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London, Middlesex [3]

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Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

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Saughton Mills, in the Parish of Corstorphine, in the County of Edinburgh [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sheppey, Kent [1]

Takapau [1]

Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [201]

Gunner [29]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [8]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fireman [1]

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Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [27]

West Riding Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Service

British Army [290]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [359]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

France [1]

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People [368] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Balham England [1] Barnoldswick, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Brimington, Derbyshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Crossfawn, Cork [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Elmers End, Kent, England [1] Fairfield New South Wales [1] Hull [1] Hull England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Kingston-On-Hill, Yorks [1] Kirkheaton, Yorkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Odiham, Hampshire [1] Oldham England [1] Penistone, Yorkshire [1] Prospect South Australia [1] Saint Luke, London [1] Saint Martins, London [1] Salford Lancashire [1] Saughton Mills, in the Parish of Corstorphine, in the County of Edinburgh [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sheppey, Kent [1] Takapau [1] Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [201] Gunner [29] Driver [19] Serjeant [15] Corporal [12] Sapper [8] Captain [6] Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fireman [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private/ Private/ Private [1] Rifleman [1] Senior Medical Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [27] West Riding Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2]

Service

British Army [290] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [359] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [5] France [1]

Robert Windle

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army L/23996 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 171 Battery

British Army 23996 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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Vincent Windle

Born 1895

Died 1944

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 34190

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 34190 Private Canterbury Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Fred Windle

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 19545 Private Coldstream Guards 4th Battalion (Pioneers)

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John Windle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77613

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John Windle

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143874

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George Windle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92989

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Arthur Windle

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 31070 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion

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Milner Windle

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407562

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Alfred Windle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103481

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Kempton Windle

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2279 Trooper Household Battalion

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Frank Windle

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army S/17824 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 27416 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Harold Frank Windle

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5266 Private London Regiment

British Army 511655 Private London Regiment

British Army 511655 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Michael William Maxwell Windle

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arnold Windle

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 47978 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Windle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33954

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Richard Thomas Windle

British Army 18097 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 18097 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Battalion

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Christopher Windle

Died 1917

British Army 202916 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Windle

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 2099 Private Manchester Regiment

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Fred Windle

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 11796 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 528983 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Windle

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 5511 Lance Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 5511 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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