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Bombala New South Wales [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Cinderford, Gloucestershire [2]

Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston-Upon-Currant, Glos [1]

Basingstoke Hampshire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Charfield, Gloucestershire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Gloucester [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Hereford [1]

Hunslet, Yorkshire [1]

Kempsey, Worcestershire [1]

Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [1]

Llandblithean, Pembrokeshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Marlborough England [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Neath, Glamorgan [1]

New Mills, Derbyshire [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Reading [1]

Reculvers Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Rockford England [1]

Rothwell, Yorkshire [1]

Saint George, Gloucestershire [1]

Salford [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Swindon,Wilts. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taree New South Wales [1]

Thatcham Berkshire [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Warfield, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [164]

Gunner [20]

Sapper [17]

Captain [11]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Field Company [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

16th Lancers [1]

18th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [247]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [308]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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People [312] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bombala New South Wales [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Cinderford, Gloucestershire [2] Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston-Upon-Currant, Glos [1] Basingstoke Hampshire [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Charfield, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Gloucester [1] Gloucestershire [1] Hereford [1] Hunslet, Yorkshire [1] Kempsey, Worcestershire [1] Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [1] Llandblithean, Pembrokeshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Marlborough England [1] Monmouthshire [1] Neath, Glamorgan [1] New Mills, Derbyshire [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Reading [1] Reculvers Herne Bay, Kent [1] Rockford England [1] Rothwell, Yorkshire [1] Saint George, Gloucestershire [1] Salford [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Swindon,Wilts. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taree New South Wales [1] Thatcham Berkshire [1] Totnes, Devon [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Warfield, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [164] Gunner [20] Sapper [17] Captain [11] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Cook [1] Brevet Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Corporal [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [26] Royal Engineers [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Field Company [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Welsh Guards [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 16th Lancers [1] 18th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [247] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [312]

Contribution

Military Service [308] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] Germany [1]

Sidney Witts

Born 1893

Died 1946

British Army 43134 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Thomas Witts

Born 1899

Died 1966

British Army 46600 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4 Battalion

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Alfred Witts

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7663 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5740 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Thomas Witts

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277529

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Arthur Witts

Died 1914

British Army 8112 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Bertie Henry Witts

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 31474 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 36849 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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George Witts

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281890

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Henry John Witts

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91270

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Frederick Wilfred Witts

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193156

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Frederick Thomas Witts

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94283

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Arthur Witts

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242542

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William Alfred Witts

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11034 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harold Albert Witts

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 201514 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Sidney Charles Witts

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army TF5114 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241852 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Seth Witts

Died 1916

British Army 13460 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 13460 Private South Wales Borderers

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Mervyn Howard Witts

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6360 Private London Regiment

British Army 283058 Private London Regiment

British Army 283058 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Jesse Witts

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20556 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Reginald Witts

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army G/397 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Wilfred Witts

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 209554 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Ernest Witts

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 121159 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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