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Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [5]

Dudley, Staffordshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manea, Cambridgeshire [2]

Sidmouth Tasmania [2]

Alloa Scotland [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

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Burton, Staffordshire [1]

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Clackmannanshire [1]

Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Compton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Coseley, Staffordshire [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Dudley, New South Wales [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dundee, Fifeshire [1]

East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

East Ardsley, Yorkshire [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Epping, Essex [1]

Essex [1]

Rank

Private [625]

Gunner [76]

Driver [58]

Serjeant [54]

Corporal [38]

Sapper [36]

Lance Corporal [30]

Pioneer [18]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [9]

Lieutenant [5]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Engineman [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Labour Corps [81]

Royal Engineers [76]

Worcestershire Regiment [66]

Army Service Corps [64]

South Staffordshire Regiment [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Scots [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [946]

Royal Navy [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

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Contribution

Military Service [1165]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Isle of Man [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [5] Dudley, Staffordshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] London England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Staffordshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Albert Park Victoria [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manea, Cambridgeshire [2] Sidmouth Tasmania [2] Alloa Scotland [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackheath, Staffshire [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckhaven Scotland [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Caning Town, Essex [1] Clackmannanshire [1] Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Compton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Coseley, Staffordshire [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Dudley, New South Wales [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dundee, Fifeshire [1] East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] East Ardsley, Yorkshire [1] East Ham, London [1] Epping, Essex [1] Essex [1]

Rank

Private [625] Gunner [76] Driver [58] Serjeant [54] Corporal [38] Sapper [36] Lance Corporal [30] Pioneer [18] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [9] Lieutenant [5] Guardsman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Engineman [1] Fitter [1] Flight Officer [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91] Labour Corps [81] Royal Engineers [76] Worcestershire Regiment [66] Army Service Corps [64] South Staffordshire Regiment [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Machine Gun Corps [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] London Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Scots [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Naval Division [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [946] Royal Navy [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Australian Imperial Force [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

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Contribution

Military Service [1165] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Isle of Man [1] New Zealand [1]

Henry Richard Westwood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42501

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John Morris Westwood

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223379

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Arthur Westwood

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191695

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John Westwood

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116437

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Edward Westwood

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277297

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Walter Westwood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40548

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Frederic Westwood

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75910

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Harry Westwood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291403

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James Westwood-Henderson

Born 1884

Died 1953

British Army Major Royal Fusiliers

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William Amos Westwood

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 27863 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 30087 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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David Westwood

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229214

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Philip Westwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231932

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Horace Lewis Westwood

Born 1899

British Army 46131 Private Rifle Brigade 12th Battalion

British Army 46131 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 13th Battalion

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Andrew Westwood

Born 1878

Royal Navy S 6390 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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David Bruce Westwood

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 28607 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 28607 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Edmund Thomas Westwood

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 30441 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Alfred Herbert Westwood

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Westwood

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29002 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Westwood

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 21802 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Joseph Westwood

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3628 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49370 Private Cheshire Regiment

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