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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Boscombe, Hampshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Kensington, Middlesex [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Campbell Victoria [2]

Redenhall, Norfolk [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

62 Whitevale Street, Glasgow [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Besthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brereton, Staffordshire [1]

Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Broxburn Linlithgow [1]

Buangor Victoria [1]

Buckland, Hampshire [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Bunbury, West Australia [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Battersea, London [1]

Ely,Cambridgeshire. [1]

Fallowfield, Manchester [1]

Fulham England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gorleston, Suffolk [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Herston, Swanage, Dorset [1]

Holt England [1]

Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Ipswich England [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Loddon, Norfolk [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle, Norfolk [1]

Norfolk England [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [203]

Gunner [22]

Driver [18]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [10]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Fitter's Apprentice [1]

Engineer Clerk Corporal /Acting Engineer Clerk Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private /Local Serjeant/ Private /Local Serjeant [1]

Private Driver [1]

Second Lieutenant Lieutenant [1]

Stretcher Bearer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [302]

Royal Navy [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [425]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Boscombe, Hampshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Kensington, Middlesex [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Campbell Victoria [2] Redenhall, Norfolk [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Strood, Kent [2] 62 Whitevale Street, Glasgow [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Besthorpe, Norfolk [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brereton, Staffordshire [1] Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Brockley, London [1] Broxburn Linlithgow [1] Buangor Victoria [1] Buckland, Hampshire [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Bunbury, West Australia [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Battersea, London [1] Ely,Cambridgeshire. [1] Fallowfield, Manchester [1] Fulham England [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Herston, Swanage, Dorset [1] Holt England [1] Homerton, Middlesex [1] Ipswich England [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk, England [1] Lancashire [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool England [1] Loddon, Norfolk [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle, Norfolk [1] Norfolk England [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [203] Gunner [22] Driver [18] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Sapper [10] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Artificer Engineer [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Fitter's Apprentice [1] Engineer Clerk Corporal /Acting Engineer Clerk Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private /Local Serjeant/ Private /Local Serjeant [1] Private Driver [1] Second Lieutenant Lieutenant [1] Stretcher Bearer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [24] Labour Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [302] Royal Navy [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [438]

Contribution

Military Service [425] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Henry John Woodrow

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 9246 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235273 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick Woodrow

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 17125 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 31832 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 31832 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Charles Woodrow

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5759

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Jem Woodrow

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47456

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Arthur Woodrow

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402532

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Arthur Woodrow

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94082

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Harry Woodrow

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252621

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Robert Shearer Woodrow

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188925

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Arthur James Woodrow

Died 1915

British Army 7839 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Woodrow

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/21660 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/12941 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Francis James Woodrow

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215110

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Sydney Woodrow

Born 1886

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 1st Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, attached 54th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred Charles Woodrow

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6169

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Francis William Woodrow

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 041651 Private Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 26358 Private West Riding Regiment

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James Woodrow

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57696

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William Henry Woodrow

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 95044 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 95044 Fitter Royal Field Artillery D Battalion, 38th Brigade

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Reginald John Woodrow

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 240655 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Edward Woodrow

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93819

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Robert Woodrow

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 17733 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17733 Private

Royal Navy 17733 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Vanguard

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John George Woodrow

Born 1890

British Army 85502 Sapper Royal Engineers

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