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Sydney New South Wales [45]

London, Middlesex, England [17]

London England [15]

London, Middlesex [15]

Brisbane Queensland [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [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]

Launceston Tasmania [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Birmingham England [5]

Chatham, Kent [5]

Coventry, Warwickshire [5]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Hull England [5]

Kentish Town, London [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Hornsey, London [4]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Bow, London [3]

Braunston, Northamptonshire [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Dorking, Surrey [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

March, Cambridgeshire [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Rugby, Warwickshire [3]

Tadley, Hampshire [3]

Walworth, London [3]

Wandsworth, London [3]

Westminster, London [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]

Temporary Captain [6]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Saddler [5]

Sister [5]

Trumpeter [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Major [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] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [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] Launceston Tasmania [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Battersea, London [5] Birmingham England [5] Chatham, Kent [5] Coventry, Warwickshire [5] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Hull England [5] Kentish Town, London [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Hornsey, London [4] Maidenhead, Berkshire [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Bow, London [3] Braunston, Northamptonshire [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Dorking, Surrey [3] Dover, Kent [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] March, Cambridgeshire [3] Marylebone, London [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Rugby, Warwickshire [3] Tadley, Hampshire [3] Walworth, London [3] Wandsworth, London [3] Westminster, London [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] Temporary Captain [6] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Nursing Sister [5] Saddler [5] Sister [5] Trumpeter [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Deck Hand [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Major [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]

Daniel John West

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29812

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Lionel Reginald Everard West

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army Captain London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Reginald Stanley West

Born 1889

British Army 10303 Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army 45009 Private Devonshire Regiment Depot

British Army 10303 Private Army Pay Corps

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James Thomas West

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262859

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George David West

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113315

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Charles West

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207692

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John William Epps West

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288389

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William Percy West

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 18423 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 18423 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 13th battalion gloucest Battalion

British Army 18423 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edward West

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77181

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Edgar West

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 91863 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

British Army TR/5/74867 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 133585 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 8th Coy.

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Henry Seymour West

Born 1890

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fifth Engineer Officer Mercantile Marine, HMHS Asturias

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Arthur Ernest West

Born 1891

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16714

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Bertram Edward West

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192709

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George Edward West

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85818

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Charles West

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47050

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Thomas West

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187873

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William West

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144024

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George West

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285661

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William White West

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192726

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John West

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108564

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