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Leicester, Leicestershire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

London England [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Auckland [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Saint Pancras, London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Camden Town, London [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Forbes New South Wales [3]

Halstead, Essex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Leicester [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Bright Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Clarence River New South Wales [2]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

North Sydney New South Wales [2]

Northam Western Australia [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Peckham, Surrey [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Surrey England [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Rank

Private [1475]

Gunner [171]

Driver [117]

Sapper [100]

Serjeant [93]

Corporal [87]

Lance Corporal [59]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Lieutenant [36]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Corporal [25]

Captain [23]

Sergeant [18]

Bombardier [13]

Major [10]

Worker [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Rifleman [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Private. [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private /Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Brigadier General [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [190]

Royal Engineers [189]

Labour Corps [188]

Army Service Corps [143]

London Regiment [92]

Royal Garrison Artillery [84]

Royal Army Medical Corps [75]

Machine Gun Corps [73]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Leicestershire Regiment [52]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Worcestershire Regiment [43]

Rifle Brigade [39]

Bedfordshire Regiment [37]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [36]

Northamptonshire Regiment [35]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

Hampshire Regiment [34]

Wiltshire Regiment [33]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Essex Regiment [31]

Royal Sussex Regiment [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Royal West Kent Regiment [29]

Somerset Light Infantry [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [26]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

East Surrey Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Royal Horse Artillery [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Royal Scots [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Service

British Army [2246]

Royal Navy [210]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [192]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [140]

Australian Imperial Force [135]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2983]

H [6]

B [2]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2943]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [65]

Australia [2]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] London England [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] London, Middlesex [5] Auckland [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Kensington, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Saint Pancras, London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Camden Town, London [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Forbes New South Wales [3] Halstead, Essex [3] Islington, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Leicester [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Bright Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brixton, London [2] Clarence River New South Wales [2] Daventry, Northamptonshire [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Fulham, London [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Marylebone, London [2] North Sydney New South Wales [2] Northam Western Australia [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Peckham, London [2] Peckham, Surrey [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Surrey England [2] Willesden, London [2]

Rank

Private [1475] Gunner [171] Driver [117] Sapper [100] Serjeant [93] Corporal [87] Lance Corporal [59] Second Lieutenant [38] Lieutenant [36] Pioneer [30] Acting Corporal [25] Captain [23] Sergeant [18] Bombardier [13] Major [10] Worker [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Rifleman [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Private. [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private /Lance Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Brigadier General [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant General [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Sub Conductor [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [190] Royal Engineers [189] Labour Corps [188] Army Service Corps [143] London Regiment [92] Royal Garrison Artillery [84] Royal Army Medical Corps [75] Machine Gun Corps [73] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69] Royal Fusiliers [63] Leicestershire Regiment [52] Middlesex Regiment [51] Worcestershire Regiment [43] Rifle Brigade [39] Bedfordshire Regiment [37] Royal Berkshire Regiment [36] Northamptonshire Regiment [35] Durham Light Infantry [34] Hampshire Regiment [34] Wiltshire Regiment [33] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Essex Regiment [31] Royal Sussex Regiment [31] Royal Army Service Corps [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Royal West Kent Regiment [29] Somerset Light Infantry [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Cheshire Regiment [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [26] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] East Surrey Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Naval Division [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Liverpool Regiment [21] Royal Horse Artillery [20] Army Ordnance Corps [19] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] South Wales Borderers [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Royal Scots [16] Canadian Infantry [15]

Service

British Army [2246] Royal Navy [210] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [192] Canadian Expeditionary Force [140] Australian Imperial Force [135] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2983] H [6] B [2] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2943] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [65] Australia [2] Canada [1] France [1] India [1] Malta [1]

Joseph Weston Bateman

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 3531 Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3007 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 241072 Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd/5th Battalion

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John S Weston

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10021 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Salter Weston

Born 1867

Died 1944

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Manchester Regiment

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George Leonard Weston

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3079 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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Charles Weston

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 7102 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7102 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert T Weston

Died 1916

British Army 2283 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240352 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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William Weston

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 6370 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 14338 Private Labour Corps 574th Agricultural Coy

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Francis William Kingdon Weston

Born 1900

Died 1931

British Army 31298 Grenadier Guards grenadier guard Battalion

British Army 205559 London Regiment 1st Reserve Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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Philip Weston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161821

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William Weston

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57695

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George Weston

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132316

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Frederick Weston

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196555

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Frederick Henry Weston

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57647

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William Weston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267688

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Lawrence Joseph Weston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53097

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Cecil Weston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114962

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Arthur Charles Weston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50258

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Alfred Clifton Weston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96053

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Henry John Weston

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army GS/7463 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Private Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

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Leonard Weston

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48514

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