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Bristol England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

North Bradley, Wiltshire, England [1]

Poplar [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [15]

3rd Constable [6]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Captain [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

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East African Police [6]

King's African Rifles [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Base Headquarters Boulogne [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Motor Transport Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment Reserve of Officers [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Indian Cavalry Army Service Corps [1]

Kenya Police [1]

London Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Volunteers Machine Gun Corps Indian Expeditionary Force [1]

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British Army [30]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Royal Navy [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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W [38]

O [2]

E [1]

L [1]

M [1]

S [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

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United Kingdom [2]

Belgium [1]

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People [45] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Brighton Victoria [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] North Bradley, Wiltshire, England [1] Poplar [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [15] 3rd Constable [6] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Captain [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

East African Police [6] King's African Rifles [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Service Corps [1] Base Headquarters Boulogne [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Motor Transport Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment Reserve of Officers [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Indian Cavalry Army Service Corps [1] Kenya Police [1] London Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Volunteers Machine Gun Corps Indian Expeditionary Force [1]

Service

British Army [30] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Royal Navy [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [38] O [2] E [1] L [1] M [1] S [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Belgium [1]

Percy J Were

British Army 392133 Private London Regiment

British Army 298044 Private London Regiment

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Harry Harris Were

British Army Major East Lancashire Regiment Reserve of Officers

British Army Major Base Headquarters Boulogne

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John Layton Were

British Army 17970 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division

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Sidney S Were

British Army 23491 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert E Were

British Army T/2/13/14 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 28310 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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R C Were

British Army 1504 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Devonshire Yeomanry

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Albert Abbott Were

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 50926

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George Robert Were

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 28607

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Clarence Dewey Were

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2503375

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H H Were

British Army Major Reserve of Officers/ Staff

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H H Were

British Army Major Reserve of Officers/ Staff

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Magombe Were

British Army King's African Rifles

British Army 17032 Private King's African Rifles

British Army 2883 Private King's African Rifles

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Were Owera

British Army East African Police

British Army 3927 3rd Constable East African Police

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Were Otieno

British Army East African Police

British Army 4338 3rd Constable East African Police

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Were Maronga

British Army East African Police

British Army 4956 3rd Constable East African Police

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Were Ohata

British Army King's African Rifles

British Army 13379 Lance Corporal King's African Rifles

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Were Mbani

British Army King's African Rifles

British Army 1674 Private King's African Rifles

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Yosiya Were

British Army King's African Rifles

British Army 2360 Private King's African Rifles

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Ezerreyri Were

British Army 13058 East African Motor Transport Corps

British Army 13058 Private East African Motor Transport Corps

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Ochieng Were

British Army Kenya Police

British Army 3683 3rd Constable Kenya Police

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