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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]

Alexander Henry Delap West

Born 1877

Died 1959

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Regiment of Artillery

British Army Major Royal Regiment of Artillery

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Thomas West

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 9160 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Richard Annesley West

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Tank Corps/ North Irish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Colonel North Irish Horse

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William Wells West

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 21257 Private Border Regiment

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Arthur West

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50272 Private Essex Regiment 9th Bn

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Gilbert West

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 9225 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9225 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sidney Ennis West

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 54624 New Zealand Infantry

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Henry Owen West

Born 1885

Died 1941

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry John West

Born 1865

Died 1915

Royal Navy 130794 Chief Armourer HMS Goliath

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Stanley West

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 18358 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Alfred West

Born 1881

Died 1944

British Army 447888 Private Labour Corps

British Army 851 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Wilfred Scrimshaw West

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10886 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army

British Army 10886 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Frederick John Laverance West

Died 1962

British Army 4341 Private London Regiment

British Army 623660 Private Labour Corps

British Army 4341 Private City of London

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James West

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9952 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9952 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9952 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Ernest West

Born 1891

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16714

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Alfred West

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 3124 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3124 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/5th Bn.

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Cornelius West

Died 1916

British Army 24438 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Dudley Massey West

Born 1894

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant RNAS

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George West

Died 1916

British Army R/16385 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Harry West

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15505 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 15505 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th Bn.

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