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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

George Town Tasmania [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hasland near Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

London England [1]

Lowdham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough,Yorkshire,England. [1]

Nottingham, Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sileby, Leicestershire [1]

Walkley, Yorkshire [1]

West Rainton [1]

Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

clowne,derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [192]

Corporal [18]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [15]

Serjeant [14]

Driver [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

New Zealand Medical Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Brigade Ammunition Column [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [287]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [358]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [354]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] George Town Tasmania [2] Gloucestershire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hasland near Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England [1] London England [1] Lowdham, Nottinghamshire [1] Manchester [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough,Yorkshire,England. [1] Nottingham, Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1] Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sileby, Leicestershire [1] Walkley, Yorkshire [1] West Rainton [1] Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] clowne,derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [192] Corporal [18] Gunner [18] Sapper [15] Serjeant [14] Driver [11] Acting Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [20] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Army Service Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [7] West Riding Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] New Zealand Medical Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Brigade Ammunition Column [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [287] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [358] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [354] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Walter John Widdowson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299226

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Harry Widdowson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 28868 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 28868 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Widdowson

Died 1917

British Army 31901 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 31901 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas B Widdowson

Died 1917

British Army 5026 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 6548 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202995 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Widdowson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180312

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Arthur Widdowson

Died 1918

British Army 34277 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Benjamin Widdowson

Died 1918

British Army 23581 Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 23581 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Widdowson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12000

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Alfred Widdowson

Died 1918

British Army 19407 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Widdowson

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 32652 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 32652 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Edward Widdowson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 17356 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 17356 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Leslie Widdowson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240366

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Thomas Widdowson

Died 1917

British Army 120813 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Henry Widdowson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291835

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Harold Widdowson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 80380 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Widdowson

Died 1916

British Army L/8719 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Bernard Widdowson

Died 1918

British Army 77875 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Widdowson

Died 1918

British Army 34309 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William John Widdowson

Australian Imperial Force 5432

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Clarence Widdowson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14490 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14490 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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