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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Holbrook New South Wales [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Wodonga Victoria [3]

Canterbury England [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Ilminster, Somerset [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mt Barker South Australia [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Radstock, Somerset [2]

Aldwich, Suffolk [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Ampthill, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blean,Canterbury, Kent [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bristol, South Wales [1]

Burketown Queensland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chingford [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cleveland Tasmania [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Ilminster, Chard, Somerset [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lanby Creek New South Wales [1]

Lidcombe New South Wales [1]

Ludlows Cottages, Radstock, Somerset [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Mount Barker South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [156]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Acting Assistant Paymaster [1]

Acting Captain/Acting Major [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

LAC [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Lieutenant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Dragoon Guards [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [241]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [369]

Contribution

Military Service [361]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Chichester, Sussex [3] Holbrook New South Wales [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Wodonga Victoria [3] Canterbury England [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Ilminster, Somerset [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mt Barker South Australia [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Radstock, Somerset [2] Aldwich, Suffolk [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Ampthill, Oxfordshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blean,Canterbury, Kent [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bristol, South Wales [1] Burketown Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chingford [1] Clapham, London [1] Cleveland Tasmania [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Ilminster, Chard, Somerset [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lanby Creek New South Wales [1] Lidcombe New South Wales [1] Ludlows Cottages, Radstock, Somerset [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Mount Barker South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [156] Gunner [17] Serjeant [14] Corporal [13] Driver [12] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Acting Assistant Paymaster [1] Acting Captain/Acting Major [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] LAC [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Lieutenant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24] Labour Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [16] Somerset Light Infantry [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Dragoon Guards [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [241] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [369]

Contribution

Military Service [361] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Herbert H Woodland

Died 1917

British Army 202780 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 202780 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army 1958 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Percy Herbert Woodland

Born 1892

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5114 LAC Royal Air Force

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James Woodland

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299613

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William George Woodland

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163498

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William John Woodland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24649

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John Allen Woodland

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301627

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Harry Woodland

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army G/15718 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/15718 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest Henry Woodland

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/10135 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/10135 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Melville William Woodland

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143747

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Charles Woodland

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25442

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Albert Edward Woodland

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 200696 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frederick Arthur Woodland

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 201979 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Woodland

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 70778 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 34498 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William George Woodland

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221962

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Sidney Alfred Woodland

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16354 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/16354 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Queen Elizabeth

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William Henry Woodland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231627

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William Woodland

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290738

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Arthur Harold Woodland

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314789

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Clement Arthur Woodland

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 2760 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 240241 Private West Riding Regiment

Royal Navy Acting Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve

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Arthur Francis Woodland

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 13975 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 13975 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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