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Sydney New South Wales [45]

London, Middlesex, England [17]

London England [15]

London, Middlesex [15]

Brisbane Queensland [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Thame, Oxfordshire [8]

West Ham, Essex [8]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Chatham, Kent [5]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Kentish Town, London [5]

Launceston Tasmania [5]

Walworth, London [5]

Birmingham England [4]

Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Hull England [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Cheddar, Somerset [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Dublin [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Homerton, London [3]

Hornsey, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Leytonstone, Essex [3]

Lincoln [3]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [3353]

Gunner [394]

Driver [330]

Corporal [274]

Serjeant [262]

Sapper [201]

Lance Corporal [141]

Second Lieutenant [134]

Lieutenant [107]

Captain [71]

Bombardier [52]

Acting Corporal [50]

Acting Serjeant [45]

Pioneer [45]

Rifleman [30]

Major [26]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [25]

Company Serjeant Major [24]

Acting Bombardier [16]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Trooper [14]

Worker [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Private Acting Serjeant [6]

Private Lance Corporal [6]

Sister [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Saddler [5]

Waggoner [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Drummer [4]

Guardsman [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [445]

Royal Engineers [424]

Army Service Corps [389]

Labour Corps [382]

London Regiment [237]

Royal Garrison Artillery [237]

Royal Army Medical Corps [183]

Royal Fusiliers [139]

Machine Gun Corps [138]

Middlesex Regiment [128]

Royal Sussex Regiment [113]

The Queen's Regiment [103]

Rifle Brigade [93]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [87]

Essex Regiment [81]

Northumberland Fusiliers [77]

Durham Light Infantry [76]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [76]

Hampshire Regiment [75]

East Surrey Regiment [73]

Devonshire Regiment [72]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [71]

Royal West Kent Regiment [71]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [70]

Leicestershire Regiment [67]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [66]

Bedfordshire Regiment [65]

Northamptonshire Regiment [62]

West Yorkshire Regiment [60]

York and Lancaster Regiment [58]

Royal Army Service Corps [57]

Royal Naval Division [56]

Army Ordnance Corps [52]

Suffolk Regiment [50]

Norfolk Regiment [49]

Lancashire Fusiliers [48]

Liverpool Regiment [48]

Somerset Light Infantry [47]

East Kent Regiment [46]

Lincolnshire Regiment [46]

Wiltshire Regiment [46]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Gloucestershire Regiment [42]

Royal Horse Artillery [42]

Royal Defence Corps [40]

Canadian Infantry [38]

Welsh Regiment [38]

East Yorkshire Regiment [37]

West Riding Regiment [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35]

Service

British Army [5250]

Royal Navy [672]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [484]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [426]

Australian Imperial Force [369]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [68]

Other Empire Force [18]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

W [7376]

S [17]

R [7]

M [5]

T [2]

A [1]

B [1]

C [1]

D [1]

G [1]

H [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7233]

Merchant Navy [123]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [154]

