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Chiltern Victoria [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wellington, Somerset [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

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Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

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Gosport, Hampshire [2]

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Hampshire [2]

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Alton England [1]

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Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Barlavington, Sussex [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belbroughton, Worcestershire [1]

Bexhill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [511]

Gunner [59]

Sapper [49]

Corporal [48]

Serjeant [45]

Driver [40]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [14]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Shipwright [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corpral [1]

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Labour Corps [72]

Royal Engineers [72]

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

London Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Service

British Army [825]

Royal Navy [97]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

Australian Imperial Force [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Last name first letter

W [1154]

D [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1130]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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Chiltern Victoria [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Lismore New South Wales [3] Murwillumbah New South Wales [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wellington, Somerset [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolton [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bunbury Western Australia [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chipping Norton [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hampshire [2] Hungerford, Wiltshire [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Scottsdale Tasmania [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [2] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2] Alton England [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Barlavington, Sussex [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belbroughton, Worcestershire [1] Bexhill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [511] Gunner [59] Sapper [49] Corporal [48] Serjeant [45] Driver [40] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [14] Acting Serjeant [9] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Rifleman [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Shipwright [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corpral [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [72] Royal Engineers [72] Army Service Corps [64] Royal Field Artillery [58] London Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Machine Gun Corps [27] Royal Berkshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Hampshire Regiment [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [16] Devonshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Essex Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Scots [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5]

Service

British Army [825] Royal Navy [97] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] Australian Imperial Force [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Last name first letter

W [1154] D [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1130] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Canada [1] United States [1]

Arthur Thomas Withers

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1402 Acting Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion

British Army 163645 Lance Bombadier Royal Garrison Artillery 351st Siege Battery

British Army 163645 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stanley Withers

Born 1897

Died 1963

British Army 40340 Lance Serjeant Scottish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Fred William Withers

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 375699 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 225312 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 225312 Private The Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion, The London Regiment

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Harry Withers

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10845 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th (Service) Battalion

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William Withers

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 5169 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 37620 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 37620 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Arthur Withers

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 10518 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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John Withers

Died 1918

British Army 15010 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Thomas Harry Withers

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army R4/110981 Private Army Service Corps 54th Remounts

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Frederick Guy Withers

Born 1891

British Army 5822 Private Manchester Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 202604 Private Manchester Regiment 1/8th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 202604 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Victor Withers

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 10977 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 10977 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Joseph Withers

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army

British Army 22514 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Eli Withers

Born 1889

British Army 11096 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Hasler Withers

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1452

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Harold Withers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24583

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Wallace Withers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3909

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Richard H Withers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116536

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Thomas Withers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40494

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Benjamin Withers

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168469

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Ernest Charles Withers

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army L/30045 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Archibald Withers

Died 1916

British Army 3430 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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