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Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Childers Queensland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blaisdon, Longhope, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Britton, Somerset [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Catherine Hill Bay New South Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester le Street, Durham [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Chipstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Cohuna Victoria [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cowley Middlesex [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport [1]

Rank

Private [343]

Gunner [42]

Driver [39]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [31]

Sapper [20]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Captain [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Provost Marshall [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private then Sergeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Engineers [42]

London Regiment [31]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Service

British Army [560]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [774]

Contribution

Military Service [755]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Annan, Dumfriesshire [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Childers Queensland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Deptford, London [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Lambeth, London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blaisdon, Longhope, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Britton, Somerset [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Catherine Hill Bay New South Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester le Street, Durham [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1] Chipstow, Monmouthshire [1] Cohuna Victoria [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cowley Middlesex [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport [1]

Rank

Private [343] Gunner [42] Driver [39] Corporal [32] Serjeant [31] Sapper [20] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Sister [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Captain [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Provost Marshall [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private then Sergeant [1] Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [51] Royal Field Artillery [45] Labour Corps [44] Royal Engineers [42] London Regiment [31] Devonshire Regiment [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [4] Scottish Rifles [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Service

British Army [560] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [774]

Contribution

Military Service [755] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [2]

Charles Woodman

Born 1867

Died 1931

British Army Sergeant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 13982 Private then Sergeant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Kenneth Berkley Woodman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1627 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Joseph Montague Woodman

Born 1884

Died 1974

British Army 219655 Driver Royal Engineers

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Frederick Archibald Woodman

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1468 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 56528 Private Welsh Regiment

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Percy Woodman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 26599 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William John Woodman

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9187 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9187 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Wilfred Bertram Woodman

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 2706 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 265593 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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William Thomas Woodman

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 14007 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/13180 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14007 Royal West Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

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Albert Frederick James Woodman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4857 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Frederick James Woodman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62505

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Samuel Goodman Woodman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165521

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Harry Maitland Woodman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109310

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John Albert William Woodman

Born 1887

British Army 9037 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9037 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3904260 Private South Wales Borderers

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Henry Robert Woodman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28339

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William Charles Woodman

Born 1877

Died 1960

British Army 4601 Warrant Officer Class 2 Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 4601 Lieutenant and Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

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Sidney John Woodman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99199

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Joseph Woodman

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281820

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Henry George Charles Woodman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24172

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Walter Woodman

Died 1918

British Army 21599 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 7656 Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Woodman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 129035 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 129035 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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