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Shetland, Scotland [25]

Sydney New South Wales [18]

Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Durham [6]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Footscray Victoria [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

London England [5]

Aberdeen Scotland [4]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Manchester England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Ascot Vale Victoria [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [3]

Lancashire [3]

Leicester [3]

Liverpool England [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Rochester Victoria [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Walthamstow, Essex [3]

Yea Victoria [3]

York Western Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bedfordshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bonnyrigg Scotland [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Calcutta [2]

Rank

Private [2904]

Gunner [325]

Driver [239]

Corporal [198]

Serjeant [183]

Sapper [155]

Second Lieutenant [134]

Lance Corporal [114]

Lieutenant [110]

Captain [78]

Acting Corporal [52]

Acting Serjeant [42]

Pioneer [34]

Bombardier [28]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Able Seaman [11]

Major [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [11]

Worker [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Rifleman [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Sister [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Sergeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Captain [5]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Seaman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [3]

Commander [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [346]

Labour Corps [336]

Royal Engineers [298]

Army Service Corps [265]

Royal Garrison Artillery [207]

Royal Army Medical Corps [162]

Machine Gun Corps [151]

Royal Scots [133]

London Regiment [115]

Manchester Regiment [114]

Northumberland Fusiliers [107]

Seaforth Highlanders [105]

Durham Light Infantry [92]

Highland Light Infantry [91]

Gordon Highlanders [88]

Scottish Rifles [83]

Cheshire Regiment [80]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [79]

Liverpool Regiment [75]

West Yorkshire Regiment [68]

Leicestershire Regiment [66]

Royal Fusiliers [66]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [65]

Lancashire Fusiliers [63]

Royal Irish Rifles [61]

Cameron Highlanders [56]

Essex Regiment [54]

Norfolk Regiment [54]

Royal Highlanders [54]

Lincolnshire Regiment [53]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [51]

Royal Army Service Corps [50]

East Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Middlesex Regiment [49]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [46]

Royal Defence Corps [45]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [45]

Royal Naval Division [45]

York and Lancaster Regiment [45]

Yorkshire Regiment [43]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [41]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [41]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [41]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41]

Border Regiment [40]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [39]

West Riding Regiment [39]

South Lancashire Regiment [38]

Northamptonshire Regiment [36]

Canadian Infantry [34]

Service

British Army [4388]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [407]

Royal Navy [363]

Australian Imperial Force [346]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [315]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [101]

Other Empire Force [27]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

W [6141]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5922]

Merchant Navy [174]

Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [109]

Australia [3]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Shetland, Scotland [25] Sydney New South Wales [18] Manchester, Lancashire [13] Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] London, Middlesex, England [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Durham [6] Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Footscray Victoria [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [6] London, Middlesex [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] London England [5] Aberdeen Scotland [4] Adelaide South Australia [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Manchester England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Ascot Vale Victoria [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Beverley, East Yorkshire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Islington, London [3] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [3] Lancashire [3] Leicester [3] Liverpool England [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Rochester Victoria [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Walthamstow, Essex [3] Yea Victoria [3] York Western Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bedfordshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bonnyrigg Scotland [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Calcutta [2]

Rank

Private [2904] Gunner [325] Driver [239] Corporal [198] Serjeant [183] Sapper [155] Second Lieutenant [134] Lance Corporal [114] Lieutenant [110] Captain [78] Acting Corporal [52] Acting Serjeant [42] Pioneer [34] Bombardier [28] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Able Seaman [11] Major [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Temporary Lieutenant [11] Worker [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Rifleman [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Sister [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Sergeant [6] Trooper [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Captain [5] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Nursing Sister [4] Seaman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [3] Commander [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [346] Labour Corps [336] Royal Engineers [298] Army Service Corps [265] Royal Garrison Artillery [207] Royal Army Medical Corps [162] Machine Gun Corps [151] Royal Scots [133] London Regiment [115] Manchester Regiment [114] Northumberland Fusiliers [107] Seaforth Highlanders [105] Durham Light Infantry [92] Highland Light Infantry [91] Gordon Highlanders [88] Scottish Rifles [83] Cheshire Regiment [80] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [79] Liverpool Regiment [75] West Yorkshire Regiment [68] Leicestershire Regiment [66] Royal Fusiliers [66] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [65] Lancashire Fusiliers [63] Royal Irish Rifles [61] Cameron Highlanders [56] Essex Regiment [54] Norfolk Regiment [54] Royal Highlanders [54] Lincolnshire Regiment [53] King's Royal Rifle Corps [51] Royal Army Service Corps [50] East Yorkshire Regiment [49] Middlesex Regiment [49] Royal Scots Fusiliers [46] Royal Defence Corps [45] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [45] Royal Naval Division [45] York and Lancaster Regiment [45] Yorkshire Regiment [43] King's Own Scottish Borderers [41] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [41] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [41] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41] Border Regiment [40] Royal Lancaster Regiment [39] West Riding Regiment [39] South Lancashire Regiment [38] Northamptonshire Regiment [36] Canadian Infantry [34]

Service

British Army [4388] Canadian Expeditionary Force [407] Royal Navy [363] Australian Imperial Force [346] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [315] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [101] Other Empire Force [27] Indian Army [4] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

W [6141] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5922] Merchant Navy [174] Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [109] Australia [3] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

W Williamson

British Army R9706 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Williamson

British Army 81041 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Tom Williamson

British Army 63246 Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

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H E Williamson

British Army 2796 Private Australian Infantry Battalion

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A A Williamson

British Army 1449 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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R Williamson

British Army 225970 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Althol Williamson

British Army 281422 Serjeant Labour Corps formerly Highland Light Infantry

British Army 4605 Private Labour Corps formerly Highland Light Infantry

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George Williamson

British Army 168032 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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G Williamson

British Army 53842 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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A Williamson

British Army 4204 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Norman Williamson

British Army 1000758 Serjeant Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment

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Reed Alfred Thomas Williamson

British Army 43339 Private West Riding Regiment

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James Thomas Williamson

British Army 3969 Private Australian Machine Gun Battalion

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Henry Williamson

British Army 116711 Private Acting Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment

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J T Williamson

British Army 20037 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles

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H Williamson

British Army 275172 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Joseph Williamson

British Army 38870 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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P De L Williamson

British Army 406122 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Alfred Williamson

British Army 14590 Private Northamptonshire Yeomanry

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David S Williamson

British Army 30722 Private Royal Scots

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