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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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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]

Samuel Williamson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44781

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John Horne Williamson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163453

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Stephen George Williamson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151055

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Herbert Williamson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115625

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William Edwards Williamson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141618

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Albert Williamson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300322

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Charles Percy Williamson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212985

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Thomas James Williamson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21714

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Robert Williamson

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118696

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George Henry Williamson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 17762 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 36641 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd.Battalion.

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Ernest Clarke Williamson

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army Sergeant Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army R/40 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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David Williamson

British Army 6247 Bombardier Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 635632 Bombardier/Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Williamson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 33085 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Charles Frederick Williamson

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 211327 Driver Royal Field Artillery 7th Divisional Ammunition Column

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Harold Walter Williamson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 232982 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Williamson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41499 Private Scottish Rifles 10th Battalion

British Army 2393 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2393 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1/6th Battalion

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Joseph Edward Williamson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 10234 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers Depot

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Melvin Clement Williamson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 185790 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Rattray Williamson

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 193496 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Bn.

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Frederick Williamson

Born 1888

Died 1977

British Army 45051 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 29081 Private Manchester Regiment 26th Reserve Battalion

British Army 45051 Private Machine Gun Corps 2nd Battn

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