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Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chale, Isle of Wight [2]

East Hyde, Bedfordshire [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Northampton [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [2]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Boldre, Hampshire, England [1]

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight [1]

Brook Isle of Wight [1]

Burton On Trent England [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chale Isle of Wight [1]

Chichester England [1]

Cove Hampshire [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Godalming England [1]

Grangetown England [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hamstead, Isle of Wight [1]

Harlesden, London [1]

Harlesden, Middlesex [1]

Harlesdon, London [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [251]

Corporal [28]

Gunner [24]

Sapper [16]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Private [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [36]

Royal Engineers [36]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

London Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [389]

Royal Navy [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

W [548]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [534]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Hong Kong [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [6] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bembridge, Isle of Wight [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chale, Isle of Wight [2] East Hyde, Bedfordshire [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Northampton [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [2] Acton, London [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Boldre, Hampshire, England [1] Bonchurch, Isle of Wight [1] Brook Isle of Wight [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chale Isle of Wight [1] Chichester England [1] Cove Hampshire [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight, England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Ealing, London [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Godalming England [1] Grangetown England [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hamstead, Isle of Wight [1] Harlesden, London [1] Harlesden, Middlesex [1] Harlesdon, London [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [251] Corporal [28] Gunner [24] Sapper [16] Serjeant [16] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Able Seaman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Private [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [36] Royal Engineers [36] Labour Corps [35] Royal Field Artillery [29] London Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [20] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Machine Gun Corps [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Essex Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [389] Royal Navy [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

W [548] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [534] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Hong Kong [1]

Ernest Victor Woodford

Born 1898

Died 1949

British Army 8/1600 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330322 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Godfrey Henry Woodford

Born 1898

Died 1969

British Army 50067 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harry Woodford

Born 1875

British Army WR508889 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 302599 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 31424 Private Welsh Regiment

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Herbert Woodford

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 24185 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert Ernest Woodford

Born 1896

Died 1939

British Army 9423 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Woodford

Born 1891

Royal Navy J71029

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Sidney Leonard Woodford

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18313 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Frederick Woodford

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13771 Royal Marine Artillery

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Henry Douglas Woodford

Born 1898

Royal Navy 14786 Royal Marine Artillery

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Charles Woodford

Born 1882

Royal Navy 1835 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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Margaret Emma Woodford

Royal Navy G353

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William Woodford

Born 1888

Royal Navy 365705

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Henry Victor Woodford

Born 1894

Royal Navy F8987

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Arthur Victor Woodford

Born 1894

Royal Navy J7097

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Austin Woodford

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27248

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Fred Woodford

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/164 Royal Naval Division

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Charles Thomas Woodford

Born 1892

Royal Navy R/5012 Royal Naval Division

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Frederick Thomas Woodford

Born 1889

Royal Navy K2287

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Percy William Woodford

Born 1892

Royal Navy K9665

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George Henry Woodford

Born 1891

Royal Navy K10132

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