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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

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Contribution

Military Service [755]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [2]

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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]

Sidney Rowland Woodman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160939

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Alexander Oscar Woodman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182383

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Harry Woodman

Born 1857

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3772

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3772 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Frank Woodman

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 105646

Canadian Expeditionary Force 105646 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Darwin Woodman

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745503

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745503 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harold William Woodman

Died 1917

British Army 42865 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 42865 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Lawrence Cyril Woodman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47706 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 64685 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Walter Percival Woodman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 616261 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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William Woodman

Died 1916

British Army 4527 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Alexander Woodman

Died 1917

British Army 17704 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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John Woodman

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9454 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Edwin Woodman

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 3433 Private London Regiment

British Army 610797 Private London Regiment

British Army 610797 Lance Corporal London Regiment

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Thomas Woodman

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army SR/7851 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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George Woodman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 8654 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Oliver Archibald Arthur Woodman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 66936 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George A Woodman

Born 1879

Died 1921

British Army 3880 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Keith Chatfield Barrington Woodman

Born 1898

Died 1951

British Army 34732 Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Arthur C Woodman

Died 1917

British Army 22481 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur Edward Woodman

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2831 Private London Regiment

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Archibald Woodman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19891 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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