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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Bishop's Waltham England [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Cranleigh, Surrey [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Nowra New South Wales [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Basingstoke England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Clapham England [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Forton, Gosport, Hants [1]

Greenhithe, Kent [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hampshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lexton Victoria [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

London, Acton, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Penge England [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portree, Staffordshire, England [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Preston Candover, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Soke, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Driver [22]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

London Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [267]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [384]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [378]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [385] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] London England [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Bishop's Waltham England [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Cranleigh, Surrey [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Nowra New South Wales [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Basingstoke England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Clapham England [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Forton, Gosport, Hants [1] Greenhithe, Kent [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hampshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire [1] Kingston, Portsmouth [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lexton Victoria [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] London, Acton, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Manchester [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Penge England [1] Poplar, London [1] Portree, Staffordshire, England [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Preston Candover, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Soke, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [171] Driver [22] Gunner [17] Serjeant [14] Corporal [12] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [26] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Field Artillery [18] London Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Labour Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Essex Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [267] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [384] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [378] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Ernest James Westbrook

British Army 115328 Signaller Royal Garrison Artillery

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E Westbrook

British Army A/203177 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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E J Westbrook

British Army 7792 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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William H E Westbrook

British Army 12698 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Frederick Jones-Westbrook

British Army Lieutenant Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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