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Hobart Tasmania [4]

Beaumaris, Anglesey [3]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Swaffham, Norfolk [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blaina, Monmouthshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cunningham Victoria [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deal [1]

Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Georgetown Queensland [1]

Hammersmith, Ripley, Derbyshire [1]

Harpurhey Manchester Lancashire [1]

Hoyland, Barnsley, YorkshireYorkshire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Manor Park, Essex [1]

Manor Park, Ilford, Essex [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Plymouth [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Roose, Pembrokeshire [1]

Sheffield England [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Traralgon Victoria [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Corporal [16]

Driver [16]

Gunner [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Dresser [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper/ Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

London Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [245]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [347]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [333]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Hobart Tasmania [4] Beaumaris, Anglesey [3] Chichester, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester England [2] Swaffham, Norfolk [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blaina, Monmouthshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cunningham Victoria [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deal [1] Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Georgetown Queensland [1] Hammersmith, Ripley, Derbyshire [1] Harpurhey Manchester Lancashire [1] Hoyland, Barnsley, YorkshireYorkshire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Manor Park, Essex [1] Manor Park, Ilford, Essex [1] Mile End, London [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Plymouth [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Roose, Pembrokeshire [1] Sheffield England [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Traralgon Victoria [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [155] Corporal [16] Driver [16] Gunner [16] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Donkeyman [1] Dresser [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper/ Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Engineers [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] London Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [245] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [15] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [347] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [333] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Joseph Edward Woodruff

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 13810 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Harold Alfred Woodruff

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12906 Corporal HMS Goliath

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Arthur Hamilton W Woodruff

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Dorset 4th

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Frank Woodruff

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296929

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Frank Leslie Woodruff

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172010

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Joseph William Thomas Woodruff

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18581 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21489 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21489 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Willie Woodruff

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 6418 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 26756 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 26756 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Aubrey Woodruff

Born 1896

Royal Navy 747 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 199941 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Percival William Brookfield Woodruff

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4627 Corporal

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Charles Woodruff

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103300

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Frank Richards

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army 6584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 6584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Army Reserve 4 year extension

British Army 6584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Army Reserve

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Leonard Alexander Woodruff

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66023

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Ernest Woodruff

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84964

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Bert Woodruff

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401119

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401119 Private Canadian Infantry

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John G Woodruff

Died 1918

British Army 15348 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 42711 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Richard Woodruff

Died 1918

British Army 32523 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Charles S Woodruff

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army DM2/230454 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Woodruff

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21526 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Woodruff

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 13901 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13901 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick James Woodruff

Died 1917

British Army G/13653 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/13653 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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