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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [9]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Balmain New South Wales [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Birmingham [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Burnie Tasmania [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Durham, Durham [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Windsor New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Derby England [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eastham, Cheshire [2]

Forest Hill, London [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Harrietville Victoria [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1752]

Gunner [189]

Driver [170]

Corporal [144]

Sapper [138]

Serjeant [124]

Lance Corporal [76]

Second Lieutenant [49]

Acting Corporal [33]

Lieutenant [32]

Pioneer [28]

Bombardier [25]

Captain [25]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Guardsman [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Sister [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Major [7]

Trooper [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Rifleman [6]

Engineman [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [3]

Nurse [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Drummer [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [257]

Royal Engineers [242]

Labour Corps [224]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Garrison Artillery [114]

Machine Gun Corps [96]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [95]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [91]

Royal Army Medical Corps [83]

Cheshire Regiment [68]

London Regiment [66]

Gloucestershire Regiment [65]

Liverpool Regiment [65]

Royal Fusiliers [55]

Worcestershire Regiment [55]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Wiltshire Regiment [46]

Durham Light Infantry [44]

Lancashire Fusiliers [42]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [37]

Leicestershire Regiment [33]

South Lancashire Regiment [33]

North Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Lincolnshire Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [28]

York and Lancaster Regiment [28]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Suffolk Regiment [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [25]

Army Veterinary Corps [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2727]

Royal Navy [225]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [196]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [131]

Australian Imperial Force [113]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3470]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3416]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Singapore [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [9] Brisbane Queensland [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Balmain New South Wales [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Birmingham [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Burnie Tasmania [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Durham, Durham [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Windsor New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Anstruther, Fifeshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham England [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Derby England [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eastham, Cheshire [2] Forest Hill, London [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Harrietville Victoria [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leicestershire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1752] Gunner [189] Driver [170] Corporal [144] Sapper [138] Serjeant [124] Lance Corporal [76] Second Lieutenant [49] Acting Corporal [33] Lieutenant [32] Pioneer [28] Bombardier [25] Captain [25] Acting Serjeant [22] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Guardsman [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Sister [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Major [7] Trooper [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Rifleman [6] Engineman [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Gunner Acting Bombardier [3] Nurse [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Commander [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Drummer [2] Forewoman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [257] Royal Engineers [242] Labour Corps [224] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Garrison Artillery [114] Machine Gun Corps [96] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [95] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [91] Royal Army Medical Corps [83] Cheshire Regiment [68] London Regiment [66] Gloucestershire Regiment [65] Liverpool Regiment [65] Royal Fusiliers [55] Worcestershire Regiment [55] Middlesex Regiment [51] Wiltshire Regiment [46] Durham Light Infantry [44] Lancashire Fusiliers [42] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40] Hampshire Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [37] Leicestershire Regiment [33] South Lancashire Regiment [33] North Staffordshire Regiment [32] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Lincolnshire Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Rifle Brigade [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [28] York and Lancaster Regiment [28] The Queen's Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [26] Suffolk Regiment [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] Royal Lancaster Regiment [25] Army Veterinary Corps [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Norfolk Regiment [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Welsh Regiment [22] Royal Defence Corps [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Devonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2727] Royal Navy [225] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [196] Canadian Expeditionary Force [131] Australian Imperial Force [113] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [3470] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3416] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [2] Australia [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Singapore [1]

Joseph Stanley Pemberton Woodward

Born 1895

Died 1979

British Army 7022 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 242881 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 7022, 242881 Lance Corporal 1/6th King's Liverpool Rifles Battalion

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Robert Woodward

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464395

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464395 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Bn

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Frederick Woodward

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army 8384 Private East Kent "The Buffs"

British Army L/8982 Sergeant East Kent Regiment

British Army L/11597 Sergeant East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion "The Buffs"

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Oliver Holmes Woodward

Born 1885

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Mining Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Captain Mining Corps

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James Woodward

Born 1891

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14278

British Army 2352 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/5

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14278 Air Mechanic, 2nd Class RFC 60 Squadron

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Harry Pullman Woodward

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 190349 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 122 Siege Battery

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Edwin Henry Woodward

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3221 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st South Midland Bde.

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Daniel Woodward

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 825677 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 462896 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 825677 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery transf. to (462896) Labour Corps

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Joseph Edward Woodward

Born 1886

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227186

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Herbert Howard Woodward

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army G/5606 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/5606 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Woodward

Born 1897

Died 1961

British Army 110215 Private Liverpool Regiment

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George Wilbert Woodward

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 72909 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest J Woodward

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 203399 Private Middlesex Regiment

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George Woodward

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 8254 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Robert Thomas Woodward

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 67739 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st./4th. Battalion

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Arthur Hill Woodward

Born 1896

Died 1963

British Army 566 Sapper Royal Marines No.1 Field Company

British Army 566 Acting 2nd Corporal 63rd Royal Naval Division Engineers Deal Battalion

British Army 199924 Acting 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Joseph Woodward

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 231319 Sapper Royal Engineers 9th Depot Company

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Robert James Woodward

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 17448 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 17448 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Maurice Woodward

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army F/316 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/316 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Frank Webster Woodward

Born 1878

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401176

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