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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]

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People [6548] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

C M Vine

British Army

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Algenon Estcourt Keys Wells

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

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N W Wells-Cole

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Cavalry/Royal Horse Artillery

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David H Carding-Wells

British Army 61267 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry James Clive Wallace-Wells

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/230

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George Wells-Smailes

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19/2131

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Alfred George Alias Wells

Royal Navy K2798

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Archibald Gale

Born 1900

Royal Navy F50873

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