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Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Westonzoyland, Somerset [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [2]

Coromandel Valley South Australia [2]

Fakenham, Norfolk [2]

Glastonbury, Somerset [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Haughton le Skerne [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [2]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Chester Le Street, Durham [1]

Cornwall, Cornwall [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Dalkey, Dublin [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Deritend, Aston, Birmingham [1]

Easington Lane, Durham [1]

Ewell, Surrey [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Goole [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [1]

Hackney Wick, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

Helston, Cornwall [1]

Hull England [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Lincoln England [1]

Rank

Private [296]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [29]

Driver [28]

Serjeant [20]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Sapper [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [13]

Bombardier [11]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Temporary Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Gunner [1]

Acting Temporary Gunner [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissary [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [38]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [25]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

London Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

11th Hussars [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [477]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [630]

A [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [614]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Newcastle New South Wales [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Westonzoyland, Somerset [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [2] Coromandel Valley South Australia [2] Fakenham, Norfolk [2] Glastonbury, Somerset [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Haughton le Skerne [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [2] Armidale New South Wales [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Chester Le Street, Durham [1] Cornwall, Cornwall [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Dalkey, Dublin [1] Deptford, London [1] Deritend, Aston, Birmingham [1] Easington Lane, Durham [1] Ewell, Surrey [1] Fakenham, Norfolk, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Goole [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [1] Hackney Wick, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] Hull England [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Lincoln England [1]

Rank

Private [296] Gunner [36] Corporal [29] Driver [28] Serjeant [20] Second Lieutenant [18] Sapper [17] Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [13] Bombardier [11] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Temporary Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Gunner [1] Acting Temporary Gunner [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Commander [1] Commissary [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Second Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [38] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [25] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [18] London Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Border Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] 11th Hussars [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [477] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [630] A [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [614] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Albert John Winn

Born 1891

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5228 Lance Corporal 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Winn

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 2423 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Joseph Winn

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10627 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 10627 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10627 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Reginald Winn

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 481 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 1/7th Bn.

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Leonard Mostyn Winn

Born 1894

Died 1958

British Army Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Phillip Stanley Winn

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army Captain Border Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Hussars

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Reginald Anthony Winn

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2273 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2273 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Ralph Eric Winn

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/12187 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/12187 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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James Winn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52520

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John Winn

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159779

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William Winn

Died 1918

British Army 202143 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 202143 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

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Roland Winn

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army 18/198 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry att Kings African Rifles 3rd Battalion

British Army 18/198 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry

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Edward Winn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131808

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Willie Davis Winn

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40729

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Bert Martin Winn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70888

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James George Winn

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18351

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Richard Edward Winn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197616

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Arthur Winn

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment

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Archibald Leonard Winn

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28416 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Joseph Winn

Died 1918

British Army L/9621 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/9621 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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