Canada [4]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

Yemen [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [45] London, Middlesex, England [17] London England [15] London, Middlesex [15] Brisbane Queensland [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Thame, Oxfordshire [8] West Ham, Essex [8] Ballarat Victoria [7] Brighton, Sussex [7] Maidstone, Kent [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Battersea, London [5] Chatham, Kent [5] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Kentish Town, London [5] Launceston Tasmania [5] Walworth, London [5] Birmingham England [4] Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Dover, Kent [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Hull England [4] Marylebone, London [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Cheddar, Somerset [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Deptford, London [3] Dublin [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Homerton, London [3] Hornsey, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Lambeth, London [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Leytonstone, Essex [3] Lincoln [3] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Maidenhead, Berkshire [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [3353] Gunner [394] Driver [330] Corporal [274] Serjeant [262] Sapper [201] Lance Corporal [141] Second Lieutenant [134] Lieutenant [107] Captain [71] Bombardier [52] Acting Corporal [50] Acting Serjeant [45] Pioneer [45] Rifleman [30] Major [26] Warrant Officer Class 2 [25] Company Serjeant Major [24] Acting Bombardier [16] Staff Serjeant [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Trooper [14] Worker [11] Able Seaman [10] Colour Serjeant [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Acting Captain [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Private Acting Lance Corporal [6] Private Acting Serjeant [6] Private Lance Corporal [6] Sister [6] Temporary Captain [6] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Deck Hand [5] Nursing Sister [5] Saddler [5] Waggoner [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Drummer [4] Guardsman [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [445] Royal Engineers [424] Army Service Corps [389] Labour Corps [382] London Regiment [237] Royal Garrison Artillery [237] Royal Army Medical Corps [183] Royal Fusiliers [139] Machine Gun Corps [138] Middlesex Regiment [128] Royal Sussex Regiment [113] The Queen's Regiment [103] Rifle Brigade [93] King's Royal Rifle Corps [87] Essex Regiment [81] Northumberland Fusiliers [77] Durham Light Infantry [76] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [76] Hampshire Regiment [75] East Surrey Regiment [73] Devonshire Regiment [72] Royal Berkshire Regiment [71] Royal West Kent Regiment [71] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [70] Leicestershire Regiment [67] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [66] Bedfordshire Regiment [65] Northamptonshire Regiment [62] West Yorkshire Regiment [60] York and Lancaster Regiment [58] Royal Army Service Corps [57] Royal Naval Division [56] Army Ordnance Corps [52] Suffolk Regiment [50] Norfolk Regiment [49] Lancashire Fusiliers [48] Liverpool Regiment [48] Somerset Light Infantry [47] East Kent Regiment [46] Lincolnshire Regiment [46] Wiltshire Regiment [46] Manchester Regiment [43] Gloucestershire Regiment [42] Royal Horse Artillery [42] Royal Defence Corps [40] Canadian Infantry [38] Welsh Regiment [38] East Yorkshire Regiment [37] West Riding Regiment [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35]

Service

British Army [5250] Royal Navy [672] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [484] Canadian Expeditionary Force [426] Australian Imperial Force [369] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [68] Other Empire Force [18] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

W [7376] S [17] R [7] M [5] T [2] A [1] B [1] C [1] D [1] G [1] H [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7233] Merchant Navy [123] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [154] Canada [4] India [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1] Yemen [1]

William Thomas West

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army T/28538 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/28538 Driver Army Service Corps Base Supply Depot Rouen

British Army T/28538 Driver A.S.C. Base Horse Transport Depot Harve

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William West

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 5421 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201764 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201764 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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Denis O'brien West

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army Ply/12883 Corporal Acting Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 12883 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 12883 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Division

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Henry Charles West

Born 1882

Died 1959

British Army 16122 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 16122 Driver Royal Horse Artillery "B" (Depot) Battery

British Army 1021346 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles James West

Born 1883

Died 1931

British Army L/8069 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George West

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 41448 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 41448 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Gurney West

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army G/4336 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army TF/3071 Private East Kent Regiment

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Walter Charles West

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 504 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse refiment

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John William West

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 24798 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 24798 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 17th. Bde. Ammunition Col.

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George Henry West

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 27655 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn.

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Arthur Graeme West

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army PS/1511 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army PS/1511 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Henry West

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army R9153 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R9153 Rifleman Royal Rifles Regiment 11th Battalion

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Henry James West

Born 1896

Died 1982

British Army 1009 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 600791 Private Labour Corps

British Army 25482 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Wilfrid West

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1712 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295408 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 295408 Private Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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Harvey West

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 28315 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army

British Army 28315 Gunner Royal Field Artillery “C” Battery 63rd Bde

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George West

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 10667 Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 10667 Private Scottish Rifles 2nd Battalion

British Army 10667 Lance Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Herbert John West

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion attached 1st Battalion

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Leonard West

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army SD/2819 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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William West

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9627 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 9627 Acting Corporal Rifle Brigade

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William Thomas West

Born 1896

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195420 Private 93rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 4th Reserve Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195420 Private 1st Battalion

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