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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]

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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]

Ernest Woodley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143605

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Herbert Thomas Woodley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404147

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Leslie Charles Woodley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111146

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Edgar Thomas Milton Woodley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13162

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Theodore George Woodley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176491

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Vernon Francis Woodley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69752

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Arthur John Woodley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88124

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Arthur Woodley

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 40016 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Woodley

Died 1916

British Army 5752 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 5752 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Alfred Woodley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 57740 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 57740 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Alfred James Woodley

Died 1918

British Army 290329 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

British Army 237082 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur William Woodley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 201712 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Alfred George Woodley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202000 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Woodley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 19585 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 40732 Private Essex Regiment

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Harold Woodley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/68029 Private London Regiment

British Army G/68029 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/68029 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Walter Woodley

Died 1916

British Army 14187 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 14187 Private Coldstream Guards

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Thomas Woodley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25154 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 25154 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harry Woodley

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 15465 Private Essex Regiment

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George Edward Woodley

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 11979 Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 11979 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Henry Woodley

Died 1917

British Army 63141 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 63141 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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