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Brighton, Sussex [3]

Worthing, Sussex [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Boulia Queensland [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Croxley Green, Hertfordshire [1]

Darlington New South Wales [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Grangemouth [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Gulargambone New South Wales [1]

Hergott Springs South Australia [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Kinghorn, Fife [1]

Largo, Fife [1]

Largo, Fifeshire [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Loughhall, Armagh [1]

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Portarlington Victoria [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

St Giles, EDINBURGH Midlothian Scotland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Upper Beeding, Sussex [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wooler. Northumberland [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [137]

Sapper [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Major [4]

Corporal [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General Commander [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Matron [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Instructor in Gunnery [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Signaller Acting Bombardier [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Scots [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Fire Commend [1]

152nd Infantry Brigade 54th Division [1]

175th Infantry Brigade [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

8th Corps Staff [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [206]

Royal Navy [27]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [284]

D [14]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [299] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [3] Worthing, Sussex [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Annandale New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Boulia Queensland [1] Brixton, London [1] Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Croxley Green, Hertfordshire [1] Darlington New South Wales [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Grangemouth [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Gulargambone New South Wales [1] Hergott Springs South Australia [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Kinghorn, Fife [1] Largo, Fife [1] Largo, Fifeshire [1] Leith Scotland [1] London [1] London England [1] Loughhall, Armagh [1] Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1] Peckham, London [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Portarlington Victoria [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] St Giles, EDINBURGH Midlothian Scotland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Upper Beeding, Sussex [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wooler. Northumberland [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [137] Sapper [11] Lieutenant [10] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Gunner [8] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Major [4] Corporal [3] Transport Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General Commander [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Boy [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Matron [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Instructor in Gunnery [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Engineer [1] Signaller Acting Bombardier [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] Gordon Highlanders [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Scots [12] Labour Corps [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Fire Commend [1] 152nd Infantry Brigade 54th Division [1] 175th Infantry Brigade [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 8th Corps Staff [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [206] Royal Navy [27] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [284] D [14] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [285] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

David Summers Winton

Born 1896

Died 1953

British Army S/6616 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Baxter Winton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 505 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Winton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247504

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Cecil James Winton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159587

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Harry Winton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9275 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 9275 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Ernest Walter Winton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Winton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106141

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John Hubert Winton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18917 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Winton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 9376 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9376 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Frederick Winton

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army S/159 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/159 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Edward Winton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23018

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Harold Barkley Winton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 123 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant General List and Royal Air Force

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Wallace Hunter Winton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/23048 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Winton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28045 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Walter Winton

Died 1916

British Army S/4153 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/4153 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Winton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 55411 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Broadley Winton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 7712 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Winton

Died 1916

British Army 13432 Private Scots Guards

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John Winton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 29855 Private Royal Scots

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James Winton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 22276 Private Royal Scots

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