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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]

John Westwood

Died 1917

British Army 1110 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 378603 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Westwood

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3646 Flight Serjeant Royal Air Force

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George Westwood

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233005

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James Westwood

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409301

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Richard Charles Westwood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76290

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Frederick Westwood

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99148

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John Westwood

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142159

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Dennis Westwood

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401834

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William Westwood

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117337

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Edward Westwood

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184190

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Thomas Westwood

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197106

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Edward Westwood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16348

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Ralph Frederick Westwood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44403

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Arthur Westwood

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3646

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Arthur Reginald Westwood

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68613

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Frank Westwood

Born 1889

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 63697 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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George F Westwood

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 33805 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 83880 Private Labour Corps

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Edward John Westwood

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 2464 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harry Westwood

Died 1916

British Army 9385 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 16417 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Westwood

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4441 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 4441 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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