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Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wexford [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Rouse Hill New South Wales [2]

Stourport, Worcestershire [2]

Aldershot [1]

Arrowhead [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Barnsbury, Islington, London [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bath New South Wales [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Birtley, Co. Durham [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Butley, Suffolk [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chillesford, Suffolk [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Desford, Leicestershire, England [1]

Donnybrook Victoria [1]

Dorset Tasmania [1]

Earl Shilton [1]

Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire, England [1]

Eye, Suffolk [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Horley, Surrey [1]

Hugglescote Leicestershire England [1]

Hull England [1]

Johnson's Square, Stoke upon Trent [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kings Norton, Staffordshire [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lutterworth, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [333]

Corporal [28]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [25]

Driver [24]

Sapper [19]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Major [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artillery Clerk/ Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant /Artillery Clerk [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Private Driver [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [36]

Army Service Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Leicestershire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [505]

Royal Navy [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

W [681]

Contribution

Military Service [664]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wexford [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Rouse Hill New South Wales [2] Stourport, Worcestershire [2] Aldershot [1] Arrowhead [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Barnsbury, Islington, London [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bath New South Wales [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Birtley, Co. Durham [1] Brighton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Butley, Suffolk [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chillesford, Suffolk [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Desford, Leicestershire, England [1] Donnybrook Victoria [1] Dorset Tasmania [1] Earl Shilton [1] Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire, England [1] Eye, Suffolk [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Horley, Surrey [1] Hugglescote Leicestershire England [1] Hull England [1] Johnson's Square, Stoke upon Trent [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kings Norton, Staffordshire [1] Lee, Kent [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lutterworth, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [333] Corporal [28] Gunner [26] Serjeant [25] Driver [24] Sapper [19] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Major [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artillery Clerk/ Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant /Artillery Clerk [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Private Corporal [1] Private Driver [1] Private Serjeant [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [36] Army Service Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Leicestershire Regiment [22] London Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Essex Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Cheshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [505] Royal Navy [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

W [681]

Contribution

Military Service [664] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Francis Musenden Whitmore-Smith

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoon Guards

British Army Captain Queen's Bays Attached Egyptian Army

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