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Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Norwich England [5]

Reigate, Surrey [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Snowtown South Australia [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cowwarr Victoria [3]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [3]

Morecambe, Lancashire, England [3]

Bexley, Kent [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Bute South Australia [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ingebyra New South Wales [2]

Jindabyne New South Wales [2]

Kensington, Middlesex [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Snailwell, Cambridgeshire [2]

Snettisham, Norfolk [2]

Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Annan Scotland [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow in Furness [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brixton, Surrey, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buxton Lamas, Norfolk, England [1]

Rank

Private [753]

Gunner [85]

Driver [58]

Corporal [52]

Serjeant [48]

Sapper [47]

Lieutenant [45]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Captain [28]

Lance Corporal [26]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [11]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Major [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [2]

Sister [2]

Surgeon General/ Surgeon General [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

VAD [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Adjutant/ Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Royal Engineers [89]

Labour Corps [77]

Army Service Corps [76]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

London Regiment [34]

Norfolk Regiment [32]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Manchester Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

West Riding Regiment [21]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Service

British Army [1176]

Royal Navy [136]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

W [1540]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1511]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Norwich England [5] Reigate, Surrey [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Snowtown South Australia [4] Camberwell, London [3] Cowwarr Victoria [3] King's Lynn, Norfolk [3] Morecambe, Lancashire, England [3] Bexley, Kent [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Bute South Australia [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dudley, Staffordshire [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ingebyra New South Wales [2] Jindabyne New South Wales [2] Kensington, Middlesex [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Sale Victoria [2] Snailwell, Cambridgeshire [2] Snettisham, Norfolk [2] Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Annan Scotland [1] Auckland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow in Furness [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bermondsey, Southwark, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blakeney, Norfolk, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Brixton, Surrey, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buxton Lamas, Norfolk, England [1]

Rank

Private [753] Gunner [85] Driver [58] Corporal [52] Serjeant [48] Sapper [47] Lieutenant [45] Second Lieutenant [33] Captain [28] Lance Corporal [26] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [11] Bombardier [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Major [8] Able Seaman [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [2] Sister [2] Surgeon General/ Surgeon General [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] VAD [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Adjutant/ Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91] Royal Engineers [89] Labour Corps [77] Army Service Corps [76] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Machine Gun Corps [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] London Regiment [34] Norfolk Regiment [32] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Worcestershire Regiment [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Manchester Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] West Riding Regiment [21] Royal Lancaster Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Marine Artillery [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Service

British Army [1176] Royal Navy [136] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Australian Imperial Force [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

W [1540] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1511] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [1]

Charles John Woodhouse

Born 1879

Died 1939

British Army R/258572 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/303031 Lance Corporal Royal Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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Harold Laver Woodhouse

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2573 West Kent (Q.O.) Yeomanry

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion Reserve

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Albert Charles Woodhouse

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army 121652 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 572157 Driver Labour Corps

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Joseph Henry Woodhouse

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 30171 Sapper Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 30171 Corporal Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Earnfaunce Woodhouse

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion.

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Robert Kenneth Woodhouse

Born 1889

Died 1950

Royal Navy 5128 acting Sergeant Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Edward Woodhouse

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army G/54143 Private Middlesex Regiment 20th Battalion

British Army TR/10/5124 Private Training Reserve 102nd TRB

British Army 35488 Private Training Reserve 209th TRB

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Leslie Woodhouse

Born 1893

Died 1993

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Alfred James Woodhouse

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Woodhouse

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army M2/226284 Private Army Service Corps 4th Mob. Coy (Bulford)

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Arthur Woodhouse

Born 1991

Died 1915

British Army 9047 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9047 Acting Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9047 Lance Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Sydney Carver Woodhouse

Born 1894

Died 1997

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army Surgeon Probationer French Red Cross

British Army Dresser Haden Guest Unit, Hospital Hotel Majestic, Paris

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Basil E Woodhouse

Born 1899

Died 1984

British Army 4631 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240971 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Henry Woodhouse

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296747

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Ernest Woodhouse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34127

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Robert George Woodhouse

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98205

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Zenas Aquila Woodhouse

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277657

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Percy Edward Woodhouse

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246401

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Arthur Lawrence Woodhouse

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120656

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John Woodhouse

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167545

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