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London England [4]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Green Hills Western Australia [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Plymouth [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Saffron Walden, Essex [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Beverley Western Australia [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixton, London [1]

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Buckfastleigh, Devon [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

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Chang-hai [1]

Charlestown, Nevis [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Cornwall [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devon [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Durban, Natal [1]

Duxford [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

East Hendred, Berks [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Elsenham, Essex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [392]

Gunner [46]

Driver [41]

Serjeant [29]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Major [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Private/Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chief Carpenter [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Mechanician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Officer's Chief Steward [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private/ Private/ Private [1]

Scout [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Engineers [47]

London Regiment [37]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [37]

Essex Regiment [28]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Hussars [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [589]

Royal Navy [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [803]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [795]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Jamaica [1]

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London England [4] Caversham, Oxfordshire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fulham, London [2] Green Hills Western Australia [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Plymouth [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Saffron Walden, Essex [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Wokingham, Berkshire [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Auckland [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Beverley Western Australia [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixton, London [1] Brockley, Lewisham [1] Buckfastleigh, Devon [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Caversham, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Chang-hai [1] Charlestown, Nevis [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Cornwall [1] Deptford, London [1] Devon [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Durban, Natal [1] Duxford [1] Ealing, London [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] East Hendred, Berks [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Elsenham, Essex [1] Exeter, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [392] Gunner [46] Driver [41] Serjeant [29] Corporal [23] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [16] Pioneer [13] Acting Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Major [5] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Private/Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chief Carpenter [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Mechanician [1] Nursing Sister [1] Officer's Chief Steward [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private/ Private/ Private [1] Scout [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [52] Royal Field Artillery [49] Labour Corps [48] Royal Engineers [47] London Regiment [37] Royal Berkshire Regiment [37] Essex Regiment [28] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Machine Gun Corps [24] Devonshire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Hussars [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [589] Royal Navy [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [803] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [795] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Jamaica [1]

John Croome Woodley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68391

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William John Woodley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290170

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James Edward John Woodley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35310

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William Ellison Woodley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243240

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Frederick Woodley

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278006

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Samuel James Woodley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194790

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Joseph Richard Charles Woodley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 38032 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 38032 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Woodley

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 15281 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Richard Woodley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222778

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Charles Woodley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237997

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Frank Woodley

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy 150805

Royal Navy CG/150805 Leading Boatman H.M.S. "Stephen Furness."

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Joseph James Woodley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43780

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Douglas Woodley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39714

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Frank Woodley

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy K38602 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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William Woodley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215001

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William Joseph Woodley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232535

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Arthur Woodley

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 18942 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Woodley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40438 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Thomas Woodley

Died 1915

British Army 1725 Private London Regiment

British Army 1725 Acting Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1725 Corporal London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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Ernest Woodley

Died 1918

British Army 203961 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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