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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Shipton Mallet, Somerset [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Coventry [1]

Coventry England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Goulburn, New South Wales [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Korong Vale Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Michelago New South Wales [1]

Old Milverton, Warwickshire [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Warwick [1]

Waterloo New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Driver [14]

Sapper [12]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /now Second Lieutenant [1]

Driver/Shoeing Smith [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [18]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [2]

8th Light Horse Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Imperial Force/ Light Horse [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

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

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Church Army [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks [1]

D Company [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [215]

Contribution

Military Service [210]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [215] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Shipton Mallet, Somerset [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Coventry [1] Coventry England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Enfield, London [1] Goulburn, New South Wales [1] Hampstead, London [1] Korong Vale Victoria [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Michelago New South Wales [1] Old Milverton, Warwickshire [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Warwick [1] Waterloo New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [108] Driver [14] Sapper [12] Gunner [11] Corporal [9] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /now Second Lieutenant [1] Driver/Shoeing Smith [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [18] London Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [11] Labour Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Warwickshire Yeomanry [2] 8th Light Horse Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Imperial Force/ Light Horse [1] Australian Light Horse [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Church Army [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Military Staff Clerks [1] D Company [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [168] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [215]

Contribution

Military Service [210] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Arthur Woodfield

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 9969 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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John Donald Woodfield

Born 1884

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2143 Private D Company 24th Battalion

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John W Woodfield

Born 1892

Died 1921

British Army 265032 Company Serjeant Major Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 265032 Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Leonard Victor Woodfield

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 9074 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Woodfield

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3046

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William Oliver Woodfield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293358

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James Woodfield

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403189

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Sydney Reginald Woodfield

Born 1890

Died 1958

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 8th Light Horse Regiment

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Arthur Woodfield

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118154

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William Charles Woodfield

Died 1918

British Army 30959 Essex Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army G/18926 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Albert Henry Woodfield

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265658

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George Woodfield

Died 1915

British Army 555 Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 555 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 555 Lance Corporal Monmouthshire Regiment

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John E Woodfield

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14811 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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George A Woodfield

Died 1918

British Army 1178 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230789 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 230789 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Reserve Battalion

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Harry Woodfield

Died 1916

British Army 1792 Private London Regiment

British Army 1792 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Walter Woodfield

Died 1918

British Army 92744 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Henry Woodfield

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165320

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Hubert Woodfield

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 15750 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Raymond Woodfield

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700751

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700751 Private Canadian Infantry

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Samuel Woodfield

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 8889 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16980 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16980 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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