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Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Braunton, Devon [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

High Barnet, Hertfordshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Nantwich, Cheshire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Queen Camel, Somerset [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Barley Hill England [1]

Barnes, Surrey, England [1]

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Bettisfield, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Bickerton, Cheshire, England [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

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Bolton England [1]

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Chatham, Kent [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

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Custom House, Essex [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Denbighshire [1]

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Dimboola Victoria [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Evans Plains New South Wales [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Finsbury Park, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [319]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [31]

Driver [30]

Serjeant [22]

Sapper [21]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Assistant Surgeon [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Filter/Gunner [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1]

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Labour Corps [42]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

London Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards/ Staff [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [511]

Royal Navy [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [702]

D [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [3] Braunton, Devon [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] High Barnet, Hertfordshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Nantwich, Cheshire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Queen Camel, Somerset [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Barley Hill England [1] Barnes, Surrey, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bettisfield, Flintshire, Wales [1] Bickerton, Cheshire, England [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1] Bolton England [1] Bradley, Staffordshire [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broadford Victoria [1] Bronlee, New South Wales [1] Buckfastleigh, Devon [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Cardiff [1] Carnegie Victoria [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] Crewkerne, Somersetshire [1] Custom House, Essex [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Denbighshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dimboola Victoria [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Dublin [1] Ealing, London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Evans Plains New South Wales [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Finsbury Park, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [319] Gunner [38] Corporal [31] Driver [30] Serjeant [22] Sapper [21] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Bombardier [7] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Acting Corporal [2] Assistant Surgeon [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Private [1] Doctor [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Filter/Gunner [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner (T) [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1] Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51] Labour Corps [42] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] London Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] The Queen's Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] South Wales Borderers [9] Essex Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards/ Staff [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Indian Defence Force [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [511] Royal Navy [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [702] D [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1]

Walter Astley Windsor

Born 1899

Died 1983

Royal Navy PI 40381 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 40381 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Manston-Dunkirk

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40381 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Dunkirk-213 Squadron, 61 Wing-4 Aero Supply Depot etc

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Mark Gillham Windsor

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 1159 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion

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Frances Evelyn Windsor

Born 1887

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

British Army Doctor Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sidney Windsor

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 19553 Corporal Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Leslie St. Lawrence Windsor

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 951 Corporal London Regiment 28th Battalion

British Army Private London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles)

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Thomas Windsor

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4289

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Edward Percy Windsor

Born 1895

Died 1951

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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William Windsor

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142934

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James Henry Windsor

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265406

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William John Windsor

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/6962 Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve SS Woodburn

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George Norman Windsor

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 23707 Private Devonshire Regiment 3rd Btn

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William Henry Windsor

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86533

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John Windsor

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3/10848 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10848 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick Skidmore Windsor

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68320

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William Windsor

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186984

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Thomas Windsor

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134057

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William Edwin Windsor

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 18141 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Edward James Windsor

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 102076 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 102076 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Edward Windsor

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 69218 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Clement Windsor

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231211

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