London Regiment [225]

Royal Garrison Artillery [207]

Royal Army Medical Corps [153]

Machine Gun Corps [140]

Royal Fusiliers [131]

Middlesex Regiment [121]

The Queen's Regiment [109]

Royal Sussex Regiment [83]

Leicestershire Regiment [80]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [79]

Royal West Kent Regiment [76]

East Surrey Regiment [75]

Rifle Brigade [73]

Suffolk Regiment [73]

Hampshire Regiment [71]

Lincolnshire Regiment [71]

Essex Regiment [67]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [67]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [65]

Royal Army Service Corps [65]

Bedfordshire Regiment [63]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [57]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56]

Worcestershire Regiment [55]

West Yorkshire Regiment [53]

Norfolk Regiment [52]

East Kent Regiment [51]

Durham Light Infantry [47]

Liverpool Regiment [45]

Manchester Regiment [44]

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Gloucestershire Regiment [42]

Northamptonshire Regiment [40]

Royal Naval Division [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Royal Defence Corps [38]

Army Ordnance Corps [36]

Royal Horse Artillery [35]

South Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34]

Devonshire Regiment [33]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Army Veterinary Corps [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Service

British Army [4686]

Royal Navy [556]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [378]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [363]

Australian Imperial Force [340]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [106]

Other Empire Force [17]

Indian Army [2]

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W [6535]

C [4]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

G [1]

H [1]

K [1]

P [1]

S [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6421]

Merchant Navy [89]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [122]

Canada [3]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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London England [22] Sydney New South Wales [15] Melbourne Victoria [11] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] London, Middlesex, England [10] London, Middlesex [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] Andover, Hampshire [8] Brighton, Sussex [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Reading, Berkshire [8] Leicester, Leicestershire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Islington, London [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Croydon, Surrey [5] Dartford, Kent [5] Paddington, London [5] Wellington New South Wales [5] Worthing, Sussex [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Beckenham, Kent [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Chertsey, Surrey [4] Hackney, London [4] Hendon, London [4] Kilburn, London [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Sorell Tasmania [4] South Melbourne Victoria [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Battersea, London [3] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Egham, Surrey [3] Emsworth, Hampshire [3] Fulham, London [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Marylebone, London [3] Peckham, London [3] Peckham, Surrey [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Richmond, Surrey [3] Stepney, London [3] Sydney, Cheshire, England [3]

Rank

Private [2938] Gunner [336] Driver [310] Corporal [275] Serjeant [212] Sapper [178] Lance Corporal [130] Lieutenant [95] Second Lieutenant [93] Captain [61] Acting Corporal [56] Pioneer [56] Acting Serjeant [44] Bombardier [38] Rifleman [21] Company Serjeant Major [20] Acting Bombardier [19] Major [19] Trooper [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Guardsman [13] Staff Serjeant [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [9] Shoeing Smith [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Sister [8] Worker [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Sergeant [5] Staff Nurse [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Drummer [4] Nurse [4] Saddler [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [400] Army Service Corps [374] Royal Engineers [373] Labour Corps [366] London Regiment [225] Royal Garrison Artillery [207] Royal Army Medical Corps [153] Machine Gun Corps [140] Royal Fusiliers [131] Middlesex Regiment [121] The Queen's Regiment [109] Royal Sussex Regiment [83] Leicestershire Regiment [80] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [79] Royal West Kent Regiment [76] East Surrey Regiment [75] Rifle Brigade [73] Suffolk Regiment [73] Hampshire Regiment [71] Lincolnshire Regiment [71] Essex Regiment [67] King's Royal Rifle Corps [67] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [65] Royal Army Service Corps [65] Bedfordshire Regiment [63] Royal Berkshire Regiment [57] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56] Worcestershire Regiment [55] West Yorkshire Regiment [53] Norfolk Regiment [52] East Kent Regiment [51] Durham Light Infantry [47] Liverpool Regiment [45] Manchester Regiment [44] Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Gloucestershire Regiment [42] Northamptonshire Regiment [40] Royal Naval Division [40] Yorkshire Regiment [40] Royal Defence Corps [38] Army Ordnance Corps [36] Royal Horse Artillery [35] South Staffordshire Regiment [35] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34] Devonshire Regiment [33] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Army Veterinary Corps [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Service

British Army [4686] Royal Navy [556] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [378] Canadian Expeditionary Force [363] Australian Imperial Force [340] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [106] Other Empire Force [17] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [6535] C [4] A [1] D [1] E [1] G [1] H [1] K [1] P [1] S [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6421] Merchant Navy [89] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [122] Canada [3] India [2] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

William Wells

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 12473 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 12473 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Edward Thomas Wells

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 60881 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 4 Depot

British Army 60881 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 267th Siege Battery

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James Henry Wells

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 200621 Rifleman King's Liverpool Regiment

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Norman Transvaal Wells

Born 1896

Died 1962

Private

Australian Imperial Force 7328 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Reginald William W. Wells

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army M2/07978 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 1st/2nd Battalion. Attached 1st Battalion

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Harry Wells

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army L/8088 Transport Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/8088 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 2nd Battalion

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Jesse Wells

Born 1862

Died 1938

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Major Royal Artillery

British Army Major Retired List

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Archie Wells

Born 1898

British Army 2334 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105646 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Henry E Wells

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army T3/028809 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T3 028809 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Wells

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 45822 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 45822 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Wells

Born 1899

Died 1953

British Army 78220 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army G/44968 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/44968 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

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Henry Charles Wells

Born 1894

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 41687 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederic Charles Wells

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 12355 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 12355 Lance Corporal Sherwood Foresters 9th Battalion

British Army

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Thomas Wells

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 9713 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9713 Private Berkshire 1st

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Rudolph Wells

Born 1894

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 368 St. Lucia Volunteers

British Army 9305 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 9305 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Frederick Wells

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1816 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Stanley Thomas Wells

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4674 Private London Regiment

British Army 532040 Private London Regiment

British Army 532040 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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John Alfred Wells

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/12208 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 3rd/10th Battalion

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Thomas Wells

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army R7059 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Thomas Wells

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 4779 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 151363 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 151363 Sapper Royal Engineers 253rd Tunnelling Coy

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