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Hong Kong [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Gunns Plains Tasmania [2]

Hackney, London [2]

London England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Preston Tasmania [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Barnes, London [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birchington, Margate, Kent [1]

Brandon England [1]

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bury St. Edmunds [1]

Cambridge [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devonport [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Isleworth, London, Middlesex [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Market Overton, Oakham,Rutland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Meldreth, Royston District [1]

Newtown, Hampshire [1]

Norfolk [1]

Norfolk England [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Nottingham [1]

Reading, Berkshire, England [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Rank

Private [210]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [16]

Driver [15]

Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [8]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Guardsman [3]

Major General [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Nurse [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Artisan [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Head Cook [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Labourer [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Matron [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Pilot [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

VAD [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

London Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [312]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [432]

A [2]

Contribution

Military Service [410]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Hong Kong [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Gunns Plains Tasmania [2] Hackney, London [2] London England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Preston Tasmania [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Barnes, London [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birchington, Margate, Kent [1] Brandon England [1] Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bury St. Edmunds [1] Cambridge [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devonport [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Isleworth, London, Middlesex [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Market Overton, Oakham,Rutland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Meldreth, Royston District [1] Newtown, Hampshire [1] Norfolk [1] Norfolk England [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Nottingham [1] Reading, Berkshire, England [1] Saint Pancras, London [1]

Rank

Private [210] Gunner [22] Sapper [16] Driver [15] Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [8] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Guardsman [3] Major General [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Nurse [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Artisan [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Head Cook [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Labourer [1] Leading Stoker [1] Matron [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Pilot [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] VAD [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [35] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] London Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [312] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [432] A [2]

Contribution

Military Service [410] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

James Joseph Wing

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 90726 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No. 2 Depot

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Thomas Alfred Wing

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 5118 2nd Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Ummond Vincent Wing

Born 1860

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Major General General Officer Commanding 12th (Eastern) Division

British Army Brigadier General 3rd Division Royal Artillery- Commanding Officer

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William Henry Wing

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 516

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Arthur John Wing

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3433 Serjeant Pilot Royal Air Force

British Army 3433 Flight Serjeant Royal Air Force

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Thomas Charles Wing

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43826

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Percy Wing

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38370

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Vincent Sladen Wing

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 175248 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert James Wing

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105466

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Arthur Oliver Wing

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army TF945386 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 282017 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Thomas Wing

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86814

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Stanley Wing

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308769

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Bertie Wing

Died 1916

British Army 288 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 288 Serjeant London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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James William Wing

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218872

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John Frederick Wing

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229852

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Richard Wing

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 6730 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 328062 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Henry Fuller Wing

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246946

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William Banks Wing

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280640

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George Wing

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188388

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Charles Robert Wing

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37333

